caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
alexander shaler 1861 - 1865 usa army union army new york , new york 28 december 1911 haddam , connecticut usa 1861 united states of america union place of burial american civil war 19 march 1827 the , new jersey cemetery of the english neighborhood reformed church ridgefield 35px brevet major general alexander shaler seated.jpg alexander shaler
 alexander shaler
alexander shaler

alexander shaler -lrb- 1827 -- 1911 -rrb- was a union army general in the american civil war .
he received the united states military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor , for his actions at the second battle of fredericksburg .
after the war , he was at various times the head of the new york city fire department , president of the national rifle association , and mayor of ridgefield , new jersey from 1899 to 1901 .
