Henry Beebee Carrington | |
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![]() Henry B. Carrington | |
Born | Wallingford, Connecticut | March 2, 1824
Died | October 26, 1912 Boston, Massachusetts | (aged 88)
Place of burial | Fairview Cemetery Hyde Park, Massachusetts |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1870 |
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Commands | 18th U. S. Infantry District of Indiana |
Battles/wars | American Civil War Indian Wars |
Other work | Adjutant-General of Ohio author, lawyer |
Henry Beebee Carrington (March 2, 1824 – October 26, 1912) was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and in the Old West during Red Cloud's War. A noted engineer, he constructed a series of forts to protect the Bozeman Trail, but suffered a major defeat at the hands of the warchief Red Cloud.