Robert Lange was commissioned a second lieutenant on April 3, 1862, and was mustered into Company C, 17th Missouri Infantry on April 11, 1862. He was promoted to first lieutenant on July 1, 1862, and assigned to Company A.

The 17th Missouri Infantry was organized in St. Louis by the German-American Turner Society; it was also known as the Western Turner Rifles. The regiment fought in the Vicksburg campaign, the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, and through the Atlanta campaign.

Lange mustered out of service on September 15, 1864.

Carte-de-Visite by J.A. Scholten, St. Louis, Mo.

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 11569