Zenas Bliss

Military Person

1835 – 1900

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Who was Zenas Bliss?

Zenas Randall Bliss was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He formed the first unit of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, and his detailed memoirs chronicled life on the Texas frontier. He was the father of Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Zenas Work Bliss.

Bliss was a native of Rhode Island and graduated from West Point in 1854. He served most of his thirty-seven-year career on the Texas frontier, and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. During the Civil War he was captured by Confederate forces and held as a prisoner of war. Bliss received the Medal of Honor for his actions while leading his regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

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Born
Apr 17, 1835
Johnston
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • United States Military Academy
Lived in
  • Rhode Island
Died
Jan 2, 1900
Washington, D.C.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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