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Walker Keith Armistead

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on November 12, 1818. When the Army was reorganized on June 1, 1821, he became commander of the
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and successively served as Chief Engineer of the Niagara frontier army and the forces defending
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After 42 years of service as a commissioned officer, Armistead died in
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New Market, Virginia
Colony of Virginia
British America
New Market, Virginia
United States of America
United States Army

Colonel

Brevet
Brigadier General
3rd Artillery Regiment
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Northwest Indian War
War of 1812
Second Seminole War
Lewis Armistead
George Armistead
Chief of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Upperville
Fauquier County, Virginia
orderly sergeant
Battle of Fallen Timbers
West Point
War of 1812
lieutenant colonel
Chesapeake Bay
colonel

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