Name |
Julius J. Hirshheimer [1] |
Born |
12 Jan 1839 |
Lehrensteinsfeld, Lkr. Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Anecdote |
1859 [1] |
- "Julius J. attended the parochial schools of Germany, and an academy at Weinsberg in which languages and higher branches were taught. Upon coming to America he entered the public schools of Pennsylvania for the purpose of acquiring a knowledge of the English language. When the father came to La Crosse he engaged in the lumber business. His mill was burned in the spring of 1860, when he embarked in the foundry business. His son Julius J. had charge of the books and a general superintendence of the lumbering interests."
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Residence |
Abt Sep 1860 |
St. Louis, Missouri, USA [1] |
Residence |
Fall 1860 - Winter 1861 |
Napoleon, Arkansas [1] |
Anecdote |
1865 [1] |
- After the capture of the city of New Orleands by General Buttler, Mr. Hirshheimer had charge of one of the draining machines of the city. Prior to the occupancy of the city by the Union troops, he was imprisoned for refusing to enter the Confederate army. He was several times court-martialed and imprisoned for too loud an expression of Union sentiments. In 1863 he enlisted in the Ninety-second United State Colored Infantry, and was made Quartermaster-Sergeant. He was mustered out of service December 31, 1865, at New Orleans. He participated in all the campaigns of the Army of the Gulf. On receiving his discharge he returned to his home in New Orleans, and embarked in the mercantile trade.
Mr. Hirshheimer was an active factor in State and local politics; was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention to give the State a new constitution, made imperative by the reconstruction legislation of Congress. It was during this session of the convention, which was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Barvone Street, that the riot took place, when the mob attacked the convention, killing a number of the members of the convention, wouding Governor hahn and Dr. Doslie, who died of his injuries. Mr. Hirshheimer was saved from death by the intervention of a policeman, who was a Unionist. The marked hostility manifested against all who had taken an active part in suppressing the rebellion, by the disloyal population of the city, operated against him, compelling him to dispose of his business at a sacrifice, selling out at the end of two years and coming to LaCrosse for a short time.
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Occupation |
Between 1868 and 1878 |
Winona, Minnesota [1] |
as a clerk in mercantile establishment. |
Residence |
Spring 1861 - 1868 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [1] |
Anecdote |
1879 [1] |
- He then entered the law office of Judge Hugh Cameron, Wing & Prentiss, where he studied law for one year. In the spring of 1879 he began the practice of his profession, combining it with insurance and pension work. In addition to his professional interests, he was engaged for a few years in selling hardwood logs.
He was a member of the Republican party and is deeply interested in its movements, although he was not an office-seeker. He was also a member of the La Crosse Board of Trade
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Reference Number |
10421 |
Residence |
circa April 1860- circa Augus |
Brownsville, Minnesota [1] |
Residence |
Aft 1878 |
La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin [1] |
Person ID |
I10421 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
8 Apr 2006 |
Father |
Löw Joseph Hirschheimer, b. 13 Dec 1812, Lehrensteinsfeld, Lkr. Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany , d. 09 Feb 1879, La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin |
Mother |
Frattele Herz, b. 05 Sep 1818, Hochberg, Württemberg , d. 06 Nov 1885, La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin |
Married |
28 Nov 1837 |
Lehrensteinsfeld, Lkr. Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany |
Census |
24 Jun 1870 |
La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin |
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1870-WI-La Crosse-La Crosse-M5
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Family ID |
F2634 |
Group Sheet |