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COMMANDER // 1839–1925

Nelson A. Miles

lieutenant generalUnited StatesUnited States4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1839 – 1925

1850187519001925Great Sioux War of 1876 · 1876-1877Nez Perce War · 1877Battle of Cedar Creek — October 21, 1876 · United States · Great Sioux War of 1876Battle of Bear Paw — September 30, 1877 · United States of America · Nez Perce WarBattle of Little Muddy Creek — May 7, 1877 · United States · Great Sioux War of 1876Battle of Wolf Mountain — January 8, 1877 · United States · Great Sioux War of 1876

Active service 1876–1877 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 37.

Profile

Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War (1861–1865), the last stages of the 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, before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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