Von Steinwehr, Baron Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich
Affiliation:
Union
Born: September 25 1822, Brunswick, Germany
Died: February 25 1877, Buffalo NY
Pre-War Profession: Prussian officer, Mexican war, worked
on the US/Mexico border survey, farmer.
War Service: June 1861 Col. of 29th New York, October 1861
appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded 2nd Bde/Blenker's Divn
in Shenandoah Valley campaign, commanded 2nd Divn/I Corps at Second
Bull Run, commanded 2nd Divn/XI Corps at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Chattanooga, Wauhatchie.
Post War: Cartographer, geographer, teacher, writer.