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Harvey A. Allen

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Harvey A. Allen
BornOctober 17, 1818
New Bern, North Carolina
DiedSeptember 20, 1882(1882-09-20) (aged 63)
Schraalenburgh, New Jersey
Place of Burial
AllegianceUnited States United States
Union
Service/branchUnited States United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1841–1879
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit2nd Artillery Regiment
CommandsDepartment of Alaska
Battles/warsMexican–American War Third Seminole War
American Civil War
American Indian Wars

Harvey Abner Allen (October 17, 1818 – September 20, 1882) was an officer in the United States Army who served as the fourth commander of the Department of Alaska, from September 20, 1871, to January 3, 1873.

He graduated from West Point in 1841, and was assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment, serving with this unit for most of his career.

Allen died at his home in Schraalenburg, New Jersey (now Dumont, New Jersey) on September 20, 1882, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[1]

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  1. ^ "Lieut.-Col. Harvey A. Allen" (PDF). New York Times. September 21, 1882. Retrieved 2011-02-28.

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Military offices
Preceded by Commanders of the Department of Alaska
September 20, 1871 – January 3, 1873
Succeeded by