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| Louis Henry Carpenter | |
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Brigadier General Louis H. Carpenter, 5th Cavalry | |
| Nickname | L. Henry |
| Born | ()February 11, |
| Died | January 21, () (aged&#;76) |
| Place of birth | Glassboro, New Jersey |
| Place of death | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Place of burial | Trinity Episcopal Church New Cemetery, Swedesboro, New Jersey |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | Department of War&#;Army |
| Years&#;of service | &#; |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 5th US Colored Cavalry &#; 1st Division, 3rd Corps at Chickamauga in May 3rd Division, 4th Corps at Tampa, Florida later in Military Governor of the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba until June |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
Indian Wars |
| Relations | James Edward Carpenter (brother) |
| Other&#;work | writer and speaker |
Louis Henry Carpenter (February 11, &#;January 21, ) was a United States Armybrigadier general and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Indian Wars. He dropped out of college to enlist in the Union Army at the beginning of the American Civil War in , first as an enlisted soldier before being commissioned as an officer the following year. During the American Civil War, he participated in at leas
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William L. Carpenter
Not to be confused with William L. Carpenter (Michigan jurist).
William Lewis Carpenter (January 13, , at Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York &#; July 10, , at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York) was a U.S. Army Officer, naturalist and a geologist who helped document the minerals and resources of the Black Hills of South Dakota which inadvertently led to the Great Sioux War of [1]
Early career
[edit]During the American Civil War he served as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy from to Wanting to see more action, he resigned from the Navy and joined the Army. He became a private in Battery "D" 2nd Artillery on July 29, He transferred to Battery "L" September 25, He served at the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, and with the Army of the Potomac. He made corporal on September 28, , and sergeant on January 29,
After publication of several scientific articles, ranging in topic from naturalist to geological surveys, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army on April 5, He was assigned to the 9th Infantry Regiment and encouraged to continue his scientific research on the frontier.[2][3]
Black Hills duty
[edit]In – as part of the 9th Infantry Regiment, Second Lieutenant Carpenter documented in a series