Julius J. Hirshheimer

Male 1839 -


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  • Name  Julius J. Hirshheimer  [1
    Born  12 Jan 1839  Lehrensteinsfeld, Lkr. Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [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."
    Residence  Abt Sep 1860  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence  Fall 1860 - Winter 1861  Napoleon, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Occupation  Between 1868 and 1878  Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    as a clerk in mercantile establishment. 
    Residence  Spring 1861 - 1868  New Orleans, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Reference Number  10421 
    Residence  circa April 1860- circa Augus  Brownsville, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence  Aft 1878  La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID  I10421  My Genealogy
    Last Modified  8 Apr 2006 

    Father  Löw Joseph Hirschheimer,   b. 13 Dec 1812, Lehrensteinsfeld, Lkr. Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Feb 1879, La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Frattele Herz,   b. 05 Sep 1818, Hochberg, Württemberg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Nov 1885, La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  28 Nov 1837  Lehrensteinsfeld, Lkr. Heilbronn, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  24 Jun 1870  La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1870-WI-La Crosse-La Crosse-M5
    1870-WI-La Crosse-La Crosse-M5
    Family ID  F2634  Group Sheet

    Family  Camelia T. Kenworthy,   b. 21 Jul 1839, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  10 Oct 1859  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID  F2666  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Spring 1861 - 1868 - New Orleans, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - circa April 1860- circa Augus - Brownsville, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Aft 1878 - La Crosse, La Crosse Co., Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S687] Biographical History of LaCrosse, (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892), Julius J. Hirshheimer, pp. 143 - 145.

    2. [S516] Grabenheimer Family Tree, Nr. 48, Löw Joseph Hirschheimer and Fanny Herz.