Joseph Gilbert Totten
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 160 years ago |
Date of birth | August 23,1788 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | New Haven |
Connecticut | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 22,1864 |
Died | Washington |
D.C. | |
United States | |
Books | Report of General J. G. Totten, Chief Engineer, on the Subject of National Defences |
Buildings | Fort Proctor |
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Battles and wars | War of 1812 |
American Civil War | |
Place of burial | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States |
Education | United States Military Academy |
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ID | 780722 |
Joseph Gilbert Totten Life story
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.