Warren, Gouverneur K. -- Major General, Carded Records Relating to Civil War Staff Officers

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Warren, Gouverneur K. -- Major General, Carded Records Relating to Civil War Staff Officers

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882

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Warren was born in Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York, and named for Gouverneur Kemble, a prominent local Congressman, diplomat, industrialist, and owner of the West Point Foundry. His sister, Emily Warren Roebling, would later play a significant role in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. He entered the United States Military Academy across the Hudson River from his hometown at age 16 and graduated second in his class of 44 cadets in 1850. He was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in th...