Individual Details

Abbott Hall Brisbane, military engineer, was born in South Carolina. He was graduated at West Point in 1825, with the rank of 2nd lieutenant of artillery, and served on topographical duty from December, 1825, until his resignation Jan. 1, 1828. In 1835-'36 he engaged in the Florida war as colonel of South Carolina volunteers. In 1836 he was assistant engineer of a projected railroad from Charleston to Cincinnati, and in that same year was made bigadier general of the South Carolina militia. He was chief engineer of Georgia for the examination of mountain passes for the location of the Western and Atlantic railroad, and from 1840 to 1844 was chief engineer of the Ocmulgee and Flint railroad in that state. In 1847-'48 he superintended the engineering of the artesian well which furnished the water for Charleston, S.C. In 1848 he was made professor of belles lettres and ethics in the state military academy, and held the position for five years. He died September 28, 1861. [From Desc. of Hannah Abbott]

Birth	4 Dec 1808	South Carolina, United States
Marriage	26 Mar 1829	South Carolina, United States - Adeline Elizabeth White
Death	28 Sep 1861	Summerville, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Spouse

Adeline Elizabeth White (1807 - 1861)

Father	John Stanyarne Brisbane (1773 - 1850)
Mother	Maria Ann Hall (1769 - 1831)
Sibling	Sarah Harriet Brisbane (1798 - 1833)
Sibling	John Wilson Brisbane (1801 - 1833)
Sibling	Maria Brisbane (1802 - 1864)
Sibling	Elizabeth Louis Brisbane (1807 - 1867)
Sibling	William Brisbane (1809 - 1860)