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Ernest von Vegesack
Military Person
1820 – 1903
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Who was Ernest von Vegesack?
Ernst Mattias Peter von Vegesack was a Swedish volunteer in the Union Army during American Civil War and later on was a member of the parliament of Sweden. After his return to Sweden, he was awarded the brevet grade of Brigadier general of volunteers and in 1893 he received the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Battle of Gaines' Mill.
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- Born
- Jun 18, 1820
Gotland - Nationality
- Sweden
- United States of America
- Died
- Jan 12, 1903
Stockholm - Resting place
- Skogskyrkogården
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on July 23, 2013
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