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E. Burd (Edward Burd) Grubb
1841–1913
A Civil War officer, diplomat, and businessman, he left behind a life that reads like a slice of 19th-century American history. His story moves from the battlefields of the Union Army to public service abroad and industrial work at home.
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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, in 1841, Edward Burd Grubb Jr. was best known as E. Burd Grubb. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, where he rose to command regiments and later received appointment as a brevet brigadier general in recognition of his service.
After the war, he built a career beyond the military. Grubb was involved in business as a foundryman and industrialist, and he also entered public life. President Benjamin Harrison appointed him United States minister to Spain, adding diplomacy to an already varied career.
He died in 1913. Though he is remembered chiefly for his military record, Grubb's life also reflects the broader world of postwar America, where veterans often moved into business, politics, and international service.