Edmund Kirby (army officer)

Edmund Kirby
Edmund Kirby
Born	March 11, 1840; Brownville, New York
Died	May 28, 1863 (aged 23); Washington, D.C.
Buried	Brownville Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Union Army
Rank	Brigadier General of Volunteers
Commands held	Battery I, 1st U.S. Artillery ; 5th Maine Light Artillery Battery (assumed in battle);
Battles/wars	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Ball's Bluff; Peninsula Campaign Battle of Fair Oaks; Seven Days Battles; ; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville †;

Edmund Kirby (March 11, 1840 – May 28, 1863) was a United States Army artillery officer who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

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