Carl Schurz Autograph

Carl Schurz (German: ; March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He migrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent member of the new Republican Party. After serving as a Union general in the American Civil War, he helped found the short-lived Liberal Republican Party and became a prominent advocate of civil service reform. Schurz represented Missouri in the United States Senate and was the 13th United States Secretary of the Interior. More about Carl Schurz

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Current items with a signature of Carl Schurz

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thumbnailCARL SCHURZ - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/09/1903$440.00logo
thumbnailCarl Schurz - Civil War General Autographed Letter! Authentic! MBG!$295.00logo
thumbnailCarl SCHURZ / Signature with Rank / Unsigned Portrait$150.00logo
thumbnailCarl SCHURZ / Signature with Rank / Unsigned Portrait$150.00logo
thumbnailCarl Schurz Civil War General Nevada Indian Proponent AUTOGRAPH CUT OUT & BIO$250.00logo
thumbnailGen Carl Schurz (1829-1906) /Autograph /Secretary of the Interior /11x14 Framed$125.00logo
Born in the Kingdom of Prussia's Rhine Province, Schurz fought for democratic reforms in the German revolutions of 1848–1849 as a member of the academic fraternity association Deutsche Burschenschaft. After Prussia suppressed the revolution Schurz fled to France. When police forced him to leave France he migrated to London. Like many other "Forty-Eighters", he then migrated to the United States, settling in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1852. After being admitted to the Wisconsin bar, he established a legal practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also became a strong advocate for the anti-slavery movement and joined the newly organized Republican Party, unsuccessfully running for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. After briefly representing the United States as Minister (ambassador) to Spain, Schurz served as a general in the American Civil War, fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg and other major battles.

After the war, Schurz established a newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, and won election to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first German-born American elected to that body. Breaking with Republican President Ulysses S. Grant, Schurz helped establish the Liberal Republican Party. The party advocated civil service reform, sound money, low tariffs, low taxes, and an end to railroad grants, and opposed Grant's efforts to protect African-American civil rights in the Southern United States during Reconstruction. Schurz chaired the 1872 Liberal Republican convention, which nominated a ticket that unsuccessfully challenged President Grant in the 1872 presidential election. Schurz lost his own 1874 re-election bid and resumed his career as a newspaper editor. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1878. Read even more about Carl Schurz at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Carl Schurz

The most expensive item with a signature of Carl Schurz (Civil War General Carl Schurz autographed cabinet card 1889 Senator Missouri) was sold in November 2023 for $200.00 while the cheapest item (Carl Schurz autographed album page as Secretary Of The Interior) found a new owner for $7.99 in May 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2013 with an average selling price of $35.75 for an autographed item of Carl Schurz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with $200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was June 2008. In average, an autographed item from Carl Schurz is worth $31.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Carl Schurz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnailCarl Schurz - Civil War General, Sec. of the Interior

 autograph$24.00logo
thumbnailCarl Schurz Signed 1889 ALS Handwritten Letter Autograph AUTO 5x8$31.00logo
thumbnailCARL SCHURZ Union General two signed handwritten letters, one in German$79.99logo
thumbnailCivil War General Carl Schurz autographed cabinet card 1889 Senator Missouri$200.00logo
thumbnailCIVIL WAR GENERAL CARL SCHURZ SIGNED LETTER TO CSA GENERAL JAMES CHESNUT 1882$78.03logo
thumbnailCivil War Major General Carl Schurz signed 2 1/4 x 4 1/2 card$14.50logo
thumbnailCivil War Union General Carl Schurz- Vintage Signed Card from 1891$39.99logo
thumbnailNobleSpirit NO RESERVE (3970) Genuine Signature Civil War Gen Carl Schurz$52.99logo
thumbnailNobleSpirit NO RESERVE (3970) Rare Signature & Inscription Gen Carl Schurz$34.99logo
thumbnailVintage Carl Schurz (1818-1895) Civil War General Missouri Senator signed card$39.00logo