Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1829, Mar. 2 | Born near Cologne, Germany |
1847 | Doctoral candidate, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
1848-1849 | Student leader in German revolutionary movement; fled Germany |
1850-1852 | Returned to Germany and organized successful plot to liberate former teacher from imprisonment; later expelled from France as a dangerous liberal and took residence in England |
1852-1855 | Emigrated to United States and resided in Philadelphia, Pa. |
1856-1860 | Settled in Wisconsin; became involved in politics, slavery problems, and other public issues |
1860 | Admitted to bar; delegate to national Republican Party convention, Chicago, Ill. |
1861-1862 | Appointed minister to Spain but returned to United States after six months to promote emancipation efforts |
1862-1863 | Joined Union Army as brigadier general; commanded a division at battles of Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg |
1863 | Promoted to major general |
1865 | Resigned from army; undertook tour of inspection in the South for President Andrew Johnson |
1867-1875 | Edited Detroit Post, then St. Louis Westliche Post; elected to seat in U.S. Senate from Missouri |
1875-1877 | Failed to secure re-election to Senate; resumed career in journalism; lectured, and campaigned for Rutherford B. Hayes for president |
1877-1881 | Secretary of the interior |
1881 | Joined staff of New York Evening Post; remained active in national politics |
1892-1900 | President, National Civil Service Reform League |
1906, May 14 | Died, New York, N.Y. |