HUMPHREYS, ANDREW A.
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(1810-1883), was assigned to the corps of topographical engineers in 1838 and engaged in the coast survey. He served on the staff of General McClellan in 1862. He commanded a division at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville and a corps at Gettysburg. In 1863 he became chief of staff to General Meade. He was chief of engineers from 1866 to 1879, when he retired.
By John Franklin Jameson
