Nicholas Greusel

Nicholas Greusel
Born	(1817-07-04)July 4, 1817 Blieskastel, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	April 25, 1896(1896-04-25) (aged 78) Aurora, Illinois
Buried	Aurora, Illinois
Allegiance	Union  Illinois
Service / branch	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1863
Rank	Colonel
Commands	36th Illinois Infantry Regiment 1st Bde, 1st Div, Army of the Southwest 1st Bde, 5th Div, Army of the Mississippi 37th Bde, 11th Div, Army of the Ohio 1st Bde, 3rd Div, Right Wing, Army of the Cumberland
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge (1862) Siege of Corinth (1862) Battle of Perryville (1862) Battle of Stones River (1862–63)
Other work	Detroit Alderman (1844–46)

Nicholas Greusel (July 4, 1817 – April 25, 1896) commanded the 36th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the early part of the American Civil War. As a teenager, he emigrated from the Kingdom of Bavaria to the United States. Later moving to Detroit, he was elected to political office for two years. He led a Michigan volunteer company during the Mexican-American War and later moved to Illinois. At the start of the Civil War he joined a three-month Illinois regiment, rising to field officer rank before the state governor appointed him colonel of the 36th Illinois. He led a brigade at the battles of Pea Ridge and Perryville and at the Siege of Corinth. At the Battle of Stones River he assumed command of the brigade when its commander was killed. He resigned because of poor health soon after Stones River and worked for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He espoused pacifism in his later years.