Max Weber ( 27 August 1824 -- 15 June 1901 ) was a military officer in the armies of Germany and later the United States , most known for serving as a brigadier general in the Union army during the American Civil War . Max Weber ( August 27 , 1824 -- June 15 , 1901 ) was a military officer in the armies of Germany and later the United States , most known for serving as a brigadier general in the Union army during the American Civil War .