Adolph Proskauer

Adolph Proskauer
Born (1838-11-11)November 11, 1838
Possibly from City of Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)
Died December 13, 1900(1900-12-13) (aged 62)
St. Louis, Missouri
Place of burial New Mount Sinai Cemetery
Allegiance  Confederate States of America
Service/branch  Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861–1865
Rank Major
Unit 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

American Civil War

Adolph Proskauer was a Jewish officer in the army of the Confederate States of America during the United States Civil War. He rose to the rank of major.[1][2][3][4]

Major Adolph Proskauer of Mobile, Alabama was wounded several times. A subordinate officer wrote "I can see him now as he nobly carried himself at Gettysburg, standing coolly and calmly with a cigar in his mouth at the head of the 12th Alabama amid a perfect rain of bullets, shot and shell. He was the personification of intrepid gallantry and imperturbable courage.

His nephew was Joseph M. Proskauer a prominent New York attorney, Judge, and founding partner of the law firm Proskauer Rose.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Proskauer, Adolph". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Proskauer, Adolph". 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Proskauer, Adolph". Missouri's Civil War. Mocivilwar.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  4. ↑ Rosen, Robert N. (2000). The Jewish Confederates. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 517. ISBN 1-57003-363-3. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=UtiEY4s9n9IC&pg=PA360&lpg=PA360&dq=Alfred+Proskauer+Adolph+proskauer&source=bl&ots=rdej9-Ygo5&sig=0gkQ-MBJragwgyVWfpOkatj3P2M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv1crG_ZXWAhXGxYMKHa8ADUcQ6AEINTAC#v=onepage&q=Alfred%20Proskauer%20Adolph%20proskauer&f=false
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