Death of an Assassin - The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee

From German and American archives comes a story one soldier never wanted told. The first volunteer killed defending Robert E. Lee's position in battle was really a German assassin. After fleeing to the US to escape prosecution for murder, the assassin enlisted in a German company of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Mexican-American War and died defending Lee's battery at the Siege of Veracruz in 1847.

About the author

Ann Marie Ackermann is a former attorney with focuses on criminal and medical law. Eighteen years ago she moved to Bönnigheim, Germany, the town in which the assassination occurred, and is a member of its historical society. Ackermann's intimate knowledge of the town and of the German language enabled her to bring the German and American sides of this story together. She has a number of academic publications in law, ornithology, and history.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Marie Ackerman, Ann Marie Ackermann
• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781606353042
• ISBN: 978-1-60635-304-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: True Crime History; True Crime History
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies