A drawing of the Maple Leaf as she appeared in 1863.

Giesecke, Julius



Birth:    Oct. 22, 1838, Germany
              Hanover, Germany

Julius and his family immigrated to Washington County, Texas
in 1846 when Julius was eight.

Death:   Jan. 16, 1928
             San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas


Burial:  Comal Cemetery
             New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas
             Plot: In between the outer fence that runs along
             Peach St. and Avenue B

Military Service:   Captain, 4th Texas, Cavalry
                              Captured at Irish Bend, Louisiana April 14, 1863
                              Resident of New Braunfels, Texas
                              A member of the New Orleans Group of prisoners
                              Escaped from the Maple Leaf

Personal Information:  Marriage:  Wilhelmine Henrietta Groos
                                                       March 28, 1868
                                                       San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
                                      Hobby:     He was a lifelong and faithful diarist.  His Civil War
                                                       diaries have been published  "Civil War Diary of
                                                       Captain Julius Giesecke: 1861-1862, 1863-1865"

Sources:    Find-A-Grave    http://www.findagrave.com
                  Ancestry             http://www.ancestry.com

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