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American general officer; born in Philadelphia Feb. 5, 1844; served with distinction as a volunteer in the army during the Civil war. He entered the Federal service as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, with the grade of second lieutenant of Company D, and was promoted in turn to first lieutenant, captain, and adjutant. Assigned to the third division of the Army of the Potomac (1861), he took part in the operations at Sharpsburg (Sept. 29, 1862) and in the battles of Fredericksburg (Dec. 13, 1862), Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863), and Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), acting as staff-officer and aide-de-campthroughout the campaign. Subsequently he took an active part in organizing new regiments in his state (1864), and retired from military service June 2, 1865. At the close of the war Etting returned to Philadelphia and engaged in commerce.
1844 |
February 5, 1844
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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1910 |
February 23, 1910
Age 66
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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