“ In the civil war they came together again when both took an honorable part in the struggle. Schurz resigned an appointment as Minister to Spain in order to enlist in the army, and in 1862 he had command of the Third Division in the corps of Major Gen. Franz Sigel of the Army of Virginia. It was this army which had the difficult task of holding “Stonewall” Jackson at bay and a number of hot engagements were fought, beginning at Cedar Creek and ending with the second battle of Bull Run, where Sigel commanded the right wing and scored a decided advantage over Jackson in the first day's conflict. ”

“ The Men Who “Fought mit Sigel.”
PRINCE HENRY'S overtures to Carl Schurz at the gala opera Tuesday, when he invited the former revolutionary German to sit by him in his box, have called attention to the fact that Carl Schurz would not have been able to enjoy the friendship of Prince Henry had he not fled from Germany over fifty years ago. ”

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