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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Kruse, Ken//Stohs, Nancy J. |
| Title, Monographic | Juergen Kruse: Immigrant, Soldier, Farmer, Family Man. His Civil War Diary & Subsequent Life on the Midwestern Plains |
| Place of Publication | Hartland, WI |
| Publisher | Commercial Communications Inc. for Kruse Family |
| Date of Publication | 2005 |
| Extent of Work | 109 |
| Abstract | Describes the life of Juergen Kruse, who was born in Klein Bennbeck, Schleswig-Holstein, in 1832 and died in Bremen, Kansas, in 1914. He came to America in 1858, settling in Illinois, and a few years later enlisted in the Union Army along with his younger brother Peter. They served in the Illinois Volunteers, Company B, 79th Regiment from 1862 until 1865. In 1866 Juergen married Anna Juergens (born 1843 in Erfde Herzogtum, Schleswig-Holstein). He kept a diary during the second half of his Civil War service; a transcription and translation of the diary entries are provided, along with extensive notes, a poem, a chronology of Juergen's Civil War service, maps of routes taken by the 79th Regiment, a life history, family registers, and many photographs. Also included is an article by Nancy Stohs published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that describes the experience of creating this history along with a transcript of an on-line chat Stohs conducted with readers. |
| Notes | Donated by Nancy J. Stohs, 2009. |
| Call Number | FH Kruse |
| MKI Terms | Family history/ Civil War, 1861-1865 -- German Americans/ Diaries/ German Americans -- Illinois/ Kruse |