John Parke
Military Person
1827 – 1900
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Who was John Parke?
John Grubb Parke was a United States Army engineer and a Union general in the American Civil War. Parke's Civil War service was closely associated with Ambrose E. Burnside often serving him as chief of staff in major engagements such as Antietam, Fredericksburg and the Overland Campaign. Parke also held significant field commands during Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, Vicksburg and the battle of Fort Stedman as well as brief stints in command of the Army of the Potomac.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1827
Chester County - Also known as
- Парке, Джон
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- University of Pennsylvania
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Dec 16, 1900
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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