Julius Raith
Julius Raith (March 29, 1819 – April 11, 1862) was a German-American military officer who served in the American Civil War and the Mexican–American War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.
Born in Göttingen, Hanover, Raith came to the United States in 1836 with his family, settling in St. Clair County, Illinois.[1] During the Mexican–American War, he led a company of 2nd Illinois Volunteers. When the Civil War broke out, he helped Gustave Koerner organize a German regiment.[2]
During the Battle of Shiloh, he led a brigade in General McClernand's division composed of his own regiment, the 43rd Illinois along with the 17th Illinois, the 29th Illinois, and the 49th Illinois.[3] The actual commanding officer was Colonel Leonard Fulton Ross, who was absent, leaving Colonel James S. Reardon in charge; however, Reardon was ill.[4] Raith was wounded by a minie ball in the leg above the knee and laid on the battlefield for 24 hours. He died of tetanus from his injuries.[3]
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See also
[edit | edit source]- 1819 births
- 1862 deaths
- People of Illinois in the American Civil War
- Emigrants from the Kingdom of Hanover to the United States
- Union army colonels
- United States Army officers
- American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
- Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
- Deaths from tetanus