Adolph von Steinwehr
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Adolph von Steinwehr was a German-born Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for leading a division in the XI Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adolph von Steinwehr canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German American
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military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| army | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-09-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Blankenburg, Duchy of Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Duchy of Brunswick
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| command |
2nd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
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Steinwehr's Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1877-02-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Buffalo, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | military education in Brunswick ⓘ |
| emigration | emigrated from Germany to the United States before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| familyName | von Steinwehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryServiceStart | American Civil War period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Adolph von Steinwehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | member of the minor German nobility (von family) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville
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participated in the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding a division in XI Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville
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commanding a division in XI Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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geographer ⓘ military officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| postMilitaryCareer | worked as a civil engineer and cartographer in the United States ⓘ |
| rank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| residence |
Connecticut, United States
NERFINISHED
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New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrID | Union Army officer ⓘ |
| spouse | Florence Mary Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit | XI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | geographical and cartographic works used in American schools ⓘ |
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