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Colonel of the Swiss Army, military observer during the American Civil War. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary in attendance at a dinner at their home in Washington, D.C., in March 1863, in the company of Swiss Consul John Hitz. 

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Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Colonel of the Swiss Army, military observer during the American Civil War. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary in attendance at a dinner at their home in Washington, D.C., in March 1863, in the company of Swiss Consul John Hitz.
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Swiss American Historical Society Review, Vol. 51: No. 2
Article Title: 
The Swiss in the American Civil War, 1861-1865
Year: 
2015
Volume: 
51
Issue: 
2
Start Page: 
12
Citation Notes: 
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol51/iss2/2
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Article Title: 
The Swiss in the American Civil War, 1861-1865
Year: 
2015
Volume: 
51
Issue: 
2
Start Page: 
12
Citation Notes: 
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol51/iss2/2
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Swiss American Historical Society Review
Article Title: 
The Swiss in the American Civil War, 1861-1865
Year: 
2015
Volume: 
51
Issue: 
2
Start Page: 
12
Citation Notes: 
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol51/iss2/2