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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Capron, Allyn Kissam 1871- (search)
Capron, Allyn Kissam 1871- Military officer; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 24, 1871; son of Allyn Capron; was educated in his native city; joined the Army Oct. 20, 1890. When hostilities with Spain broke out he entered the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders, and was made a captain. He was killed in the battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Capron, Allyn 1846- (search)
Capron, Allyn 1846- Military officer; born in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 27, 1846; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1867, and entered the artillery branch. When the American-Spanish War began he accompanied General Shafter's army to Cuba. On July 1, 1898, he led General Lawton's advance, and fired the first shot of the battle. The Spanish flag on the fort at El Caney was carried away by a shot from his battery. His exposure in the Santiago campaign resulted in typhoid fever, from which he died near Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 18, 1898. Government bakeries at the Capitol.