Thomas Jesup

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Thomas Jesup was a long-serving U.S. Army officer and Quartermaster General known for his prominent command roles in the Seminole Wars and other early 19th-century American conflicts.

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instanceOf United States Army officer
human
quartermaster
appointedBy James Madison NERFINISHED
James Monroe NERFINISHED
burialPlace Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED
conflict Mexican–American War
Second Seminole War NERFINISHED
Seminole Wars NERFINISHED
War of 1812
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1788-12-16
dateOfDeath 1860-06-10
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Jesup NERFINISHED
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
hasHonor namesake of Fort Jesup, Louisiana
namesake of Jesup, Georgia
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
major general
nickname Father of the Quartermaster Corps NERFINISHED
notableAchievement modernized U.S. Army supply and logistics system
notableWork reorganization of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department
occupation military officer
soldier
participatedIn Battle of Chippewa NERFINISHED
Battle of Lundy’s Lane NERFINISHED
campaigns against the Seminole in Florida
placeOfBirth Berkeley County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Shepherdstown, Virginia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Quartermaster General of the United States Army NERFINISHED
residence Washington, D.C.
serviceEntryYear 1808
sexOrGender male
yearsOfService 1808–1860

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