WHIPPLE, Amiel Weeks
Affiliation:
Union
Born: October 15 1816, Greenwich MA
Died: May 7 1863, Washington DC
Pre-War Profession: Teacher, graduated West Point 1841,
engineer officer.
War Service: 1861 served as McDowell's chief topographical engineer
at First Bull Run, April 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, defenses of
Washington, October 1862 command 3rd Divn/III Corps at Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville (mw).
Post War: Whipple was severely wounded by a sharpshooter at Chancellorsville on May 4, 1863, received last rites on the battlefield and was taken to Washington. Just before Whipple's death on May 7 President Lincoln, a friend of Whipple's, promoted him to major general of volunteers.