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Gaspar Tochman
1880Dec, 20

Gaspar Tochman

Gaspar Tochman, Polish-American colonel and lawyer (b. 1797)
Kasper (Gaspar) Tochman (1797 – December 20, 1880) was Polish-born American lawyer and soldier who formed the Polish Brigade (14th and 15th Louisiana regiments) of Johnson's Division.

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