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    Ernst Mattias Peter von Vegesack

    Birth: 6-18-1820

    Death: 1-12-1903

Biography

Swedish Baron who served during the American Civil War for the Union Army with the Army of the Potomac. Served under Generals Butterfield and Wool. Returned to Sweden in September 1863. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary where she recounts a trip to inspect the troops she took with her father in April 1863. 

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Biography: 
Swedish Baron who served during the American Civil War for the Union Army with the Army of the Potomac. Served under Generals Butterfield and Wool. Returned to Sweden in September 1863. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary where she recounts a trip to inspect the troops she took with her father in April 1863.
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Swedish American Genealogist
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Roger Kvist
Article Title: 
"Ernst von Vegesack - a Swedish Officer in the Civil War"
Year: 
1995
Volume: 
15
Issue: 
2
Start Page: 
74
Citation Notes: 
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/swensonsag/vol15/iss2/5
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://runeberg.org/sbh/b0702.html
Title of Webpage: 
Ernst Matthias Peter Von Vegesack - Project Runeberg
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Website Last Modified Date: 
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Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Swedish American Genealogist
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Roger Kvist
Article Title: 
"Ernst von Vegesack - a Swedish Officer in the Civil War"
Year: 
1995
Volume: 
15
Issue: 
2
Start Page: 
74