Samuel Zulick
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Samuel Morton Zulick was an American Civil War
officer and medical doctor who was promoted to brevet brigadier general of volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "bravery and efficiency as an officer". On May 15, 1861, he enlisted as private with the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was promoted to captain three months later. He was later promoted to major after Antietam
and to lieutenant colonel after Chancellorsville
. He later served at Gettysburg
and marched with Sherman to Savannah. His father was a native of Frankfurt am Main while his mother was a native of Philadelphia. His son Philip S. Zulick served in the Forty-fifth regiment.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
officer and medical doctor who was promoted to brevet brigadier general of volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "bravery and efficiency as an officer". On May 15, 1861, he enlisted as private with the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was promoted to captain three months later. He was later promoted to major after Antietam
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...
and to lieutenant colonel after Chancellorsville
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on...
. He later served at Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
and marched with Sherman to Savannah. His father was a native of Frankfurt am Main while his mother was a native of Philadelphia. His son Philip S. Zulick served in the Forty-fifth regiment.
See also
- List of American Civil War generals