George Zinn (1842 – April 25, 1899)[1] was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. President Andrew Johnson nominated him on January 13, 1866 for appointment to the grade of brevetbrigadier general of volunteers, to rank from April 6, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.
George Zinn was born in 1842 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[1] He was a hardware merchant before the American Civil War.[1]
Civil Waredit
George Zinn began his service in the Union Army on October 1, 1861 as a second lieutenant in the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.[1][2] He was promoted to captain on October 2, 1862 and to lieutenant colonel on August 1, 1864.[1] On January 13, 1865, he was transferred to the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment when the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was consolidated with that regiment.[1] He was appointed colonel of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on March 19, 1865.[1] He was mustered out of the volunteers on June 29, 1865.[1]
^The 84th Pennsylvania Infantry fought in most of the battles in which the Army of the Potomac engaged. At the Battle of Gettysburg, the 84th Pennsylvania guarded the corps trains, and was not engaged in the battle. Eicher, John H. "Gettysburg Order of Battle" at Gettysburg Discussion Group website.
george, zinn, 1842, april, 1899, union, army, officer, during, american, civil, president, andrew, johnson, nominated, january, 1866, appointment, grade, brevet, brigadier, general, volunteers, rank, from, april, 1865, united, states, senate, confirmed, appoin. George Zinn 1842 April 25 1899 1 was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War President Andrew Johnson nominated him on January 13 1866 for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from April 6 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12 1866 George ZinnBorn1842Harrisburg Pennsylvania U S DiedApril 25 1889 aged 46 47 Harrisburg Pennsylvania U S AllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionService wbr branchUnion ArmyRankBrigadier generalCommands held84th Pennsylvania Infantry57th Pennsylvania InfantryBattles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Early life 2 Civil War 3 Family 4 Death 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editGeorge Zinn was born in 1842 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania 1 He was a hardware merchant before the American Civil War 1 Civil War editGeorge Zinn began his service in the Union Army on October 1 1861 as a second lieutenant in the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 1 2 He was promoted to captain on October 2 1862 and to lieutenant colonel on August 1 1864 1 On January 13 1865 he was transferred to the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment when the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was consolidated with that regiment 1 He was appointed colonel of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on March 19 1865 1 He was mustered out of the volunteers on June 29 1865 1 On January 13 1866 President Andrew Johnson nominated Zinn for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from April 6 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12 1866 3 Family editZinn s son Captain George Zinn demonstrated the Browning machine gun to the American Expeditionary Force during World War I His grandson George Zinn was a pilot who was killed during a mid air collision over Trenton New Jersey citation needed Death editGeorge Zinn died in Harrisburg Pennsylvania on April 25 1899 1 He was interred in Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg Pennsylvania 1 See also edit nbsp American Civil War portalList of American Civil War brevet generals Union References edit a b c d e f g h i j Eicher John H Eicher David J 2001 Civil War High Commands Stanford CA Stanford University Press p 586 ISBN 978 0 8047 3641 1 The 84th Pennsylvania Infantry fought in most of the battles in which the Army of the Potomac engaged At the Battle of Gettysburg the 84th Pennsylvania guarded the corps trains and was not engaged in the battle Eicher John H Gettysburg Order of Battle at Gettysburg Discussion Group website Eicher 2001 p 762 External links editBiography about grandson nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Zinn amp oldid 1188335990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
