serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1861 & ndash ; 1864 -lrb- army -rrb- usa 23 march 1888 chicago , illinois rahden , prussia usa 1822 united states of america union 12th illinois cavalry place of burial battle of harpers ferry 16 april 1821 waldheim cemetery forest park , illinois colonel -lrb- army -rrb- arno voss.png arno voss
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arno voss

arno voss -lrb- april 16 , 1821 -- march 23 , 1888 -rrb- was a german american military commander , lawyer , and politician .
after studying law in ohio , voss came to chicago , illinois to edit a newspaper .
he later established a law practice there .
in 1862 , he was named colonel of the 12th illinois cavalry , leading the brigade until 1864 .
after the war , voss re-opened his practice and served one term in the illinois house of representatives .
