William H. Emory
Union Army general
Died when: 76 years 85 days (914 months)Star Sign: Virgo

William Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer in the 19th century.As an officer in the U.S.
Army Corps of Topographical Engineers he specialized in mapping the United States border, including the Texas–Mexico border, and the Gadsden Purchase border, 1844–1855, and published lasting scientific reports on the border region.
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