Inman, Henry, 1837-1899

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Dates:

Birth 1837

Death 1899

Biographical notes:

Epithet: Captain

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x000101

Henry Inman was born in New York on July 3, 1837, of Dutch and Huguenot ancestry. In 1857 he was commissioned second lieutenant in the United States Army. On October 22, 1861, he married Eunice C. Dyer of Portland, Maine. During the Civil war Lieutenant Inman served as an aide on the staff of General George Sykes, and on February 11, 1869, was brevetted lieutenant colonel. After the war he won distinction as a magazine writer, his "Old Santa Fe Trail," "Great Salt Lake Trail," "The Ranch on the Ox-hide" and other similar books dealing with the subjects he knew so well. Colonel Inman died in Topeka, November 13, 1899.

From the description of Henry Inman military records [microform], 18--. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62751329