George A. Dodd
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| Born | July 26, 1852 Lycomin County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 28, 1925 Orlando, Florida |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1872–1916 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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| Other work | Farmer |
Philippine–American War
Border War
Brigadier General George Allan Dodd (July 26, 1852 – June 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States Army. He was known for his victory over the Villistas in 1916 at the Battle of Guerrero, Mexico, during the Pancho Villa Expedition.
Dodd was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania on July 26, 1852. Dodd's father was killed in the American Civil War in 1865, at the Siege of Petersburg, so he helped raise his younger brothers and sisters with his mother.
In 1872 Dodd passed the entrance exam at West Point and passed so he was accepted into the United States Military Academy and graduated on June 15, 1876. Immediately following this he joined the 3rd Cavalry and was sent to Dakota Territory to fight in the Great Sioux War against various native American tribes of the Northern Plains. During the war Dodd led Sioux scouts and fought in the Battle of Bates Creek, in which the Cheyenne leader Dull Knife was killed. In 1880, he married Clara Agnes Steele. They had nine children: Emily, Catherine, Allen, Charles, George Allen, Mary Ethel, William Alexander, Reginald Alden, and Lida Dorothy. In 1882, in Geronimo's War, Dodd commanded Apache scouts in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. It was at this time that he fought in the Battle of Big Dry Wash on July 17, 1882, the last major battle involving the Apache.
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