Henry B. Carrington

Henry Beebee Carrington
Henry B. Carrington
Born(1824-03-02)March 2, 1824
Wallingford, Connecticut
DiedOctober 26, 1912(1912-10-26) (aged 88)
Boston, Massachusetts
Place of burial
Fairview Cemetery
Hyde Park, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1870
Rank Colonel (USA)
Brigadier General (USV)
Commands18th U. S. Infantry
District of Indiana
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Indian Wars
Other workAdjutant-General of Ohio
author, lawyer

Henry Beebee Carrington (March 2, 1824 – October 26, 1912) was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and in the Old West during Red Cloud's War. A noted engineer, he constructed a series of forts to protect the Bozeman Trail, but suffered a major defeat at the hands of the warchief Red Cloud.