Edward Porter Alexander
American engineer
Edward Porter Alexander 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, in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of... Wikipedia
Born: May 26, 1835, Washington, GA
Died: April 28, 1910 (age 74 years), Savannah, GA
Children: Bessie Alexander Ficklen
Education: United States Military Academy (1857)
Place of burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia
Other work: Railroad executive, planter, and author