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| Born | (1820-12-17)December 17, 1820 White Haven,Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1892(1892-12-12) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy Class of 1843 |
| Spouse | Helen Louise Lynde |
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| Relatives | Julia Grant (sister) Ulysses S. Grant (brother in-law) |
Frederick Tracy Dent (December 17, 1820 – December 23, 1892) was an American general.
Dent was born on December 17, 1820, inWhite Haven,St. Louis County, Missouri. He was the son of Frederick Fayette Dent (1787–1873) and Ellen Bray (née Wrenshall) Dent (1793–1857).[1]
He graduated fromWest Point in 1843. One of Dent's classmates wasUlysses S. Grant, who married Dent's sisterJulia. The children of Ulysses and Julia Grant included Dent's namesake,Frederick Dent Grant.[1]
Dent was assigned as brevet second lieutenant to the6th US Infantry, served in the Southern campaign during theMexican–American War, and was brevetted first lieutenant and captain for gallant and meritorious conduct atContreras,Churubusco and atMolino del Rey respectively.[2]
He served for 16 years on frontier duty, taking part in theYakima War, and in March 1863 was promoted to major in the4th US Infantry and was stationed inNew York to suppress anticipatedriots. In March 1864 he was promoted tolieutenant colonel and becameaide-de-camp to General Grant.[2]
On April 5, 1865,PresidentAbraham Lincoln appointed Dentbrigadier general of volunteers to rank from April 5, 1865, but the President did not submit the nomination to the U.S. Senate before his death ten days later, so Dent's appointment was not immediately confirmed.[3] Eventually, PresidentAndrew Johnson submitted the nomination on January 13, 1866, and the U.S. Senate confirmed it on February 23, 1866.[3] Dent was mustered out of theUnion Army volunteer force on April 30, 1866.[3]
On July 17, 1866, PresidentAndrew Johnson nominated Dent for appointment to thebrevet grade of brigadier general in theRegular United States Army, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on July 23, 1866.[4] From 1869 to 1873 he served as a military secretary to President Grant. He commandedFort Trumbull, Conn., in 1875 and the post of St. Augustine in 1881.
He retired in 1883 and lived first inWashington, D.C., and later inDenver, Colorado, where one of his sons practiced law.[2]
Dent was married to Helen Louise Lynde (1836–1922). Together, they were the parents of:[5]
He died in Denver on December 23, 1892, and was buried atArlington National Cemetery.[6][2][7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Dent, Frederick Tracy".New International Encyclopedia. Vol. 6 (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. p. 131.| International | |
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