Lt. Col. Leopold C. Newman (1839-1863): a NY Jewish war hero
source: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2807-NY-Jewish-Culture-Examiner~y2010m5d30-Lt-Col-Leopold...
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Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day for the custom of cleaning the graves of Civil War soldiers, but the location of a New York Jewish Civil War hero's grave is uncertain...
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