Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  General Carl Schurz

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                                   SCHURZ
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   SCHURZ, GEN. CARL, born in Germany March 2, 1829. Came to United
   States in 1852. Defeated for lieutenant-governor of Wisconsin in 1855.
   Appointed minister to Spain 1861. Returned in December and entered the
   Union army as brigadier of volunteers. Fought in second battle of Bull
   Run and promoted to major-general. Commanded a division at
   Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Participated in several battles in
   Tennessee. Resigned in 1865. Elected to U.S. Senate from Missouri
   1869. Appointed Secretary of Interior 1877. Moved to New York 1881,
   and edited "Evening Post" till 1883. At present (1898) editor of
   "Harper's Weekly".