Walter Gwynn
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Walter Gwynn (February 22, 1802 – February 6, 1882[1]) was an American civil engineer and soldier who became a Virginia Provisional Army general and North Carolina militia brigadier general in the early days of the American Civil War in 1861 and subsequently a Confederate States Army colonel. He was a railroad engineer and railroad president before the Civil War, Florida Comptroller in 1863 and a civil engineer after the Civil War.
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Walter Gwynn | |
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Born | (1802-02-22)February 22, 1802 Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia) |
Died | February 6, 1882(1882-02-06) (aged 79) Baltimore, Maryland |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1822–32 (USA) 1861–63 (CSA) |
Rank | First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | Florida Comptroller, Civil engineer |
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