Haskell king biography

For the spy, see John Herbert King.

John Haskell King (February 19, – April 7, ) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Mexican–American War and in the American Civil War.

A regular soldier with a career span of 45 years; he distinguished himself in the civil war as commanding officer of Regular Army detachments in the Western Theater.

Early life and career

John Haskell King was born in Sackets Harbor, New York, on February 19, In his adolescent years he moved to his relative Colonel Hugh Brady in Michigan, where the later was in command of Fort Wayne.

Being raised in a military household, his father being a militia officer and veteran of the War of as well, years-old John sought a military appointment; and, in time for the army expansion due to the Seminole conflicts and Indian removals, he was directly commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company I of the 1st U.S.

Infantry Regiment on December 2, Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 2, , he served