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Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) [1] was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter , the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg .
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Doubleday was the son of U.S. Congressman Ulysses F. Doubleday and Hester Donnelly. He was born on February 18, 1816, in Albany, New York. [1] He grew up in Auburn, New York, and was the older brother of Abner Doubleday and Ulysses Doubleday, who both fought in the Civil War.
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Ulysses Doubleday was born in Auburn, New York, on August 31, 1824. [1] He was described as having 'blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion'. [2] He was the younger brother of Union Army Major General Abner Doubleday, [1] and the son of congressman and War of 1812 veteran Ulysses F. Doubleday and Hester Donnelly. Before the Civil War, he ...
The SS Abner Doubleday was a liberty ship built during World War II. The ship was named after Abner Doubleday, the Brigadier General of the American Civil War. Her keel was laid down on 25 October 1942 and she launched 20 November 1942. Abner Doubleday was scrapped in 1968. The photo is of the identical ship the SS John W. Brown which is docked ...