Edward Ferrero

Edward Ferrero
Edward Ferrero
Born(1831-01-18)January 18, 1831
DiedDecember 11, 1899(1899-12-11) (aged 68)
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1865
Rank Brevet Major General
Conflicts

Edward Ferrero (January 18, 1831 – December 11, 1899) was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States and served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, being most remembered for his conduct unbecoming in the Battle of the Crater (July 1864), where he was reported to have been drinking with another general behind the lines as both their units were virtually destroyed.