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J. Rodman West

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American Union Army general and politician (1822-1898)

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Joseph Rodman West, also known as J. Rodman West, was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Union general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War and the chief executive of the District of Columbia.

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Joseph Rodman West, also known as J. Rodman West, was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Union general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War and the chief executive of the District of Columbia. As a commander of militia, he gave the order to torture and murder Apache chief Mangas Coloradas, who had come to meet with him under a flag of truce to discuss terms of peace.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1822 to 1898 · aged 76
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