E. Burd (Edward Burd) Grubb

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E. Burd (Edward Burd) Grubb

1841–1913

A Civil War officer, diplomat, and public figure from New Jersey, he led a life that moved from the battlefield to international service. His story brings together military courage, civic ambition, and a long career in public life.

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Notes of a staff officer of our First New Jersey Brigade on the Seven Day's Battle on the peninsula in 1862

by E. Burd (Edward Burd) Grubb

About the author

Born in Burlington, New Jersey, on November 13, 1841, Edward Burd Grubb served in the Union Army during the Civil War and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general. Accounts of his military career describe him as a prominent New Jersey officer whose service made his name well known beyond his home state.

After the war, he remained active in public life. The U.S. Department of State records him as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain from 1890 to 1892, showing how his career extended from military command into diplomacy.

Grubb died in Newark, New Jersey, on July 7, 1913. Remembered as both a soldier and a statesman, he stands out as one of those nineteenth-century figures whose life touched war, politics, and international affairs.