Chandler, Daniel Thomas, 1820-1877

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Birth 1820
Death 1877

Biographical notes:

Daniel Thomas Chandler was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. 3rd Infantry. He served in the Mexican-American war and was wounded at the battle of Contreras. In the 1850s he served in several campaigns against the Apache Indians including a campaign on the Gila, a military expedition through the Gila River Valley. He later served as Inspector General of the Confederate States Army under Robert E. Lee during the Civil War. In 1865 he was a witness at the trial of Andersonville prison commander Major Henry Wirz.

From the description of Documents, 1856-1858. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122445725

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Subjects:

  • Apache Indians
  • Apache Indians
  • Indians of North America
  • Mimbreño Indians
  • Mogollon Indians
  • Soldiers

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Places:

  • Gila River Valley (N.M. and Ariz.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Craig (N.M.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New Mexico (as recorded)
  • Arizona (as recorded)
  • Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.) (as recorded)