SCHURZ, CARL, b. Prussia, 1829; educated at Cologne and Bonn. He edited a liberal newspaper in association with Gottfried Kinkel, professor of rhetoric at Bunn, where he endeavored unsuccessfully to organize an insurrection in 1849; escaped with Kinkel; was adjutant in the revolutionary force, and on the capture of Rastadt, which he helped defend, fled to Switzerland. lie returned to Germany in 1850 and contrived the escape of Kinkel, who bad been sentenced to 20 yeears imprisonment. After a resi dence in Paris as correspondent for German papers, and in London, where he was a t•tcher, he settled in Philadelphia, 1812. Removing to Malisoe, Wis., in 1855, ho made republican campaign speeches in German in and the; next year eves an unsuc cessful candidate for lieutenant-governor. In 1858 lie began to practice law in Milwenhee. Ile was a member of the republican convention in 1860, an:I delivered both English and German speeches during the canvass of that year. Late in 1831 he resigned the positioa of ministento Spain, to which president Lineein had appointed him, and joined the army.
He was made brig.gen. in 1863; commanded a division at the second battle of Bull Rim, was commissioned =Igen. 1803, led the llth corps at Chancellorsville, was at Gettys burg and Chattanooga. and at the close of the war.resimed the prectice of law. He was Washington correvoutlent of the N. V. Tribune, 1805-60: founded. the Detroit Post in 1868, and the next year became editor of the St. Lolls Pod. He was tem porary chairman of the republican convention at Chicago in 1838, and U. S. senator frMit 3lissweri, 1869-75. Ile opposed many of the Incas ires of the Grant administra tion, and in 1872 was president of the Cincinnati convention which nominated Greeley for president. During the state canvass in 0:lio in 1875, he made some powerfulspeeehes against the inflation of the curreney. Ih was eeeretnry of the interior ender the Hayes administration, 1877-81. In 1881 he bee:fine of the New York Evening Post.