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Jacob Ammen

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in early 1863, as well as other Federal garrisons. In late 1863, he returned to the field and commanded the Fourth Division of the
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When his health deteriorated, Ammen then performed administrative duty for nearly a year, commanding
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in the 1st U.S. Artillery. He also served as a drill instructor and captain in the Georgetown
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Becoming blind in his elderly years, he moved in with his son in
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Indian Hill (Ohio) Historical Society biography of General Ammen
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in April 1861, Ammen rejoined the Federal army, serving as a
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Resigning from the Army in 1837, Ammen taught mathematics at
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Fincastle, Virginia
Lockland, Ohio
Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati
United States of America
Union
United States Army
Union Army
Brigadier General
XXIII Corps
Camp Douglas
American Civil War
Battle of Cheat Mountain
Battle of Greenbrier River
Battle of Shiloh
Siege of Corinth
Saltville Raid
Daniel Ammen
civil engineer
general
Union Army
American Civil War
Daniel Ammen
admiral
United States Navy
Fincastle, Virginia
Georgetown, Ohio
United States Military Academy
second lieutenant

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