Schlund, Max, 1844-1932.

German-American Civil War soldier from Chicago. Born in Germany in 1844, Max Schlund emigrated with his parents and siblings to New Jersey in 1853, and settled in Newport, Lake County, Ill., in 1855. Max moved to Chicago in 1858, where he worked as a harness maker, and enlisted there on Aug. 7, 1862 in the 82nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment (also known as the Hecker Regiment). He served until the end of the war, seeing action at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, in Tennessee, and on Sherman's march through Atlanta, Savannah, South Carolina, and North Carolina. He was discharged July 1, 1865, in Chicago. Schlund, who married in 1869 and had three children, died Aug. 23, 1932.

From the description of Max Schlund papers, 1862-1865. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 47647465