Louis Blenker (1812-63) was a German-American soldier, born at Worms, Germany. Worms (voɐms is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He was one of the leaders of the German Revolutionary party of 1848, and as commander of the Freischaren (Free Corps) took Ludwigshafen (May 10, 1846), occupied the city of Worms, and made an unsuccessful attack on Landau. Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Landau or Landau in der Pfalz (pop 41821 is an autonomous ( kreisfrei) city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route" When the Prussian troops entered the Palatinate, he fought in several of the engagements in Baden, but after the suppression of the revolution was compelled to flee to Switzerland, whence he emigrated to the United States. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Upon the outbreak of the Civil War he organized the Eighth Regiment, New York Volunteers, of which he became colonel. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South For his gallantry in the first battle of Bull Run he was raised to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers. Background Brig Gen Irvin McDowell was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to command the Army of Northeastern Virginia. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. In 1862 he commanded a division in western Virginia and took an active part in the battle of Cedar Keys, but soon afterward was superseded by General Sigel. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Franz Sigel ( November 18, 1824 &ndash August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a He was mustered out of service March 31, 1863, and died in October of injuries sustained while with his command at Warrenton, Va.
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- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain. Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. This is a list of people who were General officers in the American Civil War. The New International Encyclopedia was an English -language encyclopedia first published in the early 1900s The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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