George Washington Cullum

George Washington Cullum , 1809-92, American army officer, b. New York City, grad. West Point, 1833. In the Civil War, Cullum was made a brigadier general of volunteers (Nov., 1861) and served as chief of staff to General Halleck (1861-64) and as superintendent of West Point (1864-66). He is chiefly known for his excellent Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy (1850; 3d ed., 3 vol., 1891), which furnishes sketches of the graduates of West Point.

Cullum, George Washington (1809–92) Union army officer and author, born in New York City. As chief of staff to Henry W. Halleck, the commanding general of the army, Cullum helped to handle his chief's correspondence and supported efforts to coordinate overall Union strategy during the Civil War. As the commandant of the U.S. Military Academy (1864–66), he compiled a monumental biographical register of its officers and graduates.

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