Benjamin Alvord was an American soldier, mathematician, and botanist.
Alvord, 1865–1880
Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, Commander of the Department of Oregon, 1860s
Benjamin Alvord Jr
Nathan W. Brown
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Nathan W. Brown was a career officer in the United States Army. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, Brown attained the rank of brigadier general. His service in the U.S. Army Pay Departmen
Benjamin Alvord (mathematician)
…He became Paymaster General of the Army in 1872 and served in that capacity until his retirement from active service in 1880, when he was succeeded by Nathan W. Brown. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1876. He also wrote on natural history, writing the first scientific description of the ability of the compass…
From the George L. Febiger Photograph Collection. U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.