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January 18th, 1831
Union general Edward Ferrero was born in Granada, Spain to wealthy, traveling Italian parents.
When Edward was still a child, the family immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. There his father opened a dance studio, which Edward took over when his father retired. Edward became a very famous and respected dance teacher, even teaching dance at West Point.
When the war started, Edward personally raised and led the 51st New York Infantry, Ferrero led well and received his first star after performing bravely at Antietam, but the action he’s most remembered for is his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater, where he and James Ledlie spent the battle passing a bottle of rum between the two of them in a bunker whilst their men were slaughtered, he was brevetted a major general anyway.
After the war, he returned to teaching dance and entered politics as an ally of Tammany Hall. He died December 11, 1899 and is buried in Brooklyn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ferrero