Francis Braunstein enlisted in the 3rd Battalion German Heavy Artillery on 25 November 1861, at the age of 38. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant upon enlistment. The regiment was renamed the 15th New York Heavy Artillery, and Braunstein was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 26 Apr 1862.
The 15th remained in the defenses of Washington until April, 1864. They were re-designated as an infantry regiment and participated in Grant's Overland Campaign. They saw action at Battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania (after which Braunstein was promoted to captain), Harris Farm, North Anna River, Jericho Mills, Totopotomy, and Cold Harbor.
Captain Braunstein was mortally wounded on May 31, 1864, at the battle of Totopotomoy Creek. He was sent to the Lincoln Hospital in Washington DC, where he died on June 10, 1864.
NOTE: Braunstein's enlistment records state he was born "about 1823." The inscription on his original stone is in German.
The 15th remained in the defenses of Washington until April, 1864. They were re-designated as an infantry regiment and participated in Grant's Overland Campaign. They saw action at Battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania (after which Braunstein was promoted to captain), Harris Farm, North Anna River, Jericho Mills, Totopotomy, and Cold Harbor.
Captain Braunstein was mortally wounded on May 31, 1864, at the battle of Totopotomoy Creek. He was sent to the Lincoln Hospital in Washington DC, where he died on June 10, 1864.
NOTE: Braunstein's enlistment records state he was born "about 1823." The inscription on his original stone is in German.
Francis Braunstein enlisted in the 3rd Battalion German Heavy Artillery on 25 November 1861, at the age of 38. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant upon enlistment. The regiment was renamed the 15th New York Heavy Artillery, and Braunstein was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 26 Apr 1862.
The 15th remained in the defenses of Washington until April, 1864. They were re-designated as an infantry regiment and participated in Grant's Overland Campaign. They saw action at Battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania (after which Braunstein was promoted to captain), Harris Farm, North Anna River, Jericho Mills, Totopotomy, and Cold Harbor.
Captain Braunstein was mortally wounded on May 31, 1864, at the battle of Totopotomoy Creek. He was sent to the Lincoln Hospital in Washington DC, where he died on June 10, 1864.
NOTE: Braunstein's enlistment records state he was born "about 1823." The inscription on his original stone is in German.
The 15th remained in the defenses of Washington until April, 1864. They were re-designated as an infantry regiment and participated in Grant's Overland Campaign. They saw action at Battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania (after which Braunstein was promoted to captain), Harris Farm, North Anna River, Jericho Mills, Totopotomy, and Cold Harbor.
Captain Braunstein was mortally wounded on May 31, 1864, at the battle of Totopotomoy Creek. He was sent to the Lincoln Hospital in Washington DC, where he died on June 10, 1864.
NOTE: Braunstein's enlistment records state he was born "about 1823." The inscription on his original stone is in German.
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