Hubert Dilger
| Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger | |
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| Born |
March 5, 1836 Engen, Germany |
| Died | May 4, 1911 (aged 75) Front Royal, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army Illinois National Guard |
| Years of service | 1861 – 1865 (Army), 1869 – 1873 (National Guard) |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Commands held | Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (March 5, 1836 – May 4, 1911) was a German immigrant to the United States who became a decorated artillerist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was noted as one of the finest artillerists in the Army of the Potomac, receiving the Medal of Honor for his valiant work at the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville.
Dilger was born in Engen in the Black Forest region in Germany and educated in the Karlsruhe Military Academy. He served as a lieutenant in the Grand Duke's Horse Artillery at military posts in Gottesau, Karlsruhe, and Rastatt. He developed several innovative theories on artillery tactics and drill. When news came of the outbreak of the American Civil War, Dilger received a leave of absence and sailed to the United States".
After relocating to Cincinnati, Ohio, he became the captain of Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery and fought at several battles of the Army of the Potomac, including under fellow German native Maj. Gen. Carl Schurz at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
On May 2, 1863, Dilger fought in the rearguard of the retreating Union XI Corps during the disastrous Battle of Chancellorsville, for which he eventually was awarded the nation's highest decoration in 1893. He unlimbered his battery of six 12-pounder Napoleon smoothbore cannon as a last-ditch defense against a large portion of Stonewall Jackson's entire corps, which had pushed back XI Corps and was threatening to roll up the Union line.
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