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January 26, 1893 (73 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday was a professional US Army officer and Union Major in the US Civil War. He fired his first shot in the defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and played a central role in the early battle of the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his best hour, but his relief was by Maj. General George G. Meade caused an enduring feud between the two. In San Francisco, after the war, he received a patent for a cable car line that still ran there. During his later years in New Jersey he was a distinguished member and later president of the Theosophical Society. In 1908, fifteen years after his death, Doubleday was declared the inventor of the game of baseball by the Mills Committee. This claim has been refuted by baseball historians.
BornJune 26, 1819, Ballston Spa, New York, US
DiedJanuary 26, 1893, Mendham, New Jersey, US
Place of burialArlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States, Union
Service/branchUnited States Army, Union Army
Years of service1842–1873
RankMajor General
Commands heldI Corps, 35th U.S. Infantry, 24th U.S. Infantry
Battles/warsMexican–American War, Third Seminole War, American Civil War, American Indian Wars

About Abner Doubleday

Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday

War Hero Abner Doubleday was born on June 26, 1819 in Ballston Spa, New York, United States (He dies at the age of 73, on January 26, 1893).

U.S. Army officer and American Civil War Union general who fired the first shot in the Civil War's first battle.

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Abner Doubleday before becoming famous

Abner Doubleday was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1819 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

Before enrolling in the United States Military Academy in 1858, he worked as a surveyor and civil engineer.

Achievement of Abner Doubleday

He has been incorrectly attributed with creating baseball on numerous occasions.

Abner Doubleday's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Ulysses F. Doubleday was his father's name.

Abner Doubleday Collabed with

He was a member of the Theosophical Society, as was Inventor Thomas Edison.

Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) (Inventor)
Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931)

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