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Henry Raymond Selden, (1821 - Feb. 2, 1865) Vermont born graduate of West Point, Major in the U. S. Army and Colonel of New Mexico Volunteers in the Union Army. Fort Selden in New Mexico Territory was named for him soon after his death.
Life[edit]
Henry Raymond Selden was born in Bennington, Vermont on March 14, 1821.[1]
Selden was appointed by a congressman from Vermont to West Point in 1839. Cadet at the Military Academy from July 1, 1839, to July 1, 1843, when he was graduated 31st in his class and promoted in the Army to Brevet Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Regiment on July 1, 1843.[2]
Henry Raymond Selden died at the age of 44, on February 2, 1865, at Ft. Union, New Mexico Territory.[2] His body is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1] A cenotaph with his name and that of his wife is in the Old First Church Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont. [3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Selden, Henry Raymond from vermontcivilwar.org acessed December 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Henry R. Selden, Cullums_Register #1197, 31st in Class of 1843, Cullums_Register, Vol. II, p.185 from penelope.uchicago.edu accessed December 8, 2016.
- ^ Col. Henry R. Selden 1821 - 1865 from findagrave.com accessed December 8, 2016
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