Civil War Union Army Officer. Lieutentant Colonel of the 28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Before the Antietam Campaign: He is mentioned as a veteran of the German Revolution of 1848. He first fled to Switzerland, and arrived in US in 1850. In 1860 he was in Chicago, Illinois. Civilian Occuptation: Editor of the Turnzeitung. In May 1862, the 28th Ohio was in West Virginia, where the unit joined General Cox's Kanawha Division. Colonel Augustus Moor was assigned to command the brigade, and, Lt Colonel Becker became the acting commander of the Regiment as he would be for the rest of the war.
Civil War Union Army Officer. Lieutentant Colonel of the 28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Before the Antietam Campaign: He is mentioned as a veteran of the German Revolution of 1848. He first fled to Switzerland, and arrived in US in 1850. In 1860 he was in Chicago, Illinois. Civilian Occuptation: Editor of the Turnzeitung. In May 1862, the 28th Ohio was in West Virginia, where the unit joined General Cox's Kanawha Division. Colonel Augustus Moor was assigned to command the brigade, and, Lt Colonel Becker became the acting commander of the Regiment as he would be for the rest of the war.
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