| Birth: | Sep. 12, 1822
Minersville
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Mar. 27, 1869
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Colonel of the Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Ninth Corps. With the outbreak of the War, he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, and September 1861 appointed colonel of the Fiftieth. Participated in many major battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. He was wounded three times, the last being at Petersburg, when he left the field only briefly, then returning to command. For his services at Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and Nye River, on August 1, 1864 he received a promotion to Brevet Brigadier General. He mustered out on September 30, 1864. (bio by: Deborah Nouzovsky)
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Parents:
Benjamin Christ (1782 - 1829)
Elizabeth Thiell Christ (1790 - 1841)
Spouse:
Mary Maria L. Davis Christ (1825 - 1884)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Benjamin Christ | | | Burial:
Methodist Cemetery
Minersville
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Deborah Nouzovsky
Record added: Jun 21, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 53946117 |
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