Alexander Fekete

Alexander Fekete (December 2, 1827 — March 1911) was a Hungarian and American soldier and physician.

He was born in né Sándor Fekete, Hungary on December 2, 1827.

During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, he fought as a soldier under the flags of Lajos Kossuth.

When American Civil War broke out, he entered to the 5th Missouri Regiment where he became major.

[1] After the end of Civil War, he returned to East St. Louis, where he became major of the town and later he was appointed as a postmaster.