Saturday, May 28, 2016

Edward H. Twining.

Edward Henry Twining.
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Birth: Oct. 3, 1833.
Death: Mar. 20, 1920.

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name; TWINING, EDWARD H. Rank; PVT. Company; K. Unit; 33rd Illinois US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence; JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN CO, IL. Age; 28. Height; 5' 8. Hair; BROWN. Eyes; GRAY. Complexion; FAIR. Marital Status; MARRIED. Occupation; TEACHER. Nativity; LOWELL, MA.

Service Record. Joined When; AUG 21, 1861. Joined Where; SPRINGFIELD, IL. Period; 3 YRS. Muster In; SEP 2, 1861. Muster In Where; CAMP BUTLER, IL. Remarks; PROMOTED CAPTAIN.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES. Illinois
Civil War Detail Report.

Name; TWINING, EDWARD H. Rank: CPT. Company; K. Unit; 33 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence; JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN CO, IL. Age; 28. Height; 5' 8. Hair; BROWN. Eyes; GRAY. Complexion; FAIR. Marital Status; MARRIED. Occupation; TEACHER. Nativity; MA.

Service Record. Joined When; SEP 23, 1862. Joined Where; NEW ORLEANS, LA. Period; 3 YRS. Muster In; FEB 15, 1864. Muster In Where; NEW ORLEANS, LA. Remarks; PROMOTED ADC BY PRESIDENT SEP 28, 1864.

Edward H. Twining was promoted from private to Captain of Company K in September, 1862, and served until October, 1864, when he resigned to accept commission as Captain A. D. C. on the Staff of Major General J. J. Reynolds. While in the ranks, Twining was noted for his soldierly bearing and strict observance of all duties and formalities required of a soldier. He was a man of superior education, having graduated at Wabash College in 1852, and was afterward a professor in the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale.

In 1866 he was appointed to a professorship in Washington and Jefferson College, Pa., and later was connected with the Universities of Minnesota and Missouri. In 1882 he entered the service of the Government as Engineer under the Mississippi River Commission, which position he still holds. It goes with out saying that Capt. Twining reflected great honor on our regiment, both during and since the war. His ad dress is 2739 Locust street, St. Louis, Mo.

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