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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wallen , Henry Davies 1819 -1886 (search)
Wallen, Henry Davies 1819-1886
Military officer; born in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 1819; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1840; served in the Seminole War in Florida in 1840-42; was wounded at the battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican War; promoted major, Nov. 25, 1861; served through the Civil War; was inspector-general of the Department of New Mexico in 1862-64; commanded a regiment at Fort Schuyler, N. Y., till May, 1865; brevetted brigadier-general and promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1865; promoted colonel in 1873; and was retired in the following year.
He died in New York City, Dec. 2, 1886.