| Birth: | Aug. 17, 1819
Kinderhook
Columbia County
New York, USA | | Death: | Jul. 22, 1886 | 
Civil War Union Brigadier General. During the Civil War, he organized and equipped the 3rd New York Cavalry (also known as the Van Alen Cavalry) and received a commission as its Colonel on August 28, 1861. He received a commission as a Brigadier General on April 15, 1862. Due to illness he resigned from service on July 14, 1863. A man of wealth, he travelled extensively after his service. While sailing from Liverpool to New York aboard the Umbria, he fell overboard. His body was never recovered but a cenotaph was erected in his honor in the family plot of his son James J. Van Alen. (bio by: Jen Snoots)
Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Young Steward Van Alen (1818 - 1852)*
Children:
James John Van Alen (1846 - 1923)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for James Van Alen | | | Burial:
Berkeley Memorial Cemetery
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Middletown
Newport County
Rhode Island, USA
Plot: Cenotaph in Van Alen plot
*Cenotaph [?] |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Jen Snoots
Record added: Mar 19, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 18514361 |
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May GOD Bless you General Van Alen and your families as you so have blessed these UNITED STATES of North America ! Thank you for your being and your service!
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Jonathan Robert De Mallie
Added: Apr. 24, 2013 |
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mel b
Added: Dec. 16, 2012 |
I'm sorry you left us so tragically, James Henry. Rest in Peace. See you in Heaven.
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Mary
Added: Feb. 29, 2012 |
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