Henry B. Carrington

Military Person

1824 – 1912

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Who was Henry B. Carrington?

Henry Beebee Carrington was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and in the Old West during Red Cloud's War. A noted engineer, he constructed a series of forts to protect the Bozeman Trail, but suffered a major defeat at the hands of the warchief Red Cloud.

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Born
Mar 2, 1824
Wallingford
Also known as
  • Henry Carrington
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Yale University
  • Yale Law School
Lived in
  • Connecticut
  • Ohio
  • Columbus
Died
Oct 26, 1912
Boston
Resting place
Hyde Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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