Rollin Valentine Ankeny (May 22, 1830 – December 24, 1901) was an American soldier from Pennsylvania. Raised in Ohio, Ankeny came to Freeport, Illinois, as an adult to farm. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Ankeny raised eight companies of volunteers before fighting with the 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Twice wounded, Ankeny was lauded by his superiors for his topographical maps of battlegrounds and was brevetted a brigadier general. After the war, Ankeny returned to Freeport before purchasing a large farm north of Des Moines, Iowa.
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| - Rollin Valentine Ankeny (May 22, 1830 – December 24, 1901) was an American soldier from Pennsylvania. Raised in Ohio, Ankeny came to Freeport, Illinois, as an adult to farm. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Ankeny raised eight companies of volunteers before fighting with the 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Twice wounded, Ankeny was lauded by his superiors for his topographical maps of battlegrounds and was brevetted a brigadier general. After the war, Ankeny returned to Freeport before purchasing a large farm north of Des Moines, Iowa. (en)
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| - 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Battle of Fort Donelson
- Battle of Shiloh
- Black Hills
- Brevet (military)
- Brigadier general
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Pennsylvania
- United States Department of the Interior
- Deaths from pneumonia in Iowa
- 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 142nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- People from Freeport, Illinois
- People from Somerset, Pennsylvania
- Freeport, Illinois
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Smith D. Atkins
- 1830 births
- People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War
- Union Army colonels
- People from Des Moines, Iowa
- Winterset, Iowa
- American Civil War
- People from Millersburg, Ohio
- 1901 deaths
- People of Illinois in the American Civil War
- People of Ohio in the American Civil War
- Military personnel from Iowa
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
- Burials at Woodland Cemetery (Des Moines, Iowa)
- People from Winterset, Iowa
- Somerset, Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Freemasonry
- Knights of Pythias
- Millersburg, Ohio
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Woodland Cemetery (Des Moines, Iowa)
- United States Marshal
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| - Rollin Valentine Ankeny (May 22, 1830 – December 24, 1901) was an American soldier from Pennsylvania. Raised in Ohio, Ankeny came to Freeport, Illinois, as an adult to farm. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Ankeny raised eight companies of volunteers before fighting with the 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Twice wounded, Ankeny was lauded by his superiors for his topographical maps of battlegrounds and was brevetted a brigadier general. After the war, Ankeny returned to Freeport before purchasing a large farm north of Des Moines, Iowa. (en)
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