Harvey A. Allen

American politician

Harvey A. Allen

Born	October 17, 1818 New Bern, North Carolina
Died	September 20, 1882(1882-09-20) (aged 63) Schraalenburgh, New Jersey
Place of Burial	Green-Wood Cemetery
Allegiance	United States Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1841–1879
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	2nd Artillery Regiment
Commands held	Department of Alaska
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Siege of Veracruz Battle of Cerro Gordo Battle of Churubusco Battle of Molino del Rey Battle of Chapultepec Battle for Mexico City Third Seminole War American Civil War American Indian Wars

Harvey Abner Allen (October 17, 1818 – September 20, 1882) was an officer in the United States Army who served as the fourth commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 20, 1871, to January 3, 1873.

He graduated from West Point in 1841, and was assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment, serving with this unit for most of his career.

Allen died at his home in Schraalenburg, New Jersey (now Dumont, New Jersey) on September 20, 1882, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.^[1]

References

^ "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. Retrieved 2011-02-28.

Service Profile

Sources

"Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
Cullum, George W. (1891). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volume II. Boston: Riverside Press. pp. 80–81.
Gates, Nancy (2006). The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska. Portland, Oregon: Alaska Northwest Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-88240-652-3.