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Otto Funke

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Otto Funke

Birth
Burscheid, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
27 Nov 1885 (aged 52)
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Lot: Sec-8 Lot-1588 Sp-Sp-12
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was a printer before the war, and entered the army as a private in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Within a short period of time he became a Colonel of the 11th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. At the end of the war he was brevetted a Brigadier General for gallant and meritorious service during the war. After the war he became a traveling agent, hotelkeeper, and postmaster.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was a printer before the war, and entered the army as a private in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Within a short period of time he became a Colonel of the 11th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. At the end of the war he was brevetted a Brigadier General for gallant and meritorious service during the war. After the war he became a traveling agent, hotelkeeper, and postmaster.

Bio by: Thomas Fisher

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Thomas Fisher
  • Added: Jun 19, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11201750/otto-funke: accessed ), memorial page for Otto Funke (31 Jan 1833–27 Nov 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11201750, citing Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.