Alfred Sully
Alfred Sully (May 22, 1820 – April 27, 1879), was a military officer during the American Civil War and during the Indian Wars on the frontier. He was also a noted painter.
Alfred Sully | |
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Brevet Brigadier General Alfred Sully | |
| Born | May 22, 1820 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1879 (aged 58) Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory |
| Place of burial | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1841–1879 |
| Rank | Colonel, USA Brigadier General, USV |
| Commands held | CHRONOLOGICAL COMMANDS Indian War Commands: Seminole War, Florida Mexican–American War Western Indian Campaigns (N. California & S. Oregon) Northern Plains Indian Campaigns (Dakota & Nebraska Territories, Minnesota) Civil War Command: 1st Minnesota Volunteers, Virginia Peninsula Campaign Indian War Commands: North Western Indian Expeditions (Arapaho, Sioux, and Cheyenne) 1867–77 Chaired Investigatory Commissions on Indian Wars Nez Perce War Installation Command Commander, Fort Vancouver |
| Relations | Son-in-law, Tipi Sapa (Black Lodge), a leader of the Yankton/Dakota band of the Great Sioux Nation Descendant, Vine Deloria, Jr. |
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