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Born . April, 16, 1848 Bludenz, Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Austria . Entered Service Civil War . July 15, 1861 . Crystal Lake, Hennepin County, Minnesota . US Army, Company H . Second Minnesota Infantry . Died . January 3, 1921 St Paul, MN . Early Years . Joseph Burger was born on April 16, 1848 in Austria.
Joseph Burger (April 16, 1848 – January 2, 1921) was an Austrian German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Burger received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for heroism during combat at Nolensville, Tennessee on February 15, 1863, when Burger was 14 years of age.
The Knoxville campaign was a series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee during the fall of 1863 designed to secure control of the city of Knoxville and with it the railroad that linked the Confederacy east and west, and position the First Corps under Longstreet for return to the Army of Northern Virginia.
Feb 4, 2009 · Robert E. Lee makes a spectacular entrance onto the Civil War's main stage and in less than a week, later termed the Seven Days Battles, the Federal war effort is set back almost a year. By late afternoon on May 31, 1862, the tens of thousands of sweat-soaked, powder-grimed, battle-deafened men near the rural crossroads of Seven Pines, Virginia ...
The Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 – May 6, 1863, was a major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865), and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. [13] Chancellorsville is known as Confederate general Robert E. Lee 's "perfect battle" [14] [15] because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a ...
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Jun 26, 2019 · Civil War drummers were a critical part of the army. ... died of wounds suffered at the Battle of Antietam when he was only 13 years old. King, who had enlisted in ...
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Aug 16, 2011 · The American Civil War was the defining event in our nation’s history. Between 1861 and 1865 10,000 battles and engagements were fought across the continent, from Vermont to the New Mexico Territory, and beyond. Many elements of Civil War scholarship are still hotly debated. The facts on this page are based on the soundest information available.
