Edmund Brooke Alexander


Edmund Brooke Alexander
Edmund Brooke Alexander
Born(1802-10-06)October 6, 1802
Haymarket, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 1888(1888-01-03) (aged 85)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Place of burial
Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Army
Years of service1823–1869
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Unit3rd U.S. Infantry
Commands10th U.S. Infantry
Battles / wars

Edmund Brooke Alexander (October 6, 1802 – January 3, 1888) was an officer in the United States Army in the Mexican-American War through the American Civil War who rose to the rank of brevet Brigadier General in 1865.