A
career army engineer who was a Union general during the Civil War, most famously commanding troops at Gettysburg and Five Forks.
Timeline
Birth - 8 Jan 1830
Cold Spring, New York
Birth - 8 Jan 1830
Birth
Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
1775 - 2099 Other Service - Ages: 52 - 20 years
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Service Start Date
1850
Service End Date
1882
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Other Service
Gold Star
Served For
United States of America
Gender
Male
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Education: To
1850
1861 - 1865 Civil War (Union) - Ages: 35 - 31 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Service Start Date
1861
Branch
Army
Rank
Major General
Service End Date
1865
Commands held
5th New York Volunteer Infantry; II Corps; V Corps
Served For
United States of America
Death - 8 Aug 1882 - Age: 53 years
Newport, Rhode Island
Death - 8 Aug 1882 - Age: 53 years
Death
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Burial
Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
Burial
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Other Facts
Full Name
Gouverneur Warren
Full Name
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Marriage
Emily Forbes Chase Warren