Benjamin Alvord | |
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![]() Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord | |
Born | Rutland, Vermont | August 18, 1813
Died | October 16, 1884 Washington, D.C. | (aged 71)
Place of burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vermont |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1833–1880 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 4th U.S. Infantry |
Commands | District of Oregon Paymaster-General of the United States Army |
Battles/wars | Indian Wars American Civil War |
Benjamin Alvord (August 18, 1813 – October 16, 1884) was an American soldier, mathematician, and botanist.