Leopold Karpeles [SEP] date of birth
Leopold Karpeles
Leopold Karpeles (9 September 1838 – 2 February 1909) was a flagbearer in the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.
Born in Prague, he immigrated to Texas early in life and made a living protecting convoys on the American frontier. An Abolitionist, he is known to have assisted the Underground Railroad before the outbreak of the war in 1861. Karpeles subsequently volunteered for the Union Army, carrying the battle standard for the 46th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during
Bogle married Simon Rufus Karpeles; Simon, also a medical doctor, was the son of Leopold Karpeles. They had two children, Della and Leopold. She was injured in a car accident in 1939. Kate Karpeles died in 1941, aged 54 years. Her remains are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
External links.
- Kate Breckenridge Bogle Karpeles' gravesite, on Find a Grave.
- A 1938 photo of Kate B. Karpeles, in the Harris & Ewing Collection at the Library of Congress.