Andrew A. Humphreys

Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew A. Humphreys
	Andrew A. Humphreys
Born	November 2, 1810; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	December 27, 1883 (aged 73); Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Congressional Cemetery
Allegiance	United States (Union)
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1831–1836, 1838–1879
Rank	Major General
Commands held	II Corps; US Army Corps of Engineers
Battles/wars	Seminole Wars; American Civil War
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Humphreys Hollingsworth
Relations	Joshua Humphreys (grandfather); Samuel Humphreys (father); Letitia Atkinson (mother); Henry Humphreys (son);
Other work	Authored Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River (1861) From Gettysburg to the Rapidan (1883) and The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65 (1883)
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Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (November 2, 1810 – December 27, 1883), was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union General in the American Civil War. He served in senior positions in the Army of the Potomac, including division command, chief of staff, and corps command, and was Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army.

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