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Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles | |
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 Nelson A. Miles as Commanding General / General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army, 1898 | |
| 1st Military Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office July 25, 1898 – October 18, 1898 | |
| President | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John R. Brooke |
| Commanding General of the U.S. Army (General-in-Chief) | |
| In office October 5, 1895 – August 8, 1903 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Schofield |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1839 Westminster, Massachusetts, (United States) |
| Died | May 15, 1925 (aged 85) Washington, D.C., (United States) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Hoyt Sherman
(m. 1868; died 1904) |
| Alma mater | Taylor University |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1903 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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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 (General-in-Chief), before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.
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