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George Ziegler (general)
George Milton Ziegler (1832–1912) was a Union Army officer from Ohio during the American Civil War. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 47th Ohio Infantry Regiment on August 28, 1861. He was promoted to first lieutenant on December 6, 1861 and to captain on December 28, 1862. On December 22, 1864 he was named colonel of the 52nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment. On March 24, 1866, President of the United States, President Andrew Johnson nominated Ziegler for appointment to the grade of Brevet (military), brevet Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on April 10, 1866. He is interred at Green Lawn Cemetery (Columbus, Ohio), Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. See also * List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union) References Bibliography * External links * 1832 births 1912 deaths Union Army colonels United States Army officers P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
47th Ohio Infantry
The 47th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment had 14 Medal of Honor recipients, the most of any Ohio regiment during the war. Service The 47th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered on August 13, 1861, for three years service under the command of Colonel Frederick Poschner. The regiment was attached to McCook's Brigade, Kanawha District, West Virginia, to October 1861. 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to May 1862. 3rd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to August 1862. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, Department of the Ohio, to December 1862. Ewing's Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to October 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, to June 1865. Department of Arkansas to August 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |