. . . "Zenas Randall Bliss (April 17, 1835 \u2013 January 2, 1900) was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He formed the first unit of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, and his detailed memoirs chronicled life on the Texas frontier. He was the father of Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Zenas Work Bliss. Bliss was a native of Rhode Island and graduated from West Point in 1854. He served most of his thirty-seven-year career on the Texas frontier, and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. During the Civil War he was captured by Confederate forces and held as a prisoner of war. Bliss received the Medal of Honor for his actions while leading his regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg."@en . . . . . . "Zenas Bliss"@en . . . . . . . . . "35"^^ . "Johnston, Rhode Island"@en . "24"^^ . . "1854"^^ . "author"@en . "1900-01-02"^^ . . . "Zenas Randall Bliss (April 17, 1835 \u2013 January 2, 1900) was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He formed the first unit of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, and his detailed memoirs chronicled life on the Texas frontier. He was the father of Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Zenas Work Bliss."@en . "Place of burial"@en . "10"^^ . "United States of America"@en . . "Major General Zenas R. Bliss"@en . . . . . . . "United States Army"@en . . . . "7"^^ . "1835-04-17"^^ . . "Zenas R. Bliss"@en .