Henry Warner Slocum
Military Person
1827 – 1894
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Who was Henry Warner Slocum?
Henry Warner Slocum, was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in the Eastern Theater and in Georgia and the Carolinas. Controversy arose from his conduct at the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was accused of indecision and a dilatory advance to the battlefield, earning him the derogatory nickname "Slow Come".
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- Born
- Sep 24, 1827
Pompey - Also known as
- Слокам, Генри
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Cazenovia College
- Cazenovia Seminary
- Lived in
- Syracuse
- Died
- Apr 14, 1894
Brooklyn - Resting place
- Green-Wood Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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