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 EISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 361 M. Muehlenberg, the founder of the Lutheran church in the United States. The first governor of New York was a German, Peter Minnewit or Minuit. lie purchased Manhatteri Island from the Indians for goods valued at $24.00. Another German gover- nor was Jacob Leisler. The first German newspaper was printed in 1739 by C. Sauer. The first German Bible was printed in 1742. In the Revolutionary war. Baron Von Steuben was the most prominent general among the Germans. He gave military skill and discipline to the citizen soldiers. He was major-general and inspector-general of the army. Next of prominence was Baron De Calb, the hero in the battle of Camden, South Carolina. Other German generals of prominence were Nickolas Herkimer, general of the Mohawk Germans ; Joseph. John and Daniel Hiester, Har- man, Schreven, Peter Muehlenberg, and others. The most prominent of the German generals in the Civil War was Franz Sigel, who won the battle of Pea Ridge. Julius Stagel won honors at Shilo. Carl Shurtz reaped laurels at Gettysburg. General Ad. Engelmann fell at the battle of Shilo. General Aug. Willich won the battle of Bowling Green. General Carl E. Salomo distinguished himself in Missouri. Max Weber was mortally wounded at Antietam. Other generals of prominence were Lud- wig Blenker, Frederick Hecker, Al. Schimmelplennig, John Fred- erick Ballier, Henry Bohlen, August Moor, Hugo Wangelin, Ad. von Steiwehr, Frederick Salomo, Joseph Osterhaus, August Kautz, Jacob Ammen, Gottfried Weizel, Julius Raeth. Among the Ger- man officers of Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish- American War were : Captain Frank Franz. Captain Frederick Mueller, Lieutenant and Quartermaster Jacob Schweizer, Lieutenant Samuel Gruenwald. Major Ernst Decker, Sergeant Carl Holz- schuhe, Eugene Ohlinger and A. Fullensreiber, Quartermaster Jacob S. Mueller, Saddler H. J. Haefner, Bugler John Stelzriede, Corporals John Boehnke and Theodore Schulz. The Atlantic Squadron had the following German officers: On the Amphitrite, Albert Merz, lieutenant; Albert H. Hippner, physician. On the Annapolis, John S. Hunger, commanding offi- cer; George W. Meuz, lieutenant; H. J. Siegemeyer, ensign. On the Bancroft. Carl J. Vogelsang. On the Gloucester, H. P. Hule, lieutenant. On the Massachusetts, Edelbert Althous, ensign; Kckhart, assistant engineer; J. L. Rosenblatt, assistant physician. On the Minneapolis, Luther S. von Wedekind, assistant physician. On the Puritan, Robert J. Habighurst, first machinist. On the Texas, Harold H. Haas, physician; L. C. Heilner and Francis J. Hessler, lieutenants. On the Oregon A. Aberle, lieutenant. On the Newark, Carl R. Roelker, first machinist. In the Pacific Squadron, Albert G. Winterhalter, flag officer.