Charles L. Matthies

Charles Leopold Matthies
Born(1824-05-31)May 31, 1824
Bromberg, Prussia
DiedOctober 16, 1868(1868-10-16) (aged 44)
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Place of burial
Aspen Grove Cemetery
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
AllegiancePrussia
United States
Union
Service / branchPrussian Army
US Army
Union Army
Years of service1848-1849
1861-1864
RankBrigadier General
Commands1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry
5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Battles / wars

Charles Leopold Matthies[1] (or Karl Leopold Matthies[1]) (31 May 1824 – 16 October 1868) was a Prussian soldier, revolutionary and Union Army officer during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general.

Relief portrait by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson at Vicksburg National Military Park
  1. ^ a b Eicher p.367