Maj. Gen. Julius Stahel
Born: November 5, 1825
Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary
Died: December 4, 1912
New York City, New York
1848: Lieutenant, Hungary
1861: Lieutenant Colonel
August 11, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel
November 1861: Brigadier General
March 14, 1863: Major General
Maj. Gen. Julius Stahel
1848: As a Lieutenant, joined the Hungarian Independence Movement
1849: Fled Hungary when the revolution failed. Went to Prussia, then England and finally the U.S. in 1859
1861: Along with Louis Blenker (later Brigadier General) formed the 8th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also named the German Rifles or Blenker's Rifles
Became regiments Lieutenant Colonel
July 21, 1861: 1st Battle of Bull Run
August 11, 1861: Promoted to Colonel
November 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
June 8-9, 1862: Battle of Cross Keys
August 29-30, 1862: 2nd Battle of Bull Run - Sen. Schenck was wounded and Stahel became acting commander
March 14, 1863: Promoted to Major General
March 1863: Assigned to command a Union cavalry division in the defenses of Washington, D.C.
Gen. Pleasonton removed Stahel
Became cavalry commander in the Department of the Susquehanna at the time of the Gettysburg Campaign
May 15, 1864: Battle of New Market
June 5, 1864: Battle of Piedmont - Wounded in the shoulder - Received the Medal of Honor on November 4, 1893 for actions
Upon recovering from his wounds, served on court-martial duty until he resigned
February 8, 1865: Resigned from the Army
1866-1869: Diplomatic Corps in Yokohoma, Japan
1844-1885: U.S. Consul General in Shaghai, China
1877-1884: Diplomatic Corps in Osaka, Japan
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York:: David McKay, 1967. p790-791
Julius Stahel. 11 March 2023. web. 14 July 2023.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 469-470