sold Abraham Lincoln Appoints Nephew of First Speaker of the House, Commander of an Artillery Unit
One of the famed patriot family, he led the 5th U.S. Artillery at Antietam and the Wilderness.
The prominent patriot family of Muhlenberg emigrated from Germany in the early 18th century, and its patriarch, Henry M. Muhlenberg, founded the Lutheran Church in America. His son Peter became a Continental Army general, his son Frederick Augustus became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives, and his son Henry Ernst...
The prominent patriot family of Muhlenberg emigrated from Germany in the early 18th century, and its patriarch, Henry M. Muhlenberg, founded the Lutheran Church in America. His son Peter became a Continental Army general, his son Frederick Augustus became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives, and his son Henry Ernst Muhlenberg founded Franklin and Marshall College and was its first president. When the Civil War broke out, the Muhlenbergs rushed again to the colors. Charles P. Muhlenberg, grandson of Henry Ernst, was quickly appointed an officer.
Document Signed, August 14, 1861, appointing Charles P. Muhlenberg to the position of 1st Lieutenant in the 5th Regiment of U.S. Artillery, with intact seal and ornate engraving above and below the text of the document. A year later, Muhlenberg would see duty at the Battle of Antietam under Burnside, and later served at the Wilderness. After the war, he became a Lancaster, Pa. attorney, but he only lived five years, dying at age 35, perhaps by a wound or illness brought on by his service.
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