Daniel Phineas Woodbury

Daniel Phineas Woodbury
Born	1812 New London, New Hampshire
Died	August 15, 1864 (aged 51–52) Key West, Florida
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Years of service	1836-1864
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Daniel Phineas Woodbury (1812 – August 15, 1864) was an American soldier and an engineer during the American Civil War.

Birth and early years

Woodbury was born at New London, New Hampshire. He graduated at West Point in 1836, entered the artillery as a second lieutenant, and until 1840 served as assistant engineer in building the Cumberland Road. He superintended the construction of Forts Kearney and Laramie (1847–50), but in 1851 he was recalled to the East. He published works on Sustaining Walls (1845) and the Theory of the Arch (1858).

Civil War

In 1861 he was appointed to be major of engineers and lieutenant colonel on the staff. He fought at the First Battle of Bull Run, afterward was engaged until 1862 upon the defenses of Washington, D.C.. He then commanded the Engineer Brigade during the Peninsula Campaign and the Northern Virginia Campaign, as well as during the Battle of Antietam. At Fredericksburg, he earned the brevet of brigadier general in the regular army for his efforts in supervising the construction of several pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River. From December 1862 to March 1863, he participated in the Rappahannock campaign. Later in 1863 he was commandant of the district of Key West and the Tortugas, where he died of yellow fever August 15, 1864.

See also

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• List of American Civil War generals

References

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

Persondata
Name	Woodbury, Daniel Phineas
Alternative names
Short description	Union Army general
Date of birth	1812
Place of birth	New London, New Hampshire
Date of death	August 15, 1864
Place of death	Key West