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Edward Ferrero
Historical Figure
Nationality: United States (born in Spain)
Year of Birth: 1831
Year of Death: 1899
Cause of Death: Pulmonary edema and cardiac
Occupation: Dance instructor, soldier, Author of Non-Fiction
Spouse: Amanda Subers
Military Branch: Union

Army

Political Party: Democratic Party
Fictional Appearances:
The Guns of the South
POD: January 17, 1864
Type of Appearance: Contemporary reference
Military Branch: Army of the Potomac (Second American Revolution)

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, 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 commanded a division of Negro troops attached to the Army of the Potomac at the start of the 1864 campaign in the Second American Revolution. Formally known as United States Colored Troops, Ferrero's men were all black save for their white commissioned officers, who were distinguished by their unusually fancy uniforms.

Despite the superb training, courage, and equipment of Ferrero's division, his force was devastated by Confederate AK-47s during the Army of the Potomac's harrowing defeat at the Battle of Bealeton.[1] Casualties were particularly severe for the black soldiers and their white officers, in no small part due to a fierce mutual hatred between the white Confederate soldiers and the United States Colored Troops. Ferrero's division went into the 1864 campaign at full strength and came out of it in tatters.

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