Carl Schurz Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1233

Scope and Contents

This collection contains three letters composed while Schurz was traveling in the South during the summer of 1865, at least one of which was written from Alabama. It also contains a letter of introduction from Major General James H. Wilson.

Dates

1865

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Biographical / Historical

Schurz was born in Germany in 1829 and fled after involvement in the failed revolution of 1848. He settled in the U.S. in 1852 and worked as a journalist. His support for Abraham Lincoln resulted in his service as a general during the Civil War. Following the war he served as a U.S. Senator and as Secretary of the Interior during the Hays administration. Late in life he championed civil rights for African Americans and opposed American imperialism. He died in 1906.