Peter Joseph Osterhaus

Peter Joseph Osterhaus
Peter J. Osterhaus
BornJanuary 4, 1823
Koblenz, Rhenish Prussia
DiedJanuary 2, 1917(1917-01-02) (aged 93)
Duisburg, German Empire
Place of burial
Koblenz Jewish Cemetery, Koblenz, Germany
Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia
 United States
Union
Service / branch Prussian Army
 United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1866
Rank Major General
Commands12th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
XV Corps
Battles / warsGerman 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]

  1. ^ [1]"Peter Osterhaus was born in Germany in 1823. After graduating from military school in Berlin Osterhaus took part in the 1848 German Revolution and was afterwards forced to flee the country. Osterhaus emigrated to the United States and became a bookkeeper in Missouri."