Alfred Sully | |
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 Brevet Brigadier General Alfred Sully | |
| Born | May 22, 1820 or 1821 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1879 Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army Union army |
| Years of service | 1841–1879 |
| Rank | Colonel, USA Brigadier General, USV |
| Commands | 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade II Corps District of Iowa (including Territory of North Dakota) Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Montana 21st Infantry Regiment Fort Vancouver |
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| Relations | Thomas Sully (father) Rosalie Sully (sister) Ella Cara Deloria (great-granddaughter) Vine Deloria, Jr. (great-grandson) Mary Sully (great-granddaughter) |
Alfred Sully (May 22, 1820 or 1821 – April 27, 1879) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and the American Indian Wars. He served as Brevet Brigadier General in the Union army during the American Civil War but was removed from command by John Gibbon for failure to suppress a mutiny by the 34th New York Infantry Regiment. He was cleared by a court of inquiry of any wrongdoing and sent to command the District of Iowa (including the Territory of North Dakota) in the Department of the Northwest during the Sioux Wars. After the Civil War, he served as major in the United States Army and continued to fight in the Indian Wars including the Nez Perce War and out of Fort Dodge, Fort Harker and Fort Vancouver. He served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Montana in 1869 and as colonel of the 21st Infantry Regiment in 1873.