Alexander Schimmelfennig
Alexander Schimmelfennig (July 20, 1824 – September 5, 1865) was a Prussian soldier and political revolutionary. After the German revolutions of 1848–1849, he immigrated to the United States, where he served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War.
Alexander Schimmelfennig | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Ferdinand Schimmelpfennig von der Oye |
| Born | July 20, 1824 Bromberg, Prussia (now Bydgoszcz, Poland) |
| Died | September 5, 1865 (aged 41) Wernersville, Pennsylvania, US |
| Place of burial | Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia United States (Union) |
| Service/ | Prussian Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1849 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | German revolutions of 1848–49
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