10 Facts About Louis Blenker

Louis Blenker was a German revolutionary and American soldier.

Louis Blenker studied medicine in Munich and then, at the wish of his parents, opened a wine trading business in Worms.

Louis Blenker was noted on both sides for his fearlessness.

Louis Blenker was noted for his coverage of the retreat at Bull Run and for his performance in western Virginia at the Battle of Cross Keys.

Louis Blenker was defended by the New Yorker Criminal Zeitung und Belletristisches Journal, and some editors suggested that Carl Schurz was planning to supersede Louis Blenker.

When McClellan became general of the Army of the Potomac, Louis Blenker led a procession to his headquarters.

Struve, a member of Louis Blenker's corps, resigned, and Heinzen broadcast protests in his newspaper, the Pionier.

Louis Blenker was ultimately confirmed as a general, but his career was ruined.

Louis Blenker was mustered out of service March 31,1863, and died in October of injuries sustained while with his command at Warrenton, Virginia, leaving behind his wife, son and three daughters in dire circumstances.

Louis Blenker died in poverty and there was no proof he profited from the sutlers' trade.