P.J. Osterhaus. Brig. Genl. U.S.A.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Enrgott, Forbriger & Co. Carlisle Building Cor. 4th & Walnut Cincinnati.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph,

  DATE: c.1863.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 9/16 x 10 9/16" (34.4 x 26.9 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: Peter J. Osterhaus was born in Prussia in 1823, but moved to America after participating in the German Revolution in1849 and 1849. He settled in as a merchant in Illinois and found himself a supporter of the Republican party. He moved to St. Louis in 1860 and became involved in the German-American community, training men within the Home Guard. When the Civil War began he proved himself on the battlefield and quickly rose through the ranks, eventually leading to him serving as Brigadier General under Ulysses Grant. He was involved in such actions as the capture of Fort Hindman and Vicksburg campaign. At the end of war he became the U.S. Consol in Lyon, France, where he served until 1880 when he returned to Germany and eventually become U.S. Consol in Mainheim.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Civil War