Frederick Salomon
Frederick Charles Salomon | |
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Born | Ströbeck, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia | April 7, 1826
Died | March 8, 1897 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | (aged 70)
Buried | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Allegiance | |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1861–1865 (USA) |
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Commands held | 9th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Frederick (Friedrich) Charles Salomon (April 7, 1826 – March 8, 1897) was a
Biography
Frederick Salomon was born to a Jewish family in Ströbeck near Halberstadt, Prussia. After attending a gymnasium, he became a government surveyor, later a lieutenant of artillery, and in 1848 a pupil in the Berlin School of Architecture. Soon afterward, he emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, as a surveyor. For four years, he was county register of deeds, and 1857-1859 he was the chief engineer with the Manitowoc and Wisconsin Railroad.[1]
In 1861 he joined the Missouri 5th Infantry as captain under Gen.
Salomon was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers on July 18, 1862, to rank from July 16, 1862, which was the date of confirmation of his appointment by the United States Senate.
For several years, he was surveyor general of Utah Territory,[1] where he died in Salt Lake City on March 8, 1897, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery there. His grave can be found in Section E, Lot 7, Grave 7.[6]
He was the brother of Edward Salomon, a Civil War-era governor of Wisconsin. Salomon was also the brother of Charles Eberhard Salomon, who became a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army.[7]
See also
- List of American Civil War generals (Union)
- Prussia in the American Civil War
- German Americans in the Civil War
Notes
- ^ a b Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ General Blunt's Account of His Civil War Experiences where Salomon is referred to as "Solomon"
- ^ "Indian Expedition". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 714.
- ^ Biography at 28thwisconsin.com
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 756.
References
- Eicher, John H.; ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1