Adolph Proskauer

Adolph Proskauer was a Jewish officer in the army of the Confederate States of America during the United States Civil War. He rose to the rank of major.[1][2][3][4]

Major Adolph Proskauer of Mobile, Alabama was wounded several times. A subordinate officer wrote "I can see him now as he nobly carried himself at Gettysburg, standing coolly and calmly with a cigar in his mouth at the head of the 12th Alabama amid a perfect rain of bullets, shot and shell. He was the personification of intrepid gallantry and imperturbable courage.

Adolph Proskauer
Born	November 11, 1838 Possibly from City of Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)
Died	December 13, 1900 (aged 62) St. Louis, Missouri
Place of burial	New Mount Sinai Cemetery
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Major
Unit	12th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Seven Pines Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of Boonsboro Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Gettysburg Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Siege of Petersburg

His nephew was Joseph M. Proskauer a prominent New York attorney, Judge, and founding partner of the law firm Proskauer Rose.[5]

References

1. "Proskauer, Adolph". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
2. "Proskauer, Adolph". 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
3. "Proskauer, Adolph". Missouri's Civil War. Mocivilwar.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
4. Rosen, Robert N. (2000). The Jewish Confederates. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 517. ISBN 1-57003-363-3. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
5. Rosen, Robert N. (2000). The Jewish Confederates. ISBN 978-1-57003-363-6.