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    Louis Blenker (July 31, 1812 – October 31, 1863) was a German revolutionary and American soldier. He was born at Worms, Germany. After being trained as...
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    B. Richardson, Sedgwick's Division: BG John Sedgwick and Blenker's Division: Louis Blenker.), BG Samuel P. Heintzelman (III Corps; Porter's Division:...
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    high-ranking positions were Maj. Gen. Carl Schurz, Brig. Gen. August Willich, Louis Blenker, Max Weber and Alexander Schimmelfennig. In its two years of operation...
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    Elise Blenker (1824 − 15 May 1908) was the wife of Louis Blenker, a German revolutionary officer of the years 1848/1849. Elise was also actively involved...
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    of May, Fremont entered the Valley with a division under Brig. Gen. Louis Blenker, consisting of brigades of Brig. Gen. Julius H. Stahel, Col. John A...
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    Loeb founders of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Soldiers in the American Civil War: Louis Blenker; Alexander Schimmelpfennig; Carl Schurz; Franz Sigel; Max Weber; August...
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    political general who, however, was much beloved by his German troops. Louis Blenker fell from a horse during the Northern Virginia campaign and suffered...
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    John Fremont's Army of the Mountain Department and Louis Blenker's division of German immigrants. Blenker had led a German brigade at First Bull Run, although...
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    colonel's commission and assigned to the staff of Brigadier General Louis Blenker. It was at this time that he began to court an American woman named...
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    many other cities, including: Ameren Missouri Thanksgiving Day Parade (St. Louis, Missouri) America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade (Plymouth, Massachusetts)...
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