Peter Joseph Osterhaus | |
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Born | January 4, 1823 Koblenz, Rhenish Prussia |
Died | January 2, 1917 Duisburg, German Empire | (aged 93)
Place of burial | Koblenz Jewish Cemetery, Koblenz, Germany |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia United States Union |
Service | Prussian Army United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1866 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 12th Missouri Volunteer Infantry XV Corps |
Battles / wars | German Revolution American Civil War |
Peter Joseph Osterhaus (January 4, 1823 – January 2, 1917) was a German-American Union Army general in the American Civil War and later served as a diplomat.[1]