BURGER, Louis, soldier, born in Spire, Bavaria, 6 February, 1821; died in New York City, 25 May, 1871. He was educated at the high school in Kaisers-lantern, and then at the polytechnic school in Munich, where he devoted special attention to engineering and architecture during 1840-'4. Afterward he followed his profession and filled various posts in Bavaria and Wurtemberg. Subsequent to the revolution in 1849 he came to the United States and established himself in New York as an architect. In 1854 he organized the engineer corps of the 5th regiment of the New York state national guards, and was elected captain. During the civil war he commanded his regiment in the short campaign in 1861, and again during the invasion of Pennsylvania in 1363, and for his services he received the brevet of brigadier-general. In 1865 he was elected brigadier-general of the 2d brigade, 1st division of the State national guard. He was twice president of the " Liederkranz," a German musical society in New York, and was a director of the Bowery national bank and German savings bank.