Amiel Weeks Whipple
American military officer
Amiel Weeks Whipple was an American military officer and topographical engineer. He served as a brigadier general in the American Civil War, where he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1817, Greenwich, Massachusetts
Died: May 7, 1863 (age 45 years), Washington, D.C.
Children: Charles W. Whipple
Jan 1, 1996 · Whipple was shot in the stomach by a Confederate sniper while supervising construction of some earthworks near a battery on May 4. He was taken ...
American soldier and topographical engineer. Born in Greenwich, Mass. He became (1841) a topographical engineer in the U.S. army and engaged in surveying the ...
Military engineer and soldier, born at Greenwich, Massachusetts, 1818; died at Washington, D.C., 7 May, 1863. He was the son of David and Abigail Pepper Whipple ...
The expedition was one of six major expeditions that traversed through different parts of the country in search of a promising railroad route. Twelve scientists ...