EntityQ328356· pop 8· linked from 192 articlesAlexander MacombSign in to saveUnited States Army general (1782–1841)Person · Open LibraryBorn1782Died1841Works7Top worksIn Senate of the United States. Memorial of Major General Alexander Macomb, claiming his brevet pay, and asking that it be applied to the payment of a bond given by him as security of Lieutenant Champlain, a paymaster, in 1811PontiacPontiac: or, The seige of DetroitPontiac, or, The siege of DetroitA treatise on martial law, and court martialvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn3 April 1782Died25 June 1841via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameAlexanderGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthDetroitPlace of deathWashington, D.C.Occupationmilitary officerEducated atUnited States Military AcademyAwardCongressional Gold MedalConflictWar of 1812ConnectionsScottish peopleEntityHenry HalleckEntityCategories1782 births1841 deaths19th-century American generalsAdjutants general of the United States ArmyAmerican militiamenBurials at Presbyterian Burying GroundBurials at the Congressional CemeteryCommanding Generals of the United States ArmyCongressional Gold Medal recipientsMilitary personnel from DetroitUnited States Army generalsUnited States Army personnel of the War of 1812