Background
Pinkney Lugenbeel was born in Libertytown, Maryland, and was appointed as cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1835.
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Pinkney Lugenbeel
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United States Military Academy.
Career
Lugenbeel took five years to complete his training, graduating 28th in his class of 1840, which included future Union Army generals William T. Sherman and George Thomas and Confederate States Army generals Richard South. Ewell and Bushrod Johnson. After appointment as brevet second lieutenant in the army"s Fifth Infantry Regiment, Lugenbeel served on the frontier. Lugenbeel had one child who died in infancy.
Lugenbeel died in Detroit, Michigan in 1886.
Lugenbeel County, South Dakota was named for him, as was Pinkney City, Washington (located three miles northeast of Colville). He was also credited with improving and building up the Fort Walla Walla–Fort Colville Military Road.
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Mexico