Jacob Carl DeGress Scrapbook, 1871-1894

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Jacob Carl DeGress Scrapbook, 1871-1894

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Composed of clippings, the Jacob Carl DeGress Scrapbook, 1871-1894, documents DeGress' life and work as Texas' first superintendent of public instruction.

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De Gress, Jacob Carl Maria, 1842-1894

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Born to Carl Franz Wilhelm and Johanna Walburga (di Bramino) von Gress in Cologne, Prussia, Jacob Carl Maria DeGress (1842-1894) immigrated to Missouri with his family in 1856. A cavalry commander in the United States Army during the Civil War, he was appointed assistant commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau of eastern Texas in 1865. After promotion to secretary of civil affairs and then inspector general, DeGress re-enlisted in the Army in 1868, retiring two years later. With the p...

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