Henry B. Carrington

Henry Beebee Carrington
Henry B. Carrington
Born	(1824-03-02)March 2, 1824 Wallingford, Connecticut
Died	October 26, 1912(1912-10-26) (aged 88) Boston, Massachusetts
Place of burial	Fairview Cemetery Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1870
Rank	Colonel (USA) Brigadier General (USV)
Commands held	18th U. S. Infantry District of Indiana
Battles/wars	American Civil War Indian Wars
Other work	Adjutant-General of Ohio author, lawyer

Henry Beebee Carrington (March 2, 1824 – October 26, 1912) was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and in the Old West during Red Cloud's War. A noted engineer, he constructed a series of forts to protect the Bozeman Trail, but suffered a major defeat at the hands of the warchief Red Cloud.