Civil War Union Brigadier General. A German immigrant, he volunteered to fight in the Civil War in May 1861 and rasied a German-Amercian unit known as the "Turner Rifles". In 1862, he was commissioned Colonel of the 20th New York Infantry and commanded the Union garrison at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He served with his brigade during the Peninsula Campaign and was grievously wounded in the arm at the Battle of Antietam. Due to the injury, he served on administrative and recruiting duty in Washington D.C., in 1863. In 1864, he was promoted Brigadier General, returning to the field to fight against Confederate General Jubal Early's raid on Washington and then returned to administrative duty. After the war, Weber served as a US counsel in France and in several tax-collecting capacities.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. A German immigrant, he volunteered to fight in the Civil War in May 1861 and rasied a German-Amercian unit known as the "Turner Rifles". In 1862, he was commissioned Colonel of the 20th New York Infantry and commanded the Union garrison at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He served with his brigade during the Peninsula Campaign and was grievously wounded in the arm at the Battle of Antietam. Due to the injury, he served on administrative and recruiting duty in Washington D.C., in 1863. In 1864, he was promoted Brigadier General, returning to the field to fight against Confederate General Jubal Early's raid on Washington and then returned to administrative duty. After the war, Weber served as a US counsel in France and in several tax-collecting capacities.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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