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Joseph Gilbert Totten

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Gender Male
Death160 years ago
Date of birth August 23,1788
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born New Haven
Connecticut
United States
Date of died April 22,1864
DiedWashington
D.C.
United States
BooksReport of General J. G. Totten, Chief Engineer, on the Subject of National Defences
Buildings Fort Proctor
Battery Weed
Battles and wars War of 1812
American Civil War
Place of burialCongressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Education United States Military Academy
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Date of Upd.
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Joseph Gilbert Totten fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief of Engineers and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1836, he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.

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