Albin Francisco Schoepf

Albin Francisco Schoepf
Albin F. Schoepf
Born	(1822-03-01)March 1, 1822 Podgórze, Poland
Died	May 10, 1886(1886-05-10) (aged 64) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	Austrian Empire  Ottoman Empire  United States of America
Service / branch	Austrian Army  Ottoman Army Union Army
Years of service	1841–1849 (Austria) 1849–1851 (Ottoman Empire) 1861–1866 (USA)
Rank	Major (Austria) Major (Ottoman Empire) Brigadier General (USA)
Battles / wars	Hungarian Revolution of 1848 American Civil War Battle of Camp Wildcat Battle of Mill Springs Battle of Perryville

Albin Francisco Schoepf (Polish: Albin Franciszek Schoepf; March 1, 1822  – May 10, 1886)^[1] was a Polish-born artillery officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War. Obtaining professional military training in Austria, Schoepf briefly fought in the Austrian Army, then served as an officer in the Hungarian Revolutionary Army in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Schoepf came to America after his service, lived in Washington, D.C., and worked in various United States government bureaucratic positions before the Civil War. Appointed Union Army brigadier in late 1861, Schoepf was eventually raised to division command in the Western Theater. Personal conflicts with his commanding officer caused his transfer to administrative service in the East. Given command of the camp at Fort Delaware, Schoepf became responsible for Confederate prisoners of war. After the war, he returned to government service in the U.S. Patent Office.