Ernst Mathias Peter von Vegesack was a Swedish Army officer and volunteer in the Union Army during American Civil War and later on was a member of the parliament of Sweden. After his return to Sweden, he was awarded the brevet grade of Brigadier general of volunteers and in 1893 he received the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Battle of Gaines's Mill.
Ernst von Vegesack as a Swedish major-general.
Ernst von Vegesack in 1863, as colonel of the United Turner Regiment.
Ernst von Vegesack as a Swedish colonel.
Gotland National Conscription
The Gotland National Conscription was a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1887. The regiment's soldiers were recruited on the island of Gotland.
Gotland National Conscription
Battalion commanders of the Gotlands nationalbeväring (the Gotland National Conscription), 1880s. Top row, left to right: C. G. Meukow, C. O. A. af Klint and P. A. L. Gahne. Lower row, left to right: O. L. Gustafsson and Ad. v. Post. Gotlands Tidningar (Newspaper), 1887.
Memorial stone at P 18. The text reads: "Gotland National Conscription - Gotland Military Command 1811-1986."
"Artillery Barracks Skeppsbron Here worked the Military Commander 1887–1902 1909–1927"
