Life span: 07/31/1812 to 10/31/1863TabsLife SummaryFull name: Louis BlenkerPlace of Birth: Bavaria, GermanyBurial Place: Sparkill, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 4Family: Elise Blenker (wife) Occupation: MilitaryFarmer or PlanterBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: Union ArmyForeign military Events Date span begin Life span End Event 07/21/1861 07/22/1861 The first pitched battle of the war between armies results in a Union disaster at Bull Run Documents Subject Docs Date Title 04/09/1862 Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, April 9, 1862 Images Louis (Ludwig) Blenker Louis (Ludwig) Blenker, detail Bibliography