Colonel United States Army, retired.
Son of William Elihu Sanford and Margaret Louise
Craney Sanford.
He fought in Nez Perche Indian war 1877 and in
Dakota Indian war 1890-1891.
He was buried in Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield,
Litchfield County, Connecticut on July 15, 1908.
Source : Fighting Rebels and Redskins, by Edward
Hagemann 1969.
Suggested edit: Arizona Archives, Arizona State Library has 5 photographs in the George Bliss Sanford collection: This collection houses one studio portrait showing George B. Sanford in uniform; one studio portrait showing an unidentified soldier (possibly William Hagemann) in uniform; and three photographs showing a stone bearing Sanford's signature
Biographical Note: George Bliss Sanford, a US Army cavalry officer, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 28, 1842. He attended Yale University until he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the 1st Dragoons (Later 1st Cavalry) on April 26, 1861. During the Civil War, he fought at Antietam and in the Battle of the Wilderness. He arrived in Arizona in 1866 and served as commanding officer at Fort McDowell. In 1892, he retired from the Army and eventually relocated to Litchfield, Connecticut, with his family. Sanford passed away in New York City on July 13, 1908.
Contributor: East (50018154)
Son of William Elihu Sanford and Margaret Louise
Craney Sanford.
He fought in Nez Perche Indian war 1877 and in
Dakota Indian war 1890-1891.
He was buried in Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield,
Litchfield County, Connecticut on July 15, 1908.
Source : Fighting Rebels and Redskins, by Edward
Hagemann 1969.
Suggested edit: Arizona Archives, Arizona State Library has 5 photographs in the George Bliss Sanford collection: This collection houses one studio portrait showing George B. Sanford in uniform; one studio portrait showing an unidentified soldier (possibly William Hagemann) in uniform; and three photographs showing a stone bearing Sanford's signature
Biographical Note: George Bliss Sanford, a US Army cavalry officer, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 28, 1842. He attended Yale University until he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the 1st Dragoons (Later 1st Cavalry) on April 26, 1861. During the Civil War, he fought at Antietam and in the Battle of the Wilderness. He arrived in Arizona in 1866 and served as commanding officer at Fort McDowell. In 1892, he retired from the Army and eventually relocated to Litchfield, Connecticut, with his family. Sanford passed away in New York City on July 13, 1908.
Contributor: East (50018154)
Colonel United States Army, retired.
Son of William Elihu Sanford and Margaret Louise
Craney Sanford.
He fought in Nez Perche Indian war 1877 and in
Dakota Indian war 1890-1891.
He was buried in Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield,
Litchfield County, Connecticut on July 15, 1908.
Source : Fighting Rebels and Redskins, by Edward
Hagemann 1969.
Suggested edit: Arizona Archives, Arizona State Library has 5 photographs in the George Bliss Sanford collection: This collection houses one studio portrait showing George B. Sanford in uniform; one studio portrait showing an unidentified soldier (possibly William Hagemann) in uniform; and three photographs showing a stone bearing Sanford's signature
Biographical Note: George Bliss Sanford, a US Army cavalry officer, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 28, 1842. He attended Yale University until he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the 1st Dragoons (Later 1st Cavalry) on April 26, 1861. During the Civil War, he fought at Antietam and in the Battle of the Wilderness. He arrived in Arizona in 1866 and served as commanding officer at Fort McDowell. In 1892, he retired from the Army and eventually relocated to Litchfield, Connecticut, with his family. Sanford passed away in New York City on July 13, 1908.
Contributor: East (50018154)
Son of William Elihu Sanford and Margaret Louise
Craney Sanford.
He fought in Nez Perche Indian war 1877 and in
Dakota Indian war 1890-1891.
He was buried in Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield,
Litchfield County, Connecticut on July 15, 1908.
Source : Fighting Rebels and Redskins, by Edward
Hagemann 1969.
Suggested edit: Arizona Archives, Arizona State Library has 5 photographs in the George Bliss Sanford collection: This collection houses one studio portrait showing George B. Sanford in uniform; one studio portrait showing an unidentified soldier (possibly William Hagemann) in uniform; and three photographs showing a stone bearing Sanford's signature
Biographical Note: George Bliss Sanford, a US Army cavalry officer, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 28, 1842. He attended Yale University until he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the 1st Dragoons (Later 1st Cavalry) on April 26, 1861. During the Civil War, he fought at Antietam and in the Battle of the Wilderness. He arrived in Arizona in 1866 and served as commanding officer at Fort McDowell. In 1892, he retired from the Army and eventually relocated to Litchfield, Connecticut, with his family. Sanford passed away in New York City on July 13, 1908.
Contributor: East (50018154)
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