Joseph G. Totten
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| Joseph G. Totten | |
| Title | Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army (1838-1864) |
| Born | August 23, 1788; New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | April 22, 1864; Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Education | U.S. Military Academy |
| Firms | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
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[edit] Projects
- Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama
[edit] Discussion
"Brigadier General Joseph Gilbert Totten, Chief Engineer (December 7, 1838-April 22, 1864). Born August 23, 1788, in New Haven, Connecticut, Joseph Totten graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers on July 1, 1805. He resigned in 1806 to assist his uncle, Major Jared Mansfield, who was then serving as Surveyor General of federal public lands. Totten re-entered the Corps of Engineers in 1808 and assisted in building Castle Williams and other New York Harbor defenses. During the War of 1812, he was Chief Engineer of the Niagara frontier and Lake Champlain armies. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for gallant conduct in the Battle of Plattsburg. As a member of the first permanent Board of Engineers, 1816, he laid down durable principles of coast defense construction. Appointed Chief Engineer in 1838, he served in that position for 25 years. He was greatly admired by General Winfield Scott, for whom he directed the siege of Veracruz as his Chief Engineer during the Mexican War. He was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences. He died April 22, 1864, in Washington, D.C."—Commanders of the Corps of Engineers at the USACE web site
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
- Commanders of the Corps of Engineers at the USACE web site
- The Mexican & Civil Wars in "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Brief History" at the USACE web site
- Joseph Gilbert Totten at Wikipedia
