Ethan A. Hitchcock (general)
| Ethan Allen Hitchcock | |
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock
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| Born |
May 18, 1798 Vergennes, Vermont |
| Died | August 5, 1870 (aged 72) Sparta, Georgia |
| Place of burial | West Point Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1817 - 1855 1862 - 1867 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held |
Fort Stansbury 2nd Infantry Regiment Pacific Division Department of the Pacific |
| Battles/wars |
Seminole Wars Mexican-American War American Civil War |
Ethan Allen Hitchcock (May 18, 1798 – August 5, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and author who had War Department assignments in Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War, in which he served as a major general.
Hitchcock was born in Vergennes, Vermont. His father was Samuel Hitchcock (1755-1813), a lawyer who served as United States District Judge for Vermont, and his mother was Lucy Caroline Allen (1768-1842), the daughter of American Revolutionary War hero General Ethan Allen; though no likeness from life of the revolutionary is extant, Lucy said that he strongly resembled Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Hitchcock's siblings included Henry Hitchcock, a Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Henry's son Ethan Hitchcock served as United States Secretary of the Interior under William McKinley. Another of Henry's sons, Henry Hitchcock, was a prominent attorney in St. Louis.
Ethan A. Hitchcock graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1817 (17th out of 19) and was commissioned a third lieutenant of Field Artillery.
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