Henry Martyn Lazelle Diary, 1857 Apr. 20-June 13

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Henry Martyn Lazelle Diary, 1857 Apr. 20-June 13

The collection consists of the diary of Henry Martyn Lazelle, 2nd Lieutenant U.S.Army, while on campaign against Apache Indians in southwestern New Mexico, 20 April, 1857to 13 June, 1857.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Lazelle, H. M. (Henry Martyn), 1832-1917

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Born 8 September, 1832 in Enfield Kansas, Henry Lazelle graduated from West Point in 1855. First commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant of the Eighth Infantry to the Department of Texas, he campaigned against the Coyatero Apaches in 1856-57, the Navajo in New Mexico in 1856 and the Mescalero Apaches in 1859. Lazelle continued to serve in the army until he retired for disability on 26 November 1894. He was made a Brigadier General on the retired list on 23 April, 1904. Following his retirement, Lazelle...