Nelson A. Miles

Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles as Commanding General / General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army, 1898
Born	(1839-08-08)August 8, 1839 Westminster, Massachusetts, US
Died	May 15, 1925(1925-05-15) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., US
Allegiance	Union (Civil War) United States
Service / branch	Union Army United States Army
Years of service	1861–1865 (Union) 1865–1903 (Army)
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	61st New York Infantry Regiment 22nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
Commands	Commanding General of the United States Army Military Governor of Puerto Rico Military Division of the Missouri 1st Division, II Corps 1st Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War (1861–1865) Peninsula campaign Battle of Seven Pines (WIA) Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Appomattox campaign American Indian Wars (1840–1890) Red River War Great Sioux War of 1876 Nez Perce War Ghost Dance War Spanish–American War (1898) Siege of Santiago Puerto Rico campaign
Spouse(s)	Mary Hoyt Sherman ​ ​ (m. 1868; died 1904)​
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Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War (1861–1865), the later American Indian Wars (1840–1890), and the Spanish–American War, (1898). From 1895 to 1903, Miles served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army, before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.