Gaspar Tochman
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N 38° 16.448 W 077° 45.718
18S E 258390 N 4239840
Virginia Historical Highway Marker JJ-25, Gaspar Tochman.
Waymark Code: WMBB7Y
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2011
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A mile south is the unmarked grave of Gaspar Tochman (1797-1880), a major in the Polish army who participated in the failed 1830 revolt against Russia. Exiled, in 1837 he immigrated to the United States, where he practiced law, wrote, and lectured. During the Civil War he recruited the Polish Brigade (14th and 15th Louisiana regiments) of Jackson's Corps. A colonel in the Confederate army, he sought unsuccessfully the rank of brigadier general. Tochman settled here in 1866 and served as the European agent for the Virginia Board of Immigration.
Marker Number: JJ-25
Marker Title: Gaspar Tochman
Marker Location: Orange Plank Road, Locust Grove, VA
County or Independent City: Spotsylvania
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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