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Alexander Eakin Shiras Famous memorial

Birth	:	10 Aug 1812 Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Death	:	14 Apr 1875 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial	:	Monarch Cemetery, Monarch, Cascade County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.1263885, -110.7902832
Inscription	:	Major General US Army Born in Mount Holly, NJ Died in Washington DC
Description	:	Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Born in Mount Holly, New Jersey, he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1829. Graduating in 1833, he was posted to the 4th United States Artillery, serving that unit during the Seminole Wars of the 1830s. He was later stationed at Fortress Monroe in Virginia, at Fort Columbus in New York, and as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at West Point. During the Mexican War served as the Commissary of Subsistence for Volunteers. Promoted Captain in 1850, he served during the next decade at an Assistant... Read More	Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Born in Mount Holly, New Jersey, he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1829. Graduating in 1833, he was posted to the 4th United States Artillery, serving that unit during the Seminole Wars of the 1830s. He was later stationed at Fortress Monroe in Virginia, at Fort Columbus in New York, and as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at West Point. During the Mexican War served as the Commissary of Subsistence for Volunteers. Promoted Captain in 1850, he served during the next decade at an Assistant to the Commissary-General in the Subsistence Bureau at Washington, DC. When the Civil War began, he was promoted to Major, and was a part of the massive effort to feed and clothe the rapidly expanding Union Army. Promoted Colonel and Assistant Commissary-General in February 1863, he served in that duty through the end of the war, and was also a member of the United States Sanitary Commission. For his efforts in helping keeping the one million man strong Union Army fed, he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army on September 17, 1864 for "distinguished and meritorious services in the Subsistence Department and in supplying the armies during the Rebellion," and Major General, US Regular Army on March 13, 1865 for "faithful, meritorious and distinguished services in the Subsistence Department during the Rebellion." He remained in the Regular Army Subsistence Department after the war, eventually being promoted to full-rank Brigadier General and Commissary General in 1874. He passed away less than a year after the promotion, still serving on active duty.

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Where is Alexander Eakin Shiras Famous memorial's memorial?
Alexander Eakin Shiras Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Monarch Cemetery, Monarch, Cascade County, USA.
When did Alexander Eakin Shiras Famous memorial death?
Alexander Eakin Shiras Famous memorial death on 14 Apr 1875 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
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Latitude: 47.1263885
Longitude: -110.7902832

Family Members:

Parent

George Bartram Shiras

(1785 - 1825)

Joanna Greenman Shiras

(1787 - 1860)

Siblings

Martha C Shiras Read

(1811 - 1861)

Adelaide Shiras

(1813 - 1830)

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Coordinate: 47.1263885, -110.7902832

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Coordinate: 47.1690000, -110.3323000

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17. Keaster Cemetery
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