Edward Porter Alexander
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title:
Edward Porter Alexander
text:
Edward Porter Alexander was an American military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Alexander was the officer in charge of the massive artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge, on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, and is also noted for his early use of signals and observation balloons durin
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Confederate Army general
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Porter_Alexander
date created:
2003-07-10T07:36:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T18:13:06Z
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