Albin Francisco Schoepf was a Polish-born artillery officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War. Obtaining professional military training in Austria, Schoepf briefly fought in the Austrian Army, then served as an officer in the Hungarian Revolutionary Army in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Schoepf came to America after his service, lived in Washington, D.C., and worked in various United States government bureaucratic positions before the Civil War. Appointed Union Army brigadier in late 1861, Schoepf was eventually raised to division command in the Western Theater. Personal conflicts with his commanding officer caused his transfer to administrative service in the East. Given command of the camp at Fort Delaware, Schoepf became responsible for Confederate prisoners of war. After the war, he returned to government service in the U.S. Patent Office.
London, November 1, 1861. Capt. GEORGE E. FLYNT, Assistant Adjutant- General, First Kentucky Brigade : SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication.of the 31st…
CAMP CALVERT, Ky. CAMP CALVERT, Ky., December 4, 1861. (Received December 6, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding, &e., Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: As I had heard nothing from you…
December 5, 1861. December 5, 1861â8 a. m. General GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division : GENERAL: Colonel Bradley, of the Thirty-eighth Ohio, reported to me that he has only…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP GOGGIN, December 5, 1861. December 5, 1861—8 a. m. General GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division : GENERAL: Colonel Bradley, of the Thirty-eighth Ohio, reported to me that…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, December 6, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division : GENERAL: The enemy have crossed the Cumberland, as near as Tean learn, with four…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, December 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H, THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division : GENERAL: In my communication stating that I had ordered the Tennessee regiments to re-enforce…
Somerset, December 8, 1861. GENERAL: We met the enemyâs scouts this evening about 3 miles to the west of the village; the collision took place between the Thirty-fifth Ohio and…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST KENTUCKY BRIGADE, Somerset, December 8, 1861. GENERAL: We met the enemy’s scouts this evening about 3 miles to the west of the village; the collision took place between…
SOMERSET, Ky. SOMERSET, Ky., December 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division, Kentucky : GENERAL: Yours of the 7th is at hand. In a hasty note of…
Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861. (Received December 16, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, ETN Commanding Division, Lebanon: GENERAL: Having obtained much information relative to the face of the adjacent…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861. (Received December 16, 1861.) Commanding Division, Lebanon: GENERAL: Having obtained much information relative to the face of the adjacent country, its roads, streams, and…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 12, 1861. (Received December 16, 1861.) Commanding Division, Lebanon: GENERAL: Having obtained much information relative to the face of the adjacent country, its roads, streams, and…
Somerset, Ky., December 17, 1861. (Received December 20, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, y Commanding First Division, Dept. of the Ohio, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Since my last nothing of…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 17, 1861. (Received December 20, 1861.) Commanding First Division, Dept. of the Ohio, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Since my last nothing of interest has occurred. Colonel Hoskins’…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 18, 1861. (Received December 20, 1861.) General GEORGE H. THOMAS, : Commanding First Division, Lebanon: GENERAL: In my communication of yesterday I suggested that I intended…
Somerset, Ky., December 19, 1861. GENERAL: To-day has passed without anything worthy of note. I have seen nothing and heard nothing of the enemy. One of my regiments is scouting…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 19, 1861. – (Received December 25, 1801.) Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky. : GENERAL: To-day has passed without anything worthy of note. I have seen nothing…
Somerset, Ky., December 21, 1861. (Received December 24, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Since my last nothing of interest has occurred. The enemy…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 21, 1861. (Received December 24, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding First Division, Lebanon, Ky.: GENERAL: Since my last nothing of interest has occurred. The…
Somerset, Ky., December 27, 1861. GENERAL: I have sent out small parties for the last two days before the enemy’s position, but he has made no response so far. I…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., December 27, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Division, &c., Lebanon, Ky. : GENERAL: I have sent out small parties for the last two days before…
Somerset, Ky., January 1, 1862. General GEORGE H. THOMAS: GENERAL: In compliance with your instructions I have advised Captain Fry of the state of things about Somerset to day, which…
HEADQUARTERS, Somerset, Ky., January 1, 1862. General GEORGE H. THOMAS: GENERAL: In compliance with your instructions I have advised Captain Fry of the state of things about Somerset to day,…
Somerset, January 7, 1862. A (Received January 8, 1862.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Commanding Eastern Division: GENERAL: I have received your instructions of January 1, 1862, yes- : On…