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| Born | (1824-08-27)August 27, 1824 |
| Died | June 15, 1901(1901-06-15) (aged 76) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Place of burial | The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York |
| Allegiance |  Baden United States (Union) |
| Branch | Baden Army United States Army (Union Army) |
| Service years | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
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Max Weber (August 27, 1824 – June 15, 1901) was a military officer in the armies of theGrand Duchy of Baden in Germany and later theUnited States, most known for serving as abrigadier general in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War.
Born inAchern, in the German state ofBaden, Weber graduated from the military school atKarlsruhe in 1843, and served as aninfantrylieutenant in the Grand Duke's army. In 1849, during theRevolutions of 1848, he served with the revolutionaries underFranz Sigel. He emigrated to America, one of a large group of political refugees who came to be as known as theForty-Eighters.[1] He settled inNew York City and worked as proprietor of the Konstanz Hotel in New York.[2]
Weber enlisted to fight in the Civil War as a colonel on May 16, 1861.[1] He raised aGerman-American unit known as the "Turner Rifles," a company that eventually became a part of the20th New York Infantry.[3] Weber was stationed atFort Monroe inVirginia. He took part in thecapture of Fort Hatteras. From September 1861 until May 1862, he commanded Camp Hamilton, near Fort Monroe, being commissioned brigadier general of volunteers on April 28, 1862. He was atNewport News during theBattle of theMonitor andMerrimack in anticipation of a Confederate attack by land. He took part in thecapture ofNorfolk, Virginia in May, and then commanded atSuffolk until September, when he was ordered to theArmy of the Potomac, where he commanded the Third Brigade, Third Division,Second Army Corps.
Weber's brigade was the first to attack theSunken Road during theBattle of Antietam. His right arm was grievously wounded[1] in the ill-fated attack on the Confederate positions. The injury forced Weber off to a series of desk assignments for the duration of the conflict. He served on administrative duty inWashington, D.C. in 1863.[3] He served under Gen.David Hunter and Gen.Franz Sigel in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. He was the garrison commander ofHarpers Ferry and repelledJubal A. Early's July 4–7 raid.[1]
Weber resigned his commission on May 13, 1865. After the war, he was assessor of internal revenue in New York in 1870-72, and then collector until April 1883, when he resigned.[1] Weber served as U.S. consul inNantes, France.[2]
He died at his home in Brooklyn on June 15, 1901.[4]
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