page_title: Miles D. McAlester
section_title: Civil War service
hierarchical_section_title: Miles D. McAlester / Civil War service
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Bestorming van Fort Blakeley. English: Storming of Fort Blakeley, U.S. battle April 2-9, 1865. "Probably the last charge of this war, it was as gallant as any on record."
context_page_description: Miles Daniel McAlester was a career United States Army officer and a Union Army Major during the American Civil War. In 1867, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general in the Regular Army, to rank from April 9, 1865.
context_section_description: McAlester was the lead engineer for the Defenses of Washington from April 1861 until March 1862, during which he was promoted to first lieutenant on May 1, 1861. His next assignment was as chief engineer for the Army of the Potomac's III Corps from April to July 1862. During the Peninsula Campaign that March–July, McAlester was singled out twice for his conduct, winning brevets to major and to lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1862.
  That fall McAlester was appointed the lead engineer of the Department of Ohio from October 30, 1862 into January 1863, when he joined the Army of the Tennessee to perform the same duty  until August 9. During this time he was promoted to captain in the Regular army to rank from March 3. Then he was lead engineer for the Defenses of Cincinnati from August 9 into July 1864. On July 15 he was made lead engineer of the Federal Department of the Gulf (Military Division of West Mississippi) until July 16, 1865.
  McAlester was in Alabama during the sieges of Forts Gaines and Morgan in August 1864, and was appointed a brevet colonel for his performance during these battles on August 23. On March 2, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated and the United States Senate confirmed McAlester for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from April 9, 1865, for his conduct during the fight and capture of Mobile at the Battle of Fort Blakely on April 9, 1865.
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caption: The storming of Ft. Blakely in 1865
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