Adolph von Steinwehr

Adolph von Steinwehr
Adolph von Steinwehr
	Adolph von Steinwehr
Born	September 22, 1822; Blankenburg, Brunswick, Germany
Died	February 25, 1877 (aged 54); Buffalo, New York
Place of burial	Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
Allegiance	Brunswick; United States of America
Service/branch	Brunswick Army; United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1841–1847; 1861–1865
Rank	Lieutenant (Brunswick); Brigadier General (USA)
Unit	Army of the Potomac; Army of the Cumberland
Commands held	von Steinwehr's Brigade, XI Corps
Battles/wars	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run; Valley Campaign; Northern Virginia Campaign; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Wauhatchie; Battle of Chattanooga;
Other work	geographer, cartographer, author

Baron Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr (September 25, 1822 – February 25, 1877) was a German-Brunswick army officer who emigrated to the United States, became a geographer, cartographer, and author, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War.

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