Henry C. Merriam

Henry Clay Merriam
Henry C. Merriam
Lahir(1837-11-13)13 November 1837
Houlton, Maine
Meninggal12 November 1912(1912-11-12) (umur 74)
DikebumikanArlington National Cemetery
Pengabdian Amerika Serikat
Dinas/cabang Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat
Lama dinas1862–1865, 1866–1901
Pangkat Mayor Jenderal
Komandan1st Louisiana Native Guard
7th Infantry Regiment
Perang/pertempuranPerang Saudara Amerika
 • Pertempuran Antietam
 • Pengepungan Pelabuhan Hudson
 • Pertempuran Benteng Blakely
Peperangan Indian
Perang Spanyol-Amerika
PenghargaanMedal of Honor

Henry Clay Merriam (13 November 1837 – 12 November 1912) adalah seorang jenderal Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat. Ia meraih penghargaan tertinggi militer Amerika Serikat, Medal of Honor, atas pengabdiannya sebagai perwira Union dalam mengkomandani pasukan Afrika Amerika pada Perang Saudara Amerika. Ia kemudian mengabdi dalam berbagai Peperangan Indian di sepanjang barat Amerika Serikat dan mengkomandani Resimen Infanteri ke-7. Setelah dipromosikan menjadi brigadir jenderal, ia memegang peran pelatihan dan penyuplaian dalam Perang Filipina-Amerika.

Referensi

Bacaan tambahan

  • Jack Stokes Ballard. Commander and Builder of Western Forts: The Life and Times of Major General Henry C. Merriam, 1862-1901 (Texas A&M University Press; 2012), 252 pages; scholarly biography

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