Augustus G. Weissert

Augustus Gordon Weissert
Augustus Gordon Weissert
Born	August 7, 1844; Canton, Ohio
Died	April 24, 1923 (aged 78); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Place of burial	Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Sergeant Major; Brevet Captain
Unit	Company K, 8th Wisconsin Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Iuka; Battle of Corinth; Siege of Vicksburg; Red River Campaign; Battle of Nashville;
Other work	21st Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Milwaukee school board

Augustus Gordon Weissert (August 7, 1844 – April 24, 1923) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and as the 21st Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (1892–1893).

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