caption serviceyears branch commands relations death_date death_place birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
brevet brigadier general alfred sully 1841 -- 1879 usa '' war commands : '' ' seminole war , florida mexican-american ` war western indian campaigns -lrb- n. california & s. oregon chronological -rrb- northern plains indian campaigns -lrb- dakota & nebraska territories commands , minnesota -rrb- '' ` civil war command : '' '' ' 1st minnesota volunteers , virginia peninsula campaign '' ` ' indian war commands : '' ' north western indian expeditions '' -lrb- arapaho , sioux , and cheyenne -rrb- 1867 -- ` 77 chaired investigatory commissions on indian wars nez perce war indian '' ` installation command '' ' commander , fort vancouver '' black lodge -rrb- , a leader of the yankton/nakota band ` of the great sioux nation '' ` descendant '' ' son-in-law , vine deloria , jr. . '' ' , tipi sapa -lrb- 27 april 1879 fort vancouver , washington territory philadelphia , pennsylvania united states of america 1837 place of burial 22 may 1821 laurel hill cemetery , philadelphia , pennsylvania 35px brevet brigadier general bg alfred sully.jpg alfred sully
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alfred sully

alfred sully -lrb- may 22 , 1821 -- april 27 , 1879 -rrb- , was a military officer during the american civil war and during the indian wars on the frontier .
he was also a noted actor , having acted in the very same play as the one lincoln went to see shortly before his death .
