August Bloedner
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Christian Friedrich August Bloedner was a German-born carpenter
from Cincinnati, Ohio
, who served with the 32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry
during the American Civil War
. He built the 32nd Indiana Monument
.
, Saxony
, Germany
. Emigrating to the United States
, he lived in Cincinnati, Ohio
until enlisting in the 32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry
in August 1861. He commemorated the deaths of his comrades killed in action at the Battle of Rowlett's Station
, Kentucky
, in December 1861, by building the first American Civil War
monument. This was the 32nd Indiana Monument
, completed in January 1862. It was placed in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky
after the Civil War.
Following the conclusion of the war, Bloedner returned to Cincinnati, where he worked as a marble/stone cutter until his death from heart disease on November 14, 1872.
Carpenter
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
from Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, who served with the 32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry
32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry
32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry was also known as the 1st German Regiment . Governor Oliver P. Morton commissioned August Willich of Cincinnati as Colonel of the 32nd Indiana....
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He built the 32nd Indiana Monument
32nd Indiana Monument
The 32nd Indiana Monument, also known as the August Bloedner Monument, is located in Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. It honors the fallen soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as the "1st German," at the Battle of Rowlett's Station, near...
.
Biography
August Bloedner was born around 1825 in AltenburgAltenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Emigrating to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he lived in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
until enlisting in the 32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry
32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry
32nd Regiment Indiana Infantry was also known as the 1st German Regiment . Governor Oliver P. Morton commissioned August Willich of Cincinnati as Colonel of the 32nd Indiana....
in August 1861. He commemorated the deaths of his comrades killed in action at the Battle of Rowlett's Station
Battle of Rowlett's Station
The Battle of Rowlett's Station was a land battle in the American Civil War, fought in the whistle-stop station of Rowlett's in Hart County, Kentucky, on December 17, 1861...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, in December 1861, by building the first American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
monument. This was the 32nd Indiana Monument
32nd Indiana Monument
The 32nd Indiana Monument, also known as the August Bloedner Monument, is located in Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. It honors the fallen soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as the "1st German," at the Battle of Rowlett's Station, near...
, completed in January 1862. It was placed in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
after the Civil War.
Following the conclusion of the war, Bloedner returned to Cincinnati, where he worked as a marble/stone cutter until his death from heart disease on November 14, 1872.