Harvey A. Allen

Harvey A. Allen
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

, 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]

See also

• Governors of Alaska

References

• Service Profile

Sources

• "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF).
  New York Times
  . September 21, 1882. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
• Riverside Press
  . pp. 80–81.
• Gates, Nancy (2006). The Alaska Almanac: Facts About Alaska.
  ISBN 0-88240-652-3
  .

Military offices
Preceded by John C. Tidball	Commanders of the Department of Alaska September 20, 1871 – January 3, 1873	Succeeded by Joseph Stewart

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