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Edward D. Muhlenberg

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in company with several other civil engineers and artisans to assist in the construction of the Dom Pedro Segundo Railroad, which ran westward from
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After the death of Lt. Franklin B. Crosby, who was senior to him, Muhlenberg resumed command of the battery while serving with XII Corps. At the
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in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in March 1883, Muhlenberg was described by a newspaper report as a retired major of artillery.
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Several months after outbreak of the Civil War, Muhlenberg returned to the United States and enlisted in the Union Army in
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commanded Battery F while Muhlenberg commanded the brigade.) In the role of brigade commander, Muhlenberg served at the
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After his military service ended, Muhlenberg resumed his career as a civil engineer. He was employed on the
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from September 1856 to September 1867. He came East and was employed in the construction of the
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American railroad engineer and Union Army officer in the American Civil War
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following the end of the war in April 1865. He resigned on May 8, 1869.
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Plumey, Gardiner S.; Colton, Willis S.; & Bissell, Champion,
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The Campaign of Chancellorsville: A Strategic and Tactical Study
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of the 4th U.S. Artillery on August 13, 1864, and stayed in the
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on October 22, 1861. Muhlenberg served with Battery F of that
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was made on Confederate forces occupying part of the hill.
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until January 1870. He served as the engineer of the 1871
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Biographical Record of the Class of 1850 of Yale College
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Muhlenberg retained command at the 7: 1545:People from Lancaster, Pennsylvania 377:Officers of the 4th U. S. Artillery 14: 278: 264: 214:Reading and Wilmington Railroad 169:, especially in the defense of 252:German Baptist Brethren Church 1: 154:of the corps on the staff of 76:. He was an 1850 graduate of 210:Kansas and Pacific Railroad 1576: 182:Battle of Missionary Ridge 141:Battle of Chancellorsville 118:First Battle of Winchester 323:Tuesday, March 27, 1883, 286:American Civil War portal 226:Texas and Pacific Railway 180:Muhlenberg fought at the 150:When Captain Best became 20:Edward Duchman Muhlenberg 359:Falkenstein, George N., 122:Battle of Cedar Mountain 379:(accessed May 30, 2008) 70:Lancaster, Pennsylvania 68:Muhlenberg was born in 1550:Yale University alumni 188:. He then became the 64:Early life and career 352:Bigelow, John, Jr., 167:Battle of Gettysburg 46:Battle of Gettysburg 1530:Union Army officers 366:Lubetkin, M. John, 339:Falkenstein, p. 64. 106:4th U. S. 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American
civil engineer
Union Army
American Civil War
artillery
brigade
Battle of Gettysburg
lieutenant
Culp's Hill
Confederates
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg family
Yale University
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Philadelphia
second lieutenant
4th U. S. Artillery
first lieutenant
regiment
First Battle of Winchester
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Battle of Antietam
XII Corps
Clermont L. Best
Battle of Chancellorsville
John W. Geary
inspector general
Maj. Gen.
Henry W. Slocum

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