Amos Stoddard

Amos Stoddard
Commandant of Louisiana
In office
March 10, 1804 – October 1, 1804
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Harrison (as Governor of the District of Louisiana)
Personal details
BornOctober 26, 1762
Woodbury, Connecticut, British America
DiedMay 11, 1813 (1813-05-12) (aged 50)
Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, Ohio, U.S.
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankMajor
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Amos Stoddard (October 26, 1762 – May 11, 1813) was a career United States Army officer who served in both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, in which he was mortally wounded.

In 1804, Stoddard was the Commandant of the military district of Upper Louisiana, which later became Missouri after the Louisiana Purchase.