John Kemp Mizner Brigadier General, United States Army |
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Kemp Mizner of New York
Appointed from Michigan, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1852 (33) Breveted Second Lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons, 1 July 1856 Second Lieutenant, 25 February 1857 First Lieutenant, 9 May 1861 2nd United States Cavalry, 3 August 1861 Captain, 12 November 1861 Colonel, 3rd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, 7 March 1862 Mustered out of the volunteer service, 12 February 1866 Major, 4th United States Cavalry, 26 January 1869 Lieutenant Colonel, 8th United States Cavalry, 9 January 1886 Colonel, 10th United States Cavalry, 15 April 1890 Breveted Major, 4 October 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Corinth, Mississippi; Lieutenant Colonel, 12 June 1863 for gallantry in action at Panola, Mississippi, and Brigadier General, United States Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious services during the war. Brigadier General, United States Army, 26 May 1897 Retired from active duty 7 June 1897 Died on 8 September 1898 The General is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. MIZNER, J KEMP
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