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
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 org ...
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
The 52nd United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bur ...
Regiment.
On March 24, 1866,
President Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...
nominated Ziegler for appointment to the grade of
brevet
Brevet may refer to:
Military
* Brevet (military), higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without higher pay
* Brevet d'état-major, a military distinction in France and Belgium awarded to officers passing military staff college
* Aircre ...
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 in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
.
See also
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List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1832 births
1912 deaths
Union Army colonels
United States Army officers
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Burials at Green Lawn Cemetery (Columbus, Ohio)
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