Person Information

Biography

Colonel Edwin Rose attended West Point, but resigned his position in the army in 1837, to become a civil engineer in Michigan. He reentered the army in 1861, as colonel of the 81st New York volunteers. He died on January 12, 1864.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 17, 1849

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Colonel Edwin Rose attended West Point, but resigned his position in the army in 1837, to become a civil engineer in Michigan. He reentered the army in 1861, as colonel of the 81st New York volunteers. He died on January 12, 1864.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Military and Naval History of the rebellion of the United States
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
William Jewett Tenney
Publisher Location: 
New York
Year: 
1865
Start Page: 
772
End Page: 
772
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=rX0FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA772&dq=edwin+rose+born+1817&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEq8zq0YDSAhXIWCYKHYPYCycQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=edwin%20rose%20born%201817&f=false
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Military and Naval History of the rebellion of the United States
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
William Jewett Tenney
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
D. Appleton & Company
Year: 
1865
Start Page: 
772
End Page: 
772
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=rX0FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA772&dq=edwin+rose+born+1817&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEq8zq0YDSAhXIWCYKHYPYCycQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=edwin%20rose%20born%201817&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=edwin&gsfn_x=1&gsln=rose&gsln_x=1&msbdy_x=1&MSAV=0&msbdy=1817&catbucket=rstp&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=3992898&dbid=1555&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry.com
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 08:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 08:45
Citation Notes: 
Source Information Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.