About Adolph Proskauer
Lived 1838 – 1900 (aged 62). Adolph Proskauer was a military officer.
Adolph Proskauer (1838–1900) was a Jewish officer in the army of the Confederate States of America during the United States Civil War. He rose to the rank of major.
Major Adolph Proskauer of Mobile, Alabama was wounded several times. A subordinate officer wrote "I can see him now as he nobly carried himself at Gettysburg, standing coolly and calmly with a cigar in his mouth at the head of the 12th Alabama amid a perfect rain of bullets, shot and shell. He was the personification of intrepid gallantry and imperturbable courage.
His nephew, Joseph M. Proskauer, was a prominent New York attorney, judge, and founding partner of the law firm Proskauer Rose.
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Who was Adolph Proskauer?
American army officer (1838–1900)
When was Adolph Proskauer born?
Adolph Proskauer was born on 11 November 1838.
When did Adolph Proskauer die?
Adolph Proskauer died on 13 December 1900 in St. Louis.
What was Adolph Proskauer's occupation?
Adolph Proskauer was a military officer.
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