September 5, 1865(1865-09-05) (aged 41) Wernersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Place of burial
Charles Evans Cemetery Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Allegiance
Kingdom of Prussia United States (Union)
Service/branch
Prussian Army Union Army
Years of service
1848–1849 1861–1865
Rank
Brigadier General
Battles/wars
German revolutions of 1848–49
First Schleswig War
Palatine uprising
American Civil War
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Charleston Harbor
Battle of Grimball's Causeway
Alexander Schimmelfennig (July 20, 1824 – September 5, 1865) was a Prussian soldier and political revolutionary. After the German revolutions of 1848–1849, he immigrated to the United States, where he served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War.
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