I have James Garfield’s published letteers, and he mentions the Von Koenig’s, and describes them in some detail.

“The older brother is a perfect, jolly devil-may-care sort of fellow who broke away from home when he was fourteen and became a sailor, and in a few years a lieutenant in the British Navy. When in South America he took part in the late war there, and was five times wounded, and on the breaking out of the Rebellion, when his younger brother [Robert] came over went in with him…The chief reason that they went in on our side was that they hate Negro Slavery.”

Paul was serving on Carl Schurz’s staff in the fall of 1862, and Garfield met them during several days of visiting with Shurz and Sigel. Paul asked to be on Garfield’s Staff when Garfield went west, but instead ended up on Averell’s Staff – that’s how he got to White Sulfer Springs.

Sounds like you might need the pertinent pages out of Garfield’s letters.

Dave

Good work…love it when you can dig out those little nuggets of history, and also to remember one who fell in defense on the Union !!!

Phil

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