Frederick Tracy Dent

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Frederick Tracy Dent (1820-1892) was an American soldier, born in White Haven, St. Louis County, Missouri He graduated at West Point in 1843, was assigned as brevet second lieutenant to the Sixth Infantry, served in the Southern campaign during the Mexican War, and was brevetted first lieutenant and captain for gallant and meritorious conduct at Contreras and Churubusco and at Molino del Rey respectively. He served for 16 years on frontier duty, taking part in the Yakima expedition, and in 1863 was promoted to major and was stationed in New York to suppress anticipated riots. In 1865 he was brevetted brigadier general of volunteers and in 1866 was made brigadier general of volunteers. In 1873 he served on the staff of the general in chief. He commanded Fort Trumbull, Conn., in 1875 and the post of St. Augustine in 1881. He retired in 1883. His sister married his West Point classmate U. S. Grant and became the mother of Frederick Dent Grant.

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