Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel, 1829-1864
A German-Jewish immigrant who was killed during the American Civil War. A true patriot who gave his life to preserve the United States and free the slaves.
Marcus. M. Spiegel was one of the highest ranking Jewish officers in the Union Army during the Civil War. Book, “A Jewish Colonel in the Civil War, Marcus M. Spiegel of the Ohio Volunteers”
edited by Jean Powers Soman and Frank L. Byrne (University of Nebraska Press) available from amazon
Marcus Spiegel 
