Historical records matching Brig. Gen. John Luke Tiernon, USA
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About Brig. Gen. John Luke Tiernon, USA
- John's birth, military, photograph, and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49326103/john-luke-tiernon
- John's photograph is used courtesy of Kenneth Robison II, Find A Grave ID 46542264.
- From https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jltiernon.htm:
- "John Luke Tiernon – Brigadier General, United States Army
- "February 28, 2023 by Michael Robert Patterson
- " Appointed from Missouri, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery [aka Third Regiment, United States Artillery], 19 February 1862
- "First Lieutenant, 20 January 1864
- "Captain, 2 July 1877
- "Major, 1st Artillery, 1 September 1896
- "Lieuetnant Colonel, 5th Artillery, 15 July 1900
- "Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
- "Colonel, 22 August 1901
- "BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN LUKE TIERNON
- "BUFFALO, New York, March 30, 1910 – Brigadier General John Luke Tiernon, U.S.A., retired, died here tonight. General Tiernon was a native of Indiana and was at one time a Speaker of the House of Representatives of Dakota. He entered the Army as a Second Lieutenant of the Third Artillery of Missouri in 1862, retiring as a Brigadier General after forty years' of continuous service. He was in command of the light artillery in the Philippines in 1899-1900 and was the organizer and Chief of the Native Police Force in Manila."
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Brig. Gen. John Luke Tiernon, USA's Timeline
| 1841 |
January 18, 1841
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Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States
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| 1869 |
1869
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Fort Monroe, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States
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| 1910 |
March 30, 1910
Age 69
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Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States
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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
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