Edward Needles Hallowell

Edward Needles Hallowell
Born(1836-11-03)November 3, 1836
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 26, 1871(1871-07-26) (aged 34)
Medford, Massachusetts
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited StatesUnited States of America
Years of service1862 – 1865
Rank Colonel
Brevet Brigadier General
Unit20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Commands54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
- Seven Days Battles
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Second Battle of Fort Wagner
- Battle of Olustee
- Battle of Honey Hill
- Battle of Boykin's Mill

Edward "Ned"[1] Needles Hallowell (November 3, 1836 – July 26, 1871) was an officer in the Union Army in the duration of the American Civil War, commanding the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry following the death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.

  1. ^ Duncan, Russel, ed., Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune