Abner Doubleday
Date of Birth: June 26, 1819
Hometown: Ballston Spa, NY
Education: West
Point, 1842
Final Wartime Rank: Major General
Final Peacetime Rank: Colonel
Date of Death: January 26, 1893
Place of Death: Mendham, NJ
Buried At:
Mendham, NJ
Major Battles: Second Manassas, Antietam Campaign, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg
Interesting Fact(s): Doubleday was the grandson of a veteran of the Revolutionary War, and had two brothers that were colonels in the Civil War. Often cited as the founder of baseball, Doubleday had no connection with the game.
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