Baron Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich Von Steinwehr
Born: September 25, 1822
Birthplace: Blankenburg Brunswick, Germany
Father: Carl Heinrich Gottfried Von Steinwehr 1774 – 1835
Mother: Charlotte Friedrike 1800 –
Wife: Florence Mary
Education:
Attended Brunswick Military Academy
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1847: Lt. in the Brunswick Army
1847: Resigned as Lt. in the Brunswick Army
1847: Emigrated to the United States, Settling in Alabama
Engineer for United States Coast Survey
Surveyed the United States – Mexico Border, and Mobile Bay, Alabama
His Desire to serve in Mexican – American War was denied to him
1849 – 1854: Lived in Brunswick, Germany
1854: Returned to United States, purchasing a farm in Connecticut
Moving to New York before the Start of the War
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 29th New York Infantry Regiment
1861: Held in reserve during First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign in Virginia
1862: Served only small service in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1863: Division Commander during Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Division Commander during Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Suffered from the overwhelming attack by Ewell at Gettysburg
1863: Served in the Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee
1863: Served in the Third Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee
1864: Served in the Atlanta Campaign in Georgia
1864: Served in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1865: Resigned as Brigadier General on July 3rd
Occupation after War:
Geographer and Cartographer
Professor at Yale University
Died: February 25, 1877
Place of Death: Buffalo, New York
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
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