Joseph Kargé
Joseph Karge | |
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| Native name | Józef Karge |
| Born | July 4, 1823 Terespotockie, Kingdom of Prussia (now Poland) |
| Died | December 27, 1892 (aged 69) |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1861–1865 1867–1871 |
| Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Unit | 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment 8th U.S. Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands | 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry |
| Conflicts | Greater Poland Uprising (1848) American Civil War |
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Joseph Kargé (Polish: Józef Karge; July 4, 1823 in Terespotockie, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia – December 27, 1892 in New York City) was a Polish insurgent and American military officer and educator. He was involved in the unsuccessful 1848 revolutions in Poland and was sentenced to death. He fled to France, then England, and arrived in New York City in 1851 as a political refugee. Having studied at the University of Breslau and the University of Berlin, he taught classes in classical literature and foreign languages until the Civil War.