Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski
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Włodzimierz Bonawentura Krzyżanowski was a Polish-American engineer, politician, and brigadier general in the Union Army.
Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski
Grave of Brevet Brigadier General Wlodzimierz Krzyzanowski in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia in 2026
Louisiana Tigers
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"Louisiana Tigers" was the nickname of several infantry units of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company, the nickname expand
Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski
…in the official Army Register as the "Polish Legion". In the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Krzyżanowski helped repel an evening assault by the famed Louisiana Tigers on the Union defenses atop East Cemetery Hill. After the war he held several government posts, though it is disputed whether he was, as has often been…
A c. 1870 painting of Louisiana Tiger by Charles J. Fisher
An illustration of a sergeant and Zouave from the Louisiana Tigers