Edwin Sylvanus Osborne

1839–1900 (age 61)

Military

Biography

Edwin Sylvanus Osborne, born in 1839, stood among the generation of officers who guided the Union Army through a bitter civil conflict, and his calm judgment helped men find steadiness in chaos.

After the war he remained a valued voice in military circles until his death in 1900, and he lies today in Arlington National Cemetery, a reminder of the sacrifices that shaped the nation.