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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539
Number of Medals5
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1081172 of 4539
U.S. Army#396of 2023
Infantry#373of 1570
American Civil War#8of 1095
Peninsula campaign#1of 4
Battle of Seven Pines (WIA)#1of 1
Battle of Antietam#1of 32
Battle of Fredericksburg#1of 35
Battle of Chancellorsville (WIA)#1of 2
Overland Campaign#1of 12
Battle of the Wilderness#1of 26
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House#1of 32
Battle of Cold Harbor#2of 26
Siege of Petersburg#2of 25
Appomattox campaign#1of 3
American Indian Wars#4of 56
Red River War#1of 8
Great Sioux War of 1876#1of 3
Nez Perce War#1of 6
Ghost Dance War#1of 2
Spanish–American War#17of 200
Siege of Santiago#1of 8
Puerto Rico campaign#1of 1
Nelson A. Miles
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓American Civil WarPeninsula campaignBattle of Seven Pines (WIA)Battle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgBattle of Chancellorsville (WIA)Overland CampaignBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgAppomattox campaignAmerican Indian WarsRed River WarGreat Sioux War of 1876Nez Perce WarGhost Dance WarSpanish–American WarSiege of SantiagoPuerto Rico campaign
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Biography
Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War (1861–1865), the last stages of the American Indian Wars (1840–1890), and the Spanish–American War (1898). From 1895 to 1903, Miles served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army, before the office was transformed into the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1903.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts