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William Robertson Boggs, ca 1829- d.1911

Nationality: American
Date of Birth: 1829 ca
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania
Date of Death: 1911.09.15
Place of Death: North Carolina

Identity:

Boggs was a military engineer.

Life:

A member of the West Point class of 1853, he was a military engineer who resigned in 1861 and served with the Confederate States army, rising to Brigadier General. After the war he was a Professor of Engineering.

Bibliography:

Cullum Memorial Edition, Register of Graduates and former cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1980.