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Original Antique Cabinet Card Photograph photo General Nelson Miles Wounded Knee
$ 208.56
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ORIGINAL CABINET CARD PHOTO OF FAMOUS GENERAL NELSON MILES 1891. SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION DESCRIPTION. SIZE IS 6.25" X 4.25". Great chance to own a great early piece of American History!!!about general Miles
Nelson Appleton Miles
(August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was an American military
general
who served in the
American Civil War
, the
American Indian Wars
, and the
Spanish–American War
. From 1895 to 1903, he served as the last
Commanding General of the United States Army
before the office was abolished.
Miles City, Montana
is named in his honor,
[13]
as is Miles Street and the Miles Neighborhood in
Tucson, Arizona
. Miles Canyon on the
Yukon River
near
Whitehorse, Yukon
, was named after him in 1883 by Lt.
Frederick Schwatka
during his exploration of the river system. A
steamship
,
General Miles
, was likely named for him.
Nelson M. Holderman
, himself a Medal of Honor recipient, was also named after Miles.
Miles' legacy as an Indian fighter has seen him portrayed by
Kevin Tighe
in the film
Geronimo: An American Legend
and by Shaun Johnston in the film adaptation of
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
. There is a bust of General Miles in the
Massachusetts State Capitol
in Boston. General Miles' son,
Sherman Miles
, was a career Army officer who graduated from West Point in 1905 and rose to the rank of major general during
World War II
.
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