★ Ferrero, Edward

Edward Ferrero​

Born: January 18, 1831

Birthplace: Granada, Spain

Father: Stephen Ferrero – 1850

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Mother: Adelaide Jackson 1812 – 1886

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Wife: Amanda Subers 1850 – 1912

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Occupation before War:

Conductor of a Dance School in New York​

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Taught dancing at West Point Military Academy​

Civil War Career:

Lt. Colonel of 11th​ New York State Militia Regiment​

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1861: Raised the 51st​ New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 51st​ New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served in the Expedition to Roanoke Island, North Carolina​

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1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of New Bern, North Carolina​

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1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​

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1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863: Brigade Commander during the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi

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1863: Division Commander during the Knoxville, Tennessee Campaign​

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1864: Served in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia​

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1864: Brevetted Major General for bravery and meritorious service​

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1865: Served in the Appomattox, Virginia Campaign​

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1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th​​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1872: Owner of what would become the Apollo Hall​

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Leased ballroom of Tammany Hall and Joined the Tammany Society​

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Active with Grand Army of the Republic and Loyal Legion​

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Author of The History of Dancing​

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1889 – 1899: Leased the Lenox Lyceum and Dance Instructor​

Died: December 11, 1899

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Pulmonary Edema and Cardiac

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Edward Ferrero! Salutes remembering General Ferrero on his birthday.

 

[Luke Freet]

Really interesting man. Dancing instructor before the war. He's most well known for leading the 4th Division, 9th Corps, in 1864, which was made up of black troops of the USCT, the first to see active campaigning in Virginia. He's most infamous for his actions at the Crater; he was initially slated to lead the assault, but political concerns about sending black troops into combat meant another division commander, the grossly incompetent Ledlie, to lead the assault. After Ledlie's assault fell apart, Ferrero's men were sent in to the breach, only to be decimated by angry Confederates with a highground advantage; while this occurred, Ferroro was found getting drunk with General Burnside. He served in post commands for the duration of the conflict.

 

[CavRTO]

I'm wondering about whether or not he had any relationship with General Sickles both during and after the war. Especially with the connection to Tammany Hall.

 

[ErnieMac]

Two regiments of Ferraro's Brigade, the 51st New York (Ferraro's original command) and the 51st Pennsylvania stormed the Lower Bridge over Antietam Creek during the battle.

 

[Pollaco]

The Senate failed to confirm his promotion as brigadier and it expired on March 4, 1863. Ferrero was recommissioned 2 months later on May6, 1863.

 

[Pollaco]

His transfer to the Army of the Tennessee caused him to miss out on Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.Then a transfer to the Army of the Ohio,then back to the Army of the Potomac., then again another transfer this time to the Army of the James.

 

[Pollaco]

At Petersburg it was his division that was chosen to spearhead the charge at the "Crater".In the botched assault Ferrero and James Ledlie remained behind in a bunker drinking rum.A court of inquiry supposedly dealt with him harshly but did allow him to retain his command.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

A similar drinking scene might have occurred where Ferrero shared a canteen of whiskey with Samuel Sturgis in a brick barn at Fredericksburg.

 

[ErnieMac]

Despite the fact that Ferraro served in several different armies, until the last assignment with the Army of the James he was always serving in Burnside's Ninth Corps. IMO his final command in the Bermuda Hundred lines was meant to keep him out of the way.