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11504 Gen. Carl Schurz CDV of General Carl Schurz wearing
spectacles and a beard that indicates he may have been in the
field for quite a long time. Back marked Henry Ulke 278 PA
Ave. Ulke painted a portrait of Grant that now hangs in the
White House. $125
Schurz, Carl, major-general, was born at Liblar, near
Cologne, Prussia, on March 2, 1829. He was educated at the
Gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn, entering the
latter in 1846. Being concerned in the publication of a
revolutionary journal during the troubles of 1848, he was
forced to fly from Bonn in consequence of the failure of an
insurrection he had been instrumental in fomenting. He
entered the revolutionary army in the south of Germany and
took part in the defense of Rastadt, escaping to Switzerland
on the surrender of this fortress and returning secretly to
Germany. On the night of Nov. 6, 1850, he succeeded in
liberating his friend and former editorial partner from the
fortress of Spandau, and together they reached Scotland, going
thence to Paris, where, during the spring of 1851, Schurz
acted as correspondent for several German journals. Later in
that year he removed to London, where he occupied himself as
a teacher, married, and came to America, locating first in
Philadelphia, but settling finally in 1855 in Watertown Wis.
Entering politics and connecting himself with the newly formed
Republican party, as early as 1856 he was known as an
effective orator through the speeches he had made in the
German language, being one of the most potent factors in
turning the German element in the state against the extension
of slavery.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant-
governor of his adopted state in 1857, and took part in the
senatorial canvas in Illinois between Douglas and Lincoln,
making his first political speech in English, which was widely
circulated as a campaign document. He next established
himself in the practice of law at Milwaukee, but made many
electioneering tours throughout the country. He was a member
of the national Republican convention of 1860 and had great
influence in shaping its platform particularly that part which
related to the citizens of foreign birth. In the subsequent
campaign he spoke both in English and German, and when Mr.
Lincoln became president Schurz was sent as minister to Spain,
but he resigned his post in Dec., 1861, to enter the army.
He was made brigadier-general of volunteers in April, 1862, and
took command of a division in the corps of Gen. Franz Sigel.
He distinguished himself at the second battle of Bull Run, was
commissioned major-general of volunteers on March 14, 1863,
was given command of a division of O. O. Howard's corps and
took part in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Fredericksburg and Chattanooga. After the close of the war
President Johnson sent Gen. Schurz through the southern states
to inquire into the workings of the Freedmen's bureau.
In Jan. 1869, he was chosen U. S. senator from Missouri for the
term ending in 1875. With Senator Sumner he vigorously
opposed some of President Grant's measures, and in 1872
presided over the convention which nominated Mr. Greeley for
the presidency. Many of the members of the "liberal party"
affiliated with the Democrats after the election of 1872, but
in 1876 Mr. Schurz supported Gen. Hayes, who, after becoming
president called Mr. Schurz into his cabinet as secretary of
the interior. After the close of the Hayes administration,
Mr. Schurz became editor of the "Evening Post" in New York
and remained in that position until 1884. He continued to take
an active interest in public affairs and was noted for his
earnestness and independence up to the time of his death,
which event occurred in the city of New York on May 14, 1906.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
spectacles and a beard that indicates he may have been in the
field for quite a long time. Back marked Henry Ulke 278 PA
Ave. Ulke painted a portrait of Grant that now hangs in the
White House. $125
Schurz, Carl, major-general, was born at Liblar, near
Cologne, Prussia, on March 2, 1829. He was educated at the
Gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn, entering the
latter in 1846. Being concerned in the publication of a
revolutionary journal during the troubles of 1848, he was
forced to fly from Bonn in consequence of the failure of an
insurrection he had been instrumental in fomenting. He
entered the revolutionary army in the south of Germany and
took part in the defense of Rastadt, escaping to Switzerland
on the surrender of this fortress and returning secretly to
Germany. On the night of Nov. 6, 1850, he succeeded in
liberating his friend and former editorial partner from the
fortress of Spandau, and together they reached Scotland, going
thence to Paris, where, during the spring of 1851, Schurz
acted as correspondent for several German journals. Later in
that year he removed to London, where he occupied himself as
a teacher, married, and came to America, locating first in
Philadelphia, but settling finally in 1855 in Watertown Wis.
Entering politics and connecting himself with the newly formed
Republican party, as early as 1856 he was known as an
effective orator through the speeches he had made in the
German language, being one of the most potent factors in
turning the German element in the state against the extension
of slavery.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant-
governor of his adopted state in 1857, and took part in the
senatorial canvas in Illinois between Douglas and Lincoln,
making his first political speech in English, which was widely
circulated as a campaign document. He next established
himself in the practice of law at Milwaukee, but made many
electioneering tours throughout the country. He was a member
of the national Republican convention of 1860 and had great
influence in shaping its platform particularly that part which
related to the citizens of foreign birth. In the subsequent
campaign he spoke both in English and German, and when Mr.
Lincoln became president Schurz was sent as minister to Spain,
but he resigned his post in Dec., 1861, to enter the army.
He was made brigadier-general of volunteers in April, 1862, and
took command of a division in the corps of Gen. Franz Sigel.
He distinguished himself at the second battle of Bull Run, was
commissioned major-general of volunteers on March 14, 1863,
was given command of a division of O. O. Howard's corps and
took part in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Fredericksburg and Chattanooga. After the close of the war
President Johnson sent Gen. Schurz through the southern states
to inquire into the workings of the Freedmen's bureau.
In Jan. 1869, he was chosen U. S. senator from Missouri for the
term ending in 1875. With Senator Sumner he vigorously
opposed some of President Grant's measures, and in 1872
presided over the convention which nominated Mr. Greeley for
the presidency. Many of the members of the "liberal party"
affiliated with the Democrats after the election of 1872, but
in 1876 Mr. Schurz supported Gen. Hayes, who, after becoming
president called Mr. Schurz into his cabinet as secretary of
the interior. After the close of the Hayes administration,
Mr. Schurz became editor of the "Evening Post" in New York
and remained in that position until 1884. He continued to take
an active interest in public affairs and was noted for his
earnestness and independence up to the time of his death,
which event occurred in the city of New York on May 14, 1906.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
