Joseph Kargé (July 4, 1823 in Poznan, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia – December 27, 1892 in New York City) was a military officer and educator. He was involved in the unsuccessful 1848 revolutions in Poland and was sentenced to death. He fled to France, then England, and arrived in New York City in 1851 as a political refugee. Having studied at the University of Breslau and the University of Berlin, he taught classes in classical literature and foreign languages until the Civil War.[1]
Civil War
Karge was commissioned the military as lieutenant colonel in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry. He was wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862, did not heal fully, and was rendered inactive for most of the War. A later Congressional Record from 1894 noted he suffered a gunshot wound that effectively ended his career in the military.[2]
Kargé was brevettedbrigadier general by Lincoln on March 13, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services during the war" at the recommendation of Benjamin Grierson.[4]
Kargé briefly rejoined the regular army in 1867 and served in Arizona with the 8th U.S. Cavalry. His service was cut short when he resigned in 1871. In the latter part of his life, he taught literature at Princeton University for twenty years.[2]
^"Joseph Kargé". The Princeton book: a series of sketches pertaining to the history, organization and present condition of the College of New Jersey. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Osgood and Company. 1879. pp. 153–154. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
^ ab"Professor Joseph Kargé, Ph.D."The Princeton University Bulletin. 5 (2). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University: 25–34. April 1893.
^Pinkowski, Edward (October 1963). "Joseph Kargé, 1823-1892". Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. 81. ISSN0096-8935. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21 – via poles.org.
