Edmund Burke Whitman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Superintendent of National cemeteries
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1812
Place of Birth: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 02-Sep-1883
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Edmund Burke Whitman
- Edmund Burke Whitman (October 18, 1812 – September 2, 1883) was a quartermaster during the American Civil War.
- After the war he was Superintendent of National Cemeteries where he developed the principles for the selection of new United States National Cemetery sites in April 1869.
- His principles specified that a site should be of historical interest, and it should have convenient access for visitors.
- He and his team of United States Colored Troops (USCT) located more than 100,000 bodies of Union fallen in the Southern U.S.
- Most of the information was given to him by the African American inhabitants, as the white populace was often hostile to his efforts.
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