"Joined a company of Confederate soldiers which became Company F of 12th Infantry. No braver man ever fired a gun. At the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, when there was not a commissioned officer to lead, he as Sergeant, led his company, and passed over the parapet into the Federal intrenchments, and with James A. Platt, a comrade, he was captured and sent to Camp Douglas, in Illinois, and was kept a prisoner until the expiration of the war."—From a newspaper clipping.
Promoted from Non-Commissioned Officer, from 1863, Colonel, being wounded; commanded regiment; taken prisoner at Sharpsburg; seriously wounded at Sharpsburg, again at Gettysburg.
When, in consequence of severe illness, contracted in the service, resulting in chronic asthma, Captain Labat was compelled to resign his commission, J. Bankhead Magruder, the General commanding, endorsed the Captain's letter of resignation with the words: "Captain Labat's resignation is a loss to the public service."
| Lippman, L. S. | Lieutenant | 5th Infantry | |
| Killed May 9, 1863; buried at Jewish Cemetery, | |||
| Richmond, Virginia. | |||
| Levy, Julien | 5th Infantry | ||
| Subsequently with "Stonewall" Jackson. | |||
| Labat, Jackson E. | 5th Infantry | ||
| Captured at Vicksburg. | |||
| Lippman, Louis C. | E | 5th Infantry | |
| Levy, Isaac | Point Cooper | ||
| Artillery |
Served through the war with a surgeon's discharge in his pocket; displayed notable bravery at the battle of Baker's Creek. His willingness, skill and undaunted courage combined to render him in every respect an efficient soldier.
| Name. | Rank. | Company. | Regiment. |
| Goldman, A. | Captain | 17th Infantry |
| Name. | Rank. | Company. | Regiment. |
| Blumenberg, Leopold | Brevet | U. S. V. | |
| Brigadier-General, | 5th Maryland Infantry |
After the attack on Fort Sumter he helped to organize the 5th regiment, Maryland Volunteers, of which he was appointed Major. He served near Hampton Roads after which he was attached to Mansfield's Corps and participated in the Peninsular Campaign, and subsequently in Maryland, where his regiment was engaged in the battle of Antietam, under his command. Here he was shot in the thigh and confined to his bed for many months. Being disabled for further military duty President Lincoln appointed him Provost Marshal of the 3d Maryland District. President Johnson subsequently promoted him to the rank of Brevet Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers.
It may not prove inappropriate to mention here the remarks made by William P. Wood, Esq., one of Washington's best known gentlemen, with reference to the late General Blumenberg in a communication to the present writer:
"I was intimate with General Leopold Blumenberg, who commanded in person the 5th Regiment, Maryland Volunteers; you and others of his friends are familiar with the deserved encomiums passed upon that gallant and kind-hearted American Jew, who received terrible wounds in leading his regiment on the battle-field of Antietam, and of which wounds he died after having served in several important positions in Baltimore.
"Without being either Christian or Jew, I am familiar with many heroes of your faith, and believe in according honor to whom honor is due. Hoping your work will meet with the success which I believe the subject-matter warrants, I am
Yours truly,
(Signed) William P. Wood."