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William Jackson Palmer

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Gender Male
Death114 years ago
Date of birth September 18,1836
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Leipsic
Delaware
United States
Date of died March 13,1909
DiedColorado Springs
Colorado
United States
BuriedEvergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Spouse(s)Mary Lincoln Mellen
Years of service1861–1865
BooksReport of Surveys Across the Continent, in 1867-'68: On the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-second Parallels, for a Route Extending the Kansas Pacific Railway to the Pacific Ocean at San Francisco and San Diego
Spous Mary Lincoln
Place of burialEvergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
ServicebranchUnited States Army; Union Army
Children Elsie Palmer
Grandchildren EQ Nicholson
Battleswar American Civil War
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William Jackson Palmer was an American civil engineer, veteran of the Civil War, industrialist, and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, he was promoted to brevet brigadier general and received a Medal of Honor for his actions.

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