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Submitted: 9/10/19 • Approved: 9/19/19 • Last Updated: 9/22/19 • R80560-G0-S3
BREVET GENERAL US Army
COLONEL US Infantry
December 10, 1783 - July 21, 1874
Established Fort Leavenworth May 8, 1827
Henry Leavenworth was an American soldier active in the War of 1812 and early military expeditions against the Plains Indians. He established Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, and also gave his name to Leavenworth, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Kansas, and the Leavenworth Penitentiary
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