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    Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr

    Birth: 9-25-1822

    Death: 2-25-1877

Biography

General von Steinwehr was a German-born Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was one of several generals Fanny Adeline Seward recounts meeting in her 1862-1863 diary as part of her travels in northern Virginia. 

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Biography: 
General von Steinwehr was a German-born Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was one of several generals Fanny Adeline Seward recounts meeting in her 1862-1863 diary as part of her travels in northern Virginia.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Hans A. Pohlsander
Article Title: 
Adolph von Steinwehr: A Neglected Civil War General
Start Page: 
81
Citation Notes: 
https://loyolanotredamelib.org/php/report05/articles/pdfs/Report45Pohlsanderpp81-100.pdf
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Hans A. Pohlsander
Article Title: 
Adolph von Steinwehr: A Neglected Civil War General
Start Page: 
83
Citation Notes: 
https://loyolanotredamelib.org/php/report05/articles/pdfs/Report45Pohlsanderpp81-100.pdf