Albin Francisco Schoepf
Union Army general
Died when: 64 years 70 days (770 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Albin Francisco Schoepf (Polish: Albin Franciszek Schoepf;March 1, 1822 – May 10, 1886) was a Polish-born artillery officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.
Obtaining professional military training in Austria, Schoepf briefly fought in the Austrian Army, then served as an officer in the Hungarian Revolutionary Army in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
Schoepf came to America after his service, lived in Washington, D.C. and worked in various United States government bureaucratic positions before the Civil War.
Appointed Union Army brigadier in late 1861, Schoepf was eventually raised to division command in the Western Theater.Personal conflicts with his commanding officer caused his transfer to administrative service in the East.
Given command of the camp at Fort Delaware, Schoepf became responsible for Confederate prisoners of war.After the war, he returned to government service in the U.S.
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