Adolph von Steinwehr

Adolph von Steinwehr
Adolph von Steinwehr
Born(1822-09-22)September 22, 1822
Blankenburg, Brunswick, Germany
DiedFebruary 25, 1877(1877-02-25) (aged 54)
Buffalo, New York
Place of burial
AllegianceBrunswick
United States of America
Service/branchBrunswick Army
United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1841–1847
1861–1865
RankLieutenant (Brunswick)
Brigadier General (USA)
UnitArmy of the Potomac
Army of the Cumberland
Commandsvon Steinwehr's Brigade, XI Corps
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Other workgeographer, cartographer, author

Baron Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr (September 25, 1822 – February 25, 1877) was a German-Brunswick army officer who emigrated to the United States, became a geographer, cartographer, and author, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War.