The Roeblings
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Emily visited her brother, then commanding the Fifth Army Corps, at his headquarters. During the visit, she became acquainted with Washington Roebling, the son of Brooklyn Bridge designer John A. Roebling, who was a civil engineer serving on Gouverneur Warren's staff. Emily and Washington immediately fell in love and on January 18, 1865, the two were married.
As John Roebling was starting his work on the Brooklyn Bridge, the newlyweds went to Europe to study the use of caisson for the bridge. In November 1867, Emily gave birth to the couple's only child, John A. Roebling II .
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