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ALEXANDER HAMILTON BOWMAN (May 15, 1803 November 11, 1865) was an engineer , military educator, and career officer in the United States Army . Bowman supervised the erection of Charleston Harbor defenses, including Fort Sumter , and served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York during the American Civil War . Alexander Hamilton Bowman Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 1/5/1857 as a Major. On 1/5/1857 he was commissioned into US Army 1st Battn Eng He died of disease on 11/11/1865 (Priot service in US Army since 07/01/1825) Promotions: * Lt Colonel 3/3/1863 Other Information: born in Pennsylvania (Graduate USMA 07/01/1825)




