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Andrew Atkinson Humphreys
Cadet U.S. Military Academy July 1, 1827; Brevet Second Lieutenant
2d U.S. Artillery July 1, 1831; Second Lieutenant July 1, 1831;
First Lieutenant August 16, 1836; Resigned September 30, 1836. First
Lieutenant Topographical Engineer U.S. Army July 7, 1838; Captain
May 31, 1848 Major August 5, 1861; Lieut. Colonel of Engineers March
3,, 1863; Brig. General and Chief of Engineers U.S. Army August 8,m
1866; Retired June 30, 1879.
Colonel and Additional Aide-de-camp U.S. Volunteers March 5, 1862;
Brig. General April 28, 1862; Major General July 8, 1863; Honorably
mustered out of Volunteer service September 1, 1866. Brevetted
Colonel U.S. Army December 13, 1862 "For Gallant and Meritorious
Service at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va." Brig. General March
13, 1865 "For Gllant and Meritorious Service at the Battle of
Gettysburg, Pa." Major General March 13, 1865 "For Gallant and
Meritorious Service at the Battle of Sailors Creek, Va."
Born November 2, 1810 at Philadelphia, Pa.
Died December 27, 1883 at Washington, D.C.
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