America's Civil War

Felix Salm-Salm

reserved for royalty in the town of Isselburg, Germany, rests Felix Salm-Salm, a prince who had earned the praise of two Union major generals, Joseph Hooker and James B. Steedman, for his leadership during the Civil War. After the war, the colorful Union general continued to catch the attention of (Ohio) reported, “whose story is as romantic and adventurous as that of any knight in Arthur’s storied days.”

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