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Alfred Sully

brigadier generalUnited States3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1821 – 1879

18301840185018601870Sioux Wars · 1854-1891Battle of Whitestone Hill — September 3, 1863 · United States of America · Sioux WarsBattle of Killdeer Mountain — July 28, 1864 · United States of America · Sioux WarsBattle of the Badlands — August 7, 1864 · United States of America · Sioux Wars

Active service 1863–1864 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 42.

Profile

Alfred Sully was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and the American Indian Wars. He served as Brevet Brigadier General in the Union army during the American Civil War but was removed from command by John Gibbon for failure to suppress a mutiny by the 34th New York Infantry Regiment. He was cleared by a court of inquiry of any wrongdoing and sent to command the District of Iowa in the Department of the Northwest during the Sioux Wars.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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