William Henry Egle (1830–1901) was a physician, author and historian who served as the State Librarian of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1889. A practicing physician at the dawn of the American Civil War, he was initially commissioned as an assistant surgeon, and then served as a surgeon with several different Union Army regiments during the course of the conflict, including the 116th Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops (USCT).
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17 September 1830 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Died |
10 February 1901 (aged 70) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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