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Frederick C. Winkler
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 4th district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 1, 1873
Preceded by Charles M. Hoyt
Succeeded by Gottlob E. Weiss
Personal details
Born
Frederick Charles Winkler

(1838-03-15)March 15, 1838
Bremen, German Confederation
Died March 22, 1921(1921-03-22) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California
Resting place Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party Republican
Spouses
  • Frances M. Wightman
  • (m. 1864; died 1916)
Children
  • 6 daughters
  • 3 sons
Parents
  • Carl Winkler (father)
  • Elizabeth (Overbeck) Winkler (mother)
Profession lawyer
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Branch/service  United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1861–1865
Rank
Commands 26th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars American Civil War

Frederick Charles Winkler (March 15, 1838 – March 22, 1921) was a German American lawyer and politician. He was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Winkler was born on March 15, 1838, in Bremen, Germany, and migrated to the United States with his family in 1844. He died on March 22, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, and is buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Military career

Winkler served on the staffs of Franz Sigel and future U.S. Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz. He was then assigned to the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a captain on September 17, 1862. He was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was promoted to major on December 1, 1863, and lieutenant colonel on July 8, 1864. He received an appointment as brevet colonel to rank from June 15, 1865, preliminary to his appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers. On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Winkler for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.

Assembly career

Winkler was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 session. He was a Republican.

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