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Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · U.S. Army

Albert Leopold Mills

Captain & Assistant Adjutant General Albert Leopold Mills, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 1, 1898 near Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Spanish-American War July 1, 1898

Captain & Assistant Adjutant General Albert Leopold Mills, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 1, 1898 near Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Mills was 44 years old.

23 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 9, 1902, 4 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major General.

Mills was born on May 7, 1854 in New York, New York. Mills died on September 18, 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 62. He is buried at U.S. Military Academy Cemetery in West Point, New York.

Mills is one of 110 Medal of Honor recipients from the Spanish-American War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Distinguished gallantry in encouraging those near him by his bravery and coolness after being shot though the head and entirely without sight.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Battle of San Juan Hill, Spanish–American War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: New York City — map
  • Died: Washington, D.C. — map
  • Buried: West Point Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. May 7, 1854
    Born in New York, New York
  2. July 1, 1898
    Act of valor — near Santiago, Cuba
    Age 44. U.S. Volunteers
  3. July 9, 1902
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. September 18, 1916
    Died in Washington, District of Columbia
    Age 62.
  5. Resting place
    U.S. Military Academy Cemetery
    West Point, New York

Biography

Albert Leopold Mills (May 7, 1854 – September 18, 1916) was a United States Army major general who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 1, 1898, near Santiago, Cuba. An 1879 graduate of West Point, he served in the Army until his death in 1916. Following his service in Cuba, he was appointed superintendent of West Point, jumping in rank from first lieutenant to colonel. His final posting was as the chief of the Division of Militia Affairs, a precursor to the National Guard Bureau.

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Also honored for actions on July 1, 1898

EB Edward Lee Baker Jr. Sergeant Major · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 GB George Francis Berg Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 OB Oscar Brookin Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 UB Ulysses G. Buzzard Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 Charles P. Cantrell Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 AC Andrew Johnson Cummins Sergeant · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 JD John Francis Deswan Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 TD Thomas M. Doherty Corporal · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 FF Frank Ottis Fournia Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 TG Thomas J. Graves Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 BH Benjamin Franklin Hardaway First Lieutenant · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 WK William G. Keller Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898

See all 24 recipients for July 1, 1898 →

Same unit

Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel Adams Butterfield Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Newton Martin Curtis Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewellyn Garrish Estes Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1864 Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 GG George Edward Gouraud Captain & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864 Gabriel Grant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862

More Spanish-American War recipients from New York

ST Samuel S. Triplett Ordinary Seaman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 WO William Oakley Gunner's Mate Second Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 WM William Henry Morin Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Joseph John Franklin Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 GB George F. Brady Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JM John Edward Murphy Coxswain · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.