Joseph Gilbert Totten

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Joseph Gilbert Totten
Joseph Gilbert Totten
Born	(1788-08-23)August 23, 1788 New Haven, Connecticut
Died	April 22, 1864(1864-04-22) (aged 75) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1805–1806, 1808–1864
Rank	Brigadier General Brevet Major General
Commands	Corps of Engineers
Battles / wars	War of 1812 Mexican-American War American Civil War
Relations	James Totten (brother) C. A. L. Totten (nephew) Joseph K. Mansfield (cousin)

Joseph Gilbert Totten (August 23, 1788 – April 22, 1864) fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief of Engineers and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1836, he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.^[1]