Egbert Ludovicus Viele
Egbert Ludovicus Viele was a civil engineer and United States Representative from New York from 18851887, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.
Viele was born in Waterford, New York , a son of Kathlyne Schuyler and State Senator John L. Viele. He graduated with honors from The Albany Academy and studied law briefly before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated on July 1, 1847, and was commissioned as a brevet second lieutenant in the Second United States Infantry.
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