Ethan A. Hitchcock (general)

Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Born(1798-05-18)May 18, 1798
Vergennes, Vermont
DiedAugust 5, 1870(1870-08-05) (aged 72)
Sparta, Georgia
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1817–1855
1862–1867
Rank Major General
CommandsFort Stansbury
2nd Infantry Regiment
Pacific Division
Department of the Pacific
Battles / warsSeminole Wars
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
Spouse(s)
Martha Rind Nicholls
(m. 1868)

Ethan Allen Hitchcock (May 18, 1798 – August 5, 1870) was a career United States Army officer and author who had War Department assignments in Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War, in which he served as a major general.