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Henry Atkinson

1 battle1 war

Lifespan

17821842

179018001810182018301840Black Hawk War · 1832Battle of Bad Axe — August 1, 1832 · United States · Black Hawk War

Active service 18321 battle across 1 war; first command at age 50.

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Henry Atkinson was a United States Army officer serving on the western frontier during the War of 1812 and the Yellowstone expedition. With Benjamin O'Fallon, he negotiated treaties with Indigenous nations of the upper Missouri River in 1825. Over his career in the army, he served in the West, the Gulf Coast, and in New York at the border with The Canadas.

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