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Edmund Lovell Dana

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Edmund Lovell Dana

Birth
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Apr 1889 (aged 72)
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Lot 569
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 143rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. During the fighting around the McPherson Farm on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863) he commanded his brigade (1st Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps) when the the previous commanders were wounded and put out of action. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on July 26, 1865 for "meritorious services".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 143rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. During the fighting around the McPherson Farm on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863) he commanded his brigade (1st Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps) when the the previous commanders were wounded and put out of action. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on July 26, 1865 for "meritorious services".

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  • Added: May 3, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10908371/edmund_lovell-dana: accessed ), memorial page for Edmund Lovell Dana (29 Jan 1817–25 Apr 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10908371, citing Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.