July 22, 1865(1865-07-22) (aged 81) Geneva, New York
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1802–1818
Rank
Colonel Brevet brigadier general
Commands held
Construction of Cape Fear River defenses Fort Johnson, North Carolina Superintendent of the United States Military Academy Eastern Department Defenses Chief Engineer of the US Army
Battles/wars
War of 1812
Battle of Crysler's Farm
St. Lawrence Campaign
Joseph Gardner Swift (December 31, 1783 – July 22, 1865) was an American soldier who, in 1802, became the first graduate of the newly instituted United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; he would later serve as its third superintendent from 1812 to 1814, and as chief of engineers of the United States Army from 1812 to 1818. In 1814, Swift was elected as member of the American Philosophical Society.[1]
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