Egbert Ludovicus Viele

Egbert Ludovicus Viele
Born	(1825-06-17)June 17, 1825 Waterford, New York
Died	April 22, 1902(1902-04-22) (aged 76) New York City, New York
Place of burial	West Point Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1847–1853, 1861–1863
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	2nd U.S. Infantry Regiment 7th New York Militia
Battles/wars	American Civil War
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Egbert Ludovicus Viele (/ˈviːli/) (June 17, 1825 – April 22, 1902) was a civil engineer and United States Representative from New York from 1885 to 1887, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.^[1]