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Zenas R. Bliss | |
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 Major General Zenas R. Bliss | |
| Born | April 17, 1835 Johnston, Rhode Island, US |
| Died | January 2, 1900 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., US |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1854–1897 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands |  10th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry 7th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry1st Brigade, 2nd Division, IX Corps 24th U.S. Infantry Department of Texas |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War Indian Wars |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
| Other work | author |
Zenas Randall Bliss (April 17, 1835 – January 2, 1900) was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He formed the first unit of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, and his detailed memoirs chronicled life on the Texas frontier.[1] He was the father of Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Zenas Work Bliss.
Bliss was a native of Rhode Island and graduated from West Point in 1854. He served most of his thirty-seven-year career on the Texas frontier, and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. During the Civil War he was captured by Confederate forces and held as a prisoner of war. Bliss received the Medal of Honor for his actions while leading his regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg.[1]
- ^ a b Bliss, Zenas Randall (2007). Thomas T. Smith; Jerry D. Thompson; Robert Wooster; Ben E. Pingenot (eds.). The Reminiscences of Major General Zenas R. Bliss, 1854–1876. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press with Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 978-0-87611-226-7. Retrieved April 11, 2009.