caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title birth_name
ivan vasilyevich turchaninov 1843 -- 1864 -lrb- usa -rrb- -- 1856 -lrb- imperial russian army -rrb- 1861 imperial russian army union army anna , illinois 18 june 1901 don host oblast , russian empire russian empire united states of america place of burial crimean war american civil war 30 january 1822 mound city national cemetery in southern illinois colonel union army -rrb- -lrb- imperial russian army -rrb- brigadier general -lrb- turchin.jpg ivan turchaninov
 ivan vasilyevich turchaninov
ivan turchaninov

ivan vasilyevich turchaninov -lrb- ; december 24 , 1821 -- june 18 , 1901 -rrb- , better known by his anglicised name of john basil turchin , was a union army brigadier general in the american civil war .
he led two critical charges that saved the day at chickamauga and was among the first to lead soldiers up missionary ridge .
