Gomes Carneiro
Antônio Ernesto Gomes Carneiro was a Brazilian army officer and veteran on the Brazilian side of the Paraguayan War. After graduating from the Instituto Militar de Engenharia in 1872, he was made a lieutenant in 1875, a captain in 1877, a major in 1887, a lieutenant colonel in 1890 and a colonel in 1892. He fought on the side of the Republican government in the Riograndense Federalist Revolution and was killed in action, during the Siege of Lapa. He was unaware of his promotion to Brigade General, one day before, awarded due to his actions in battle.
