HEINTZELMAN, SAMUEL P.
\hˈe͡ɪntsɛlmən], \hˈeɪntsɛlmən], \h_ˈeɪ_n_t_s_ɛ_l_m_ə_n]\
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(1805-1880), graduated at West Point, served as a captain in the Mexican War, and was brevetted major for bravery. He was commissioned colonel in the Civil War, and afterward commanded as brigadier-general at Alexandria, Bull Run, Yorktown, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks, and in 1863 commanded the Northern Department. He was retired in 1869 with the full rank of major-general U.S.A.
By John Franklin Jameson
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