John Newton (engineer)

John Newton
John Newton
	John Newton
Born	August 24, 1823; Norfolk, Virginia
Died	May 1, 1895 (aged 72); New York City, New York
Place of burial	West Point National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1842–1886
Rank	Major General
Commands held	I Corps; US Army Corps of Engineers;
Battles/wars	American Civil War Peninsula Campaign Maryland Campaign Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Salem Church Battle of Gettysburg Atlanta Campaign Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Natural Bridge;
Other work	Commissioner of Public Works, New York City (1886–1888); President, Panama Railroad Company (1888–1895);

John Newton (August 24, 1823 – May 1, 1895) was a career officer in the United States Army, a Union general in the American Civil War, and Chief of the Corps of Engineers.

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