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Abner Doubleday
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U.S. Army officer and American Civil War Union general who fired the first shot in the Civil War's first battle.
Before Fame
He worked as a surveyor and a civil engineer before entering the United States Military Academy in 1858.
Trivia
- He has often been inaccurately credited with inventing baseball.
Family Life
His father was named Ulysses F. Doubleday.
Associated With
He and Thomas Edison both belonged to the Theosophical Society.
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