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Edward Porter Alexander

Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an American military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general.

Confederate Army general (1835-1910)

Born	26 May 1835
Died	28 Apr 1910

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Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative

by Edward Porter Alexander
First published in 1907 — 18 editions
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The Confederate veteran: address of Gen. E. Porter Alexander, delivered on Alumni Day, West Point Military Academy Centennial, June 9, '02.

by Edward Porter Alexander
First published in 1902 — 5 editions
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Railway practice: its principles and suggested reforms reviewed

by Edward Porter Alexander
First published in 1887 — 5 editions
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Confederate Veteran; Address of Gen. E. P. Alexander on Alumni Day, West Point Centennial, June 9 1902

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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The Question of limits between Nicaragua and Costa Rica: award of the engineer arbitrator, General E.P. Alexander, in regard to the point of departure on the Atlantic. September 30th, 1897

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1897 — 2 editions
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Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander

by Edward Porter Alexander
First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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Reply to questions of the special committee on railroad transportation of the New York Chamber of Commerce

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1881 — 2 editions
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Brief of E.P. Alexander, on charter of Cincinnati & Ga. R.R. Co: Before Senate Committee on Railroads, Georgia Legislature, August 17, 1881

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1881 — 1 edition
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Award of arbitrator in claims of Orr & Laubenheimer and the Post- Glover Electric Company against Nicaragua

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1900 — 1 edition
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[Circular letter of E.P. Alexander to obtain official reports for the preparation of a history of General Longstreet's command during the war]

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1866 — 1 edition

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Military Memoirs of A Confederate (Illustrated)

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 2019 — 1 edition

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The Tortugas and Florida reefs

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1885 — 1 edition

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Calamocrinus diomedæ: a new stalked crinoid, with notes on the apical system and the homologies of echinoderms

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1892 — 1 edition

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The coral reefs of the Maldives

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1903 — 1 edition

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Three cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer "Blake", in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of the United States, from 1877 to 1880

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1888 — 1 edition

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General Edward Porter Alexander and the Peninsula Campaign: Account of the Battles from His Memoirs

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 2015 — 1 edition

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General Edward Porter Alexander at First Bull Run: Account of the Battle from His Memoirs

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 2015 — 1 edition

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General Edward Porter Alexander at Antietam: Account of the Maryland Campaign from His Memoirs

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 2015 — 1 edition

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General Edward Porter Alexander at Chancellorsville: Account of the Battle from His Memoirs

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 2015 — 1 edition

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Biographical sketch of Louis François de Pourtalès

by Edward Porter Alexander First published in 1978 — 1 edition

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Confederate Army general (1835-1910)

Born	26 May 1835
Died	28 Apr 1910

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OLID: OL146610A
GoodReads: 93000
ISNI: 0000000081047513
Library of Congress Names: n50058320
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): TO0V665415
VIAF: 25401978
Wikidata: Q1293272
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1293272

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Edward Porter Alexander