Oswald Herbert Ernst
Military Person
1842 – 1926
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Who was Oswald Herbert Ernst?
Oswald Herbert Ernst was an astronomer, engineer, military educator, and career officer in the United States Army who became superintendent of the United States Military Academy. Over a forty year career, Ernst served as an engineer during Sherman's Siege of Atlanta during the American Civil War, commanded U.S. troops at Coamo during the Spanish-American War, Cuba and sat on the original commission for the Panama Canal after retirement from active service.
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- Born
- Jun 27, 1842
Cincinnati - Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Mar 21, 1926
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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