Hipolite Dumas papers, 1813-1828 (inclusive).
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Dumas, Hipolite, -1841
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Hipolite Dumas, French by birth, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers on 3 August 1813. He rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant in 1814 and Captain on 31 March 1819. Captain Dumas resigned his commission on 1 January 1825 and died on 7 February 1844. From the guide to the Hipolite Dumas Certificate of Appointment, 1815, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) ...
Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841
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Army officer. From the description of Letter of Alexander Macomb, 1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454178 Alexander Macomb was the commanding general of the U.S. Army from 1828 to 1841. He was the son of merchant Alexander Macomb (1748-1831) of Detroit and New York City. From the description of Alexander Macomb letters, 1813. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 713567317 American soldier. From the description of A...
Swift, J. G. (Joseph Gardner), 1783-1865
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Joseph Gardner Swift (1783-1865) was a civil engineer and officer in the U.S. Army. He was one of two students of the first graduating class in 1802 of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. By the age of twenty-eight he was a colonel and Chief Engineer of the Army. His projects included the completion of Fort Clinton (New York City) and during the War of 1812 the fortifications of western Long Island harbors and New York City. He resigned his commission in 1818 and served as Surveyor of the P...
Gratiot, Charles, 1786-1855
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Born in Missouri, 1788, the son of Charles Gratiot and Victoire Chouteau; appointed to West Point by Jefferson; graduated from the academy, 1806 as 2nd lieutenant of engineers; captain, 1808; served with distinction in War of 1812; major, 1815; lieutenant colonel, 1819; from 1819 to 1829 erected forces of Hampton Roads, including Fortress Monroe; became colonel and principal engineer, Bureau of Topographical Engineer, Washington, in 1828; appointed inspector of West Point; held offices until Dec...
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...
