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Louis McLane Hamilton (July 21, 1844 – November 27, 1868) was a cavalry officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.
- 1862–1868
- July 21, 1844, New York City, US
1 de ago. de 2020 · Louis M. Hamilton (1844-1868) Captain Louis McLane Hamilton. NPS Photo, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Born into a historically notable family on July 21, 1844 in New York City, Louis Hamilton was raised on Long Island and in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Background. The paternal lineage of American founding father Alexander Hamilton was rooted in Scotland, where his relations were landed gentry known as the Hamiltons of Grange.
Learn about the life and death of Captain Louis McLane Hamilton, a young and brave officer who fought in the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He was the son of Philip Hamilton, a son of Alexander Hamilton, and was killed in the Battle of the Washita in 1868.
Louis McLane Hamilton (1844–1868) was a cavalry officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. He served as a captain under General George Armstrong Custer in the Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma, where he died at the age of 24 while leading...
Was he court martialed because of jealous officers? Or court martialed as a scapegoat for Hancock’s failed expedition? It is important to look at the evidence. Custer’s wife offers telling evidence of why he left Fort Wallace from a letter she wrote to a friend, in September of 1867:
About this Item. Hide Text. [ From the Army and Navy Journal, January 2, 1869.] CAPTAIN L. M. HAMILTON. Died, on the field of battle, November 28, 1868, Captain Louis McLane Hamilton, aged 24 years. Such are the words which announce to family and friends a heart-rending bereavement.
