At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted for ninety days as a private in Company B of the 8th Illinois Infantry.[4] Upon reorganization of the regiment as a three-year unit in July 1861, Lieb was elected captain and the following year was promoted to major.[4] He fought at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh and the siege of Corinth.
On April 14, 1863 he was appointed colonel of the 9th Louisiana Regiment of African Descent.[5] During the Vicksburg campaign Lieb commanded the post of Milliken's Bend along the Mississippi River. Here, on June 7, 1863, Lieb defeated Confederate forces under General Henry E. McCulloch and was wounded during the fighting. On August 7 his unit was converted into an artillery unit which eventually became the 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. With his regiment he performed garrison duty in the Vicksburg area for the remainder of 1863. On May 6, 1864, he was given command of the artillery forces of the Post of Vicksburg.[1]
On March 13, 1865 Lieb was promoted to brevet brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers and was mustered out of the volunteer service on March 20, 1866.[1]
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Lieb returned to Illinois where he worked as a newspaper editor, postal worker and author. He was elected Clerk of Cook County in 1873. Lieb died in Chicago on March 5, 1908.[2]
Referencesedit
Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN0-8047-3641-3.
hermann, lieb, also, known, herman, lieb, 1826, march, 1908, swiss, immigrant, united, states, served, union, army, during, american, civil, best, remembered, commander, union, forces, battle, milliken, bend, 1863, lieb, during, civil, warclerk, cook, countyin. Hermann Lieb also known as Herman Lieb 1 May 23 1826 March 5 1908 was a Swiss immigrant to the United States who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War He is best remembered as the commander of the Union forces at the Battle of Milliken s Bend in 1863 Hermann LiebLieb during the Civil WarClerk of Cook CountyIn office 1873 1877Preceded byJoseph PollakSucceeded byE F C KlokkePersonal detailsBorn 1826 05 23 May 23 1826Ermatingen Thurgau SwitzerlandDiedMarch 5 1908 1908 03 05 aged 81 Chicago Illinois United StatesMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionBranch serviceUnion ArmyYears of service1861 1866RankColonel Brevet Brigadier GeneralCommands9th Louisiana Infantry African Descent 5th U S Colored Heavy ArtilleryBattles warsAmerican Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Battle of Milliken s Bend Contents 1 Biography 1 1 American Civil War 1 2 After the war 2 References 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography editLieb was born in on May 23 1826 in Ermatingen Switzerland to Sigmund Friedrich Lieb and Christine Vasmer and was educated in Zurich Vevey 2 and in France 3 In 1846 he moved to Paris where he worked as a merchant and there took part in the French Revolution of 1848 2 Lieb emigrated to the United States and settled in 1856 in Decatur Illinois where he began practicing law He was also an editor of the Chicago Democrat 2 American Civil War edit At the outbreak of the war he enlisted for ninety days as a private in Company B of the 8th Illinois Infantry 4 Upon reorganization of the regiment as a three year unit in July 1861 Lieb was elected captain and the following year was promoted to major 4 He fought at the battles of Fort Donelson Shiloh and the siege of Corinth On April 14 1863 he was appointed colonel of the 9th Louisiana Regiment of African Descent 5 During the Vicksburg campaign Lieb commanded the post of Milliken s Bend along the Mississippi River Here on June 7 1863 Lieb defeated Confederate forces under General Henry E McCulloch and was wounded during the fighting On August 7 his unit was converted into an artillery unit which eventually became the 5th U S Colored Heavy Artillery With his regiment he performed garrison duty in the Vicksburg area for the remainder of 1863 On May 6 1864 he was given command of the artillery forces of the Post of Vicksburg 1 On March 13 1865 Lieb was promoted to brevet brigadier general of U S Volunteers and was mustered out of the volunteer service on March 20 1866 1 After the war edit Lieb returned to Illinois where he worked as a newspaper editor postal worker and author He was elected Clerk of Cook County in 1873 Lieb died in Chicago on March 5 1908 2 References editEicher John H amp Eicher David J Civil War High Commands Stanford University Press 2001 ISBN 0 8047 3641 3 Five Generals from Decatur Vicksburg NMP Battle of Milliken s BendNotes edit a b c Eicher p 348 a b c d Hermann Lieb in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Five Generals from Decatur a b Vicksburg NMP Thomas Lorenzo April 14 1863 Special Orders No 9 U S War Department External links editHermann Lieb at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hermann Lieb amp oldid 1096657528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
