Frederick Charles Winkler


Frederick Charles Winkler was a German American immigrant, 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. 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.