Amiel Weeks Whipple
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Amiel Weeks Whipple was a 19th-century United States Army officer and topographical engineer known for his surveys of the American West and his service as a Union general in the Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amiel Weeks Whipple canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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person ⓘ topographical engineer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
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United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1817-10-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| commanded | Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | Corps of Topographical Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-05-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Whipple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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military leadership ⓘ topographical engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Amiel Weeks Whipple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Amiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Amiel Weeks Whipple Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Eleanor Sherburne Whipple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Whipple Mountains, California
NERFINISHED
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Whipple Peak, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
service as a Union general in the American Civil War
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surveys of the American West ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributions to mapping and exploration of the southwestern United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
boundary surveys of the United States–Mexico border
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survey of a railroad route along the 35th parallel to the Pacific ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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military officer ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| servedUnder | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1837–1863 ⓘ |
| spouse | Eleanor Mary Sherburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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