Edward H. Wolfe (September 26, 1834 – August 17, 1916) was a Union Army officer during the

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Edward H. Wolfe was born April 26, 1834, at

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.Eicher, John H., and

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, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . p. 578. He attended

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and

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. He was a merchant before the Civil War. Wolfe was appointed

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on the 52nd Indiana Infantry Regiment, October 25, 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, April 26, 1862, and

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, September 19, 1862. He commanded Brigade 3, Division 3, XVI Corps (Union Army),

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between January 25, 1864, and February 28, 1864, between May 21, 1864, and September 2, 1864 and between October 1864 and December 5, 1864.Eicher, 2001, p. 579. He commanded Brigade 3, Division 2, Detachment of XVI Corps in the

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from December 5, 1864, to February 18, 1865. He was mustered out of the volunteers on January 31, 1865. On June 27, 1868,

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nominated Wolfe for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for his service at the

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, and the

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confirmed the appointment on July 18, 1868.Eicher, 2001, p. 762. After the war, Wolfe was

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from 1881 until 1883. Edward H. Wolfe died at Rushville, Indiana on August 17, 1916. He was buried at East Hill Cemetery (Rushville, Indiana).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfe, Edward H. Union army colonels People of Indiana in the American Civil War 1834 births 1916 deaths

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