Prussian Confederate Col Leon von Zinken of 20th Louisiana Infantry… — Dixien Chronicles — TG.ME

Prussian Confederate Col Leon von Zinken of 20th Louisiana Infantry On January 3, 1862, Leon Von Zinken, joined the 20th Louisiana Infantry as a Major. Von Zinken had joined the Prussian Service at the age of 16, but had resigned and settled in New Orleans in 1857. The red headed Prussian served as drillmaster for the German companies in camp. When Col. Augustus Reichard retired due to illness on July 7, 1863, Von Zinken became colonel and led the regiment at Chickamauga. During the Atlanta Campaign, he was badly wounded. He was then assigned command of the post at Columbus, Georgia. After a two hour fight, Von Zinken escaped to Macon leaving the city to be occupied by the union cavalry. Von Zinken would return to New Orleans after the war, where he would marry and enter the cotton business. Deo Vindice