Back فيليكس سالم سالم ARZ Феликс фон Залм-Залм Bulgarian Felix zu Salm-Salm Breton Felix zu Salm-Salm German Félix de Salm-Salm Spanish Félix de Salm-Salm French Felice di Salm-Salm Italian フェリックス・ツー・ザルム＝ザルム Japanese Феликс Зальм-Зальмский Russian Felix Salm-Salm Serbo-Croatian
Prince Felix of Salm-Salm | |
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 Prince Felix of Salm-Salm during his service in the American Civil War | |
| Born | 25 December 1828 Anholt, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 18 August 1870 (aged 41) Gravelotte, France |
| Buried | Anholt |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United States of America Second Mexican Empire |
| Service/ |  Prussian Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1854, 1868–1870 (Prussian Army) 1861–1865 (US Army) 1866–1867 (Imperial Mexican Army) |
| Rank | Major (Prussian Army) Brevet Brigadier General (Union Army)Colonel (Imperial Mexican Army) |
| Commands held |  8th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment 68th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | First Schleswig War Austro-Sardinian War American Civil War French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War |
Prince Felix Constantin Alexander Johann Nepomuk of Salm-Salm (25 December 1828 – 18 August 1870) was a Prussian military officer of princely birth and a soldier of fortune.
Salm-Salm served in the Schleswig-Holstein Army (Prussian Army), Austrian Army, the Union Army during the American Civil War, the army of Emperor Maximilian in Mexico and thereafter in the Prussian Army. He was killed in action during the Franco-Prussian War.[1]
- ^ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. pp. 467–468
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