De Russy, René Edward, 1790-1865
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DeRussy, René Edward, 1790-1865
Russy, René Edward de, 1790-1865
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found: NUCMC data from Virginia Hist. Soc. for Macrae, H.H. Papers, 1931-1952(Rene Edward DeRussy)
found: United States. Adjutant-General's Office. General orders, no. 166, 1864:t.p. (Colonel Rene E. DeRussy; d. San Francisco Nov. 23, 1865, age 75; of the Corps of Engineers, and brevet brigadier general, United States Army)
found: Appletons' cyclopaedia of Amer. biog., 1888(De Russy, René Edward, soldier; U.S.M.A. 1812; Army Corps of Engineers; b. Hayti, W.I. 22 Feb., 1789; d. San Francisco 23 Nov. 1865)
found: Heitman, F.B. Historical register and dictionary of the U.S. Army, 1903(De Russy, René Edward; cadet MA 20 Mar. 1807; d. 23 Nov. 1865)
found: Email from US Military Academy Library, Westpoint, NY, Jan. 24, 2003(Librarian stated that Appletons' cyclopaedia of Amer. biog., 1888 shows De Russy, René Edward b. 22 Feb., 1790 in Haiti, W.I.; and that this is corroborated by USMA records)
found: PictureHistory Website, Jan. 24, 2003:Rene Edward De Russy, 1790-1865 p. (army engineer; born in Haiti; graduated from West Point in 1812; served in War of 1812 and was brevetted Captain for gallantry at the Battle of Plattsburg; superintendent of West Point from 1833-38; at the outbreak of the Civil War he constructed the fortifications of San Francisco Harbor and was brevetted Major General)
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1989-01-10: new
2003-01-28: revised
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