Edward Ferrero

Edward Ferrero (January 18, 1831 – December 11, 1899) was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States. He also served as a United States Army general in the American Civil War, most remembered for his dishonorable conduct in the Battle of the Crater (July 1864), reported drinking with another general behind the lines, while both their units were virtually destroyed.

Edward Ferrero in The Guns of the South
Edward Ferrero's division of Negro troops was devastated by Confederate AK-47s during the Army of the Potomac's harrowing defeat at the Battle of Bealeton.