Welden, Otto, 1824-1902.

Otto Welden was the pseudonym used by P.J. (Peter J.) Reuss in connection with his literary works. Born in Fulda, in Hesse, Germany (then the Landgraviate Hesse-Kassel), in 1824. Studied medicine in Berlin, Basel, and Marburg, earning a medical degree. Emigrated to the United States in 1851, settling at first in New York City; later lived for a time in Washington, DC. Was a military physician in the Civil War, serving from 1861 to 1864 in the 29th New York Regiment. Died in New York City in 1902.

From the description of Otto Welden literary manuscripts, ca. 1860-1896. (German Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 525070866