Harvey A. Allen
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Harvey Abner Allen (October 17, 1818 – September 20, 1882) was an officer in the United States Army who served as the fourth commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 20, 1871, to January 3, 1873.
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Born | October 17, 1818 New Bern, North Carolina |
Died | September 20, 1882(1882-09-20) (aged 63) Schraalenburgh, New Jersey |
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Allegiance | ![]() Union |
Service/ | ![]() Union Army |
Years of service | 1841–1879 |
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Unit | 2nd Artillery Regiment |
Commands held | Department of Alaska |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War
American Civil War American Indian Wars |
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He graduated from West Point in 1841, and was assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment, serving with this unit for most of his career.
Allen died at his home in Schraalenburg, New Jersey (now Dumont, New Jersey) on September 20, 1882, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[1]