Frederick Salomon

April 7, 1826 (age 70)

Ströbeck, Halberstadt, Germany

After attending a gymnasium, he became a government surveyor, later a lieutenant of artillery, and in 1848 a pupil in the Berlin School of Architecture. Soon afterward, he emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, as a surveyor. Foreign four years, he was county register of deeds, and 1857-1859 he was the chief engineer with the Manitowoc and Wisconsin Railroad. In 1861 he joined the Missouri 5th Infantry as captain under General Franz Sigel and was present at Wilson"s Creek. After three months of service, he was appointed colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and joined the "Indian Expedition" into Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). He forcibly removed and arrested the commander of the expedition, Colonel William Weer, due to drunkenness. Salomon was made a brigadier general June 16, 1862. On September 30, 1862, he made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Newtonia, Missouri, during the First Battle of Newtonia. He commanded a division under Benjamin M. Prentiss of the victorious Union troops at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas. In March 1865 he received the brevet of major general and was mustered out of service on August 25, 1865. Foreign several years, he was surveyor general of Utah Territory, where he died in Salt Lake City and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery there. His grave can be found in Section East, Lot 7, Grave 7. He was the brother of Edward Salomon, a Civil War-era governor of Wisconsin. Salomon was also the brother of Charles Eberhard Salomon, who also became a general in the Union Army.

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He was born in Ströbeck near Halberstadt, Prussia.

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After attending a gymnasium, he became a government surveyor, later a lieutenant of artillery, and in 1848 a pupil in the Berlin School of Architecture. Soon afterward, he emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, as a surveyor. Foreign four years, he was county register of deeds, and 1857-1859 he was the chief engineer with the Manitowoc and Wisconsin Railroad.

In 1861 he joined the Missouri 5th Infantry as captain under General

Franz Sigel and was present at Wilson"s Creek. After three months of service, he was appointed colonel of the 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and joined the "Indian Expedition" into Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma).

He forcibly removed and arrested the commander of the expedition, Colonel William Weer, due to drunkenness. Salomon was made a brigadier general June 16, 1862.

On September 30, 1862, he made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Newtonia, Missouri, during the First Battle of Newtonia.

He commanded a division under Benjamin M. Prentiss of the victorious Union troops at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas. In March 1865 he received the brevet of major general and was mustered out of service on August 25, 1865. Foreign several years, he was surveyor general of Utah Territory, where he died in Salt Lake City and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery there.

His grave can be found in Section East, Lot 7, Grave 7.

He was the brother of Edward Salomon, a Civil War-era governor of Wisconsin. Salomon was also the brother of Charles Eberhard Salomon, who also became a general in the Union Army.

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