Appendix: Meeting of the Veterans in Luzern, January 29, 1899

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Abstract

A gathering of Swiss veterans of the American Civil War was suggested by Colonel Emil Frey. He was a Veteran of that War, having served as major in the 82^nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, and he was taken prisoner in the battle of Gettysburg. He returned to Switzerland where he pursued a successful career in public life. Between 1892 and 1897 he was a Federal Councilor (Bundesrat), that is a member of the seven-member executive branch of the Swiss Government, being in charge of the Military Department. In October 1898 Captain Casimir Muri sent out a call to Swiss veterans of the American Civil War for a meeting in Lucerne, placed an announcement in Swiss newspapers on January 8, 1899.

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(2011) "Appendix: Meeting of the Veterans in Luzern, January 29, 1899," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 47: No. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol47/iss3/8