The Washington times., 1904-04-27
WILL ENTERTAIN
GEN. OSTERHAUS
To Be Guest of Honor of
Local Veterans.
TO LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT
Distinguished Hero of Civil War Will
Arrive in City on
Thursday.

Washington veterans will entertain
Maj. Gen. Peter Joseph Ostcrhaus. one
of the commanders in the Northern
army in the civil war, who arrived yes.
terday at New York on the steamship
Finland from Antwerp after an alb
sence from the United States of thirty
six years.
General Osterhaus is in America in
response 10 an invitation from old com
rades in st. Louis to visit the EXPOSE
ton.
He viii be entertained By German
American veterans in Philadelphia and
Washington.
The general had served in the Prus-
sian army before coming to the United
States in 1850. and during the civil war
he filed all grades from private to the
commander Of a division.
Guest of Local Veterans.
The Department Of the Potomac. G.
A. r., has made special plans to receive
General Osterhaus when the distin-
guished veteran reaches Washington.
a committee. composed of Gen. A. Hart
department commander. chairman:
Major Fletcher White. secretary and
treasurer; John McElroy, a. Won
Haake. Col D. S. Stevenson, General
Bussey. Captain Burch, and B. F.
Chase. have completed preparations for
reception and banquet at Rauscher's
on FriGay evening, at which a number
of prominent men will speak
General Osterhaus, who will be the
guest OF honor will arrive in Washing
ton tomorrow afternoon. While in the
city he will stop with Representative
BarthOldt OF Missouri. On Friday Cen
eral Osterhaus viii take luncheon with
President RnlSaz-elr OIL ,,rf
vate entertainments have been arranged
in his honor.
Old comrades will be at the station to
meet the distinguished visitor tomorrow
afternoon. Owing to the fact that he IS
more than eighty years of age, there
are no arrangements for his entertain
ment on Thursday evening, which he
VIII spend resting at Mr. Bartholdts
home
A Refugee From Germany.
The return Of General Osterhaus TO
America revives memories of the great
influx of Germans who left their native
land after the revolution Of 1S4s, for
refuge in America. The greater part of
these immigrants We're OF the higher
class and to their education and indus
trial training was due much of the rapid
development Of the Western States in
which they settled.
They were also soldiers. these fugitive
Germans. The laws OF their land COM
PEELED them TO serve their term in the
regular army and the revolution had
brought actual fighting experience TO
many. t%k
At the outbreak OF the civil war they
entered the ranks of the Onion army
Among those who enlisted in Missouri
regiments was Peter Joseph Osterhaus
young eX-lieUtenant Of The Prussian
asmy. When regiments were organized
Tor regular fighting he became colonel
CT the Twelfth Missouri, whose ranks
were flled with Germans.
Four Days Of Battle.
IN the battle of Pea Ridge. which be-
gan on March ;, 1852. in the mountains
OF arkansas and lasted four days, Colonel
Osterhaus was in command Of one of
the four divisions Of the army formed to
drive Sterling Price out OF Missouri.
AZ a reward for the manner IN which
nc and his men fought young Oster-
haus was made brigadier general OF
Volunteers. Later he was with Grant
II Tennessee, and commanded a di-
vision in the siege of Vicksburg
After the Atlanta campaign, when
General Logan went TO the war. Gen
eral OSterhaus took command Of the
Fifteenth Corps on the march to the
sea. He had been made major gen
oral for conspicuous gallantry in front
o. Atlanta on July %
On January j.. 1866. General Oster-
Eaus was mustered out Of the army,
after having seen five years service.
The snail pension he received was not
enough for him 10 live on IN America,
So he returned TO his native land, TO
live with his daughter In Boun and
Mannheim