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Escape and Return of German Loyalists After Nueces Battle
A long narrative follows the escape of 68 German men after a siege near Nueces in August 1862. The group, led by Fritz Tegener, travels via Turtle Creek to the Rio Grande, evades Duff's Confederate pursuers, and suffers heavy losses. Schwethelm, Schwethelm’s son, and Graf survive and flee toward Mexico and Monterey, aided by Major Riordan and local residents, before reaching Piedras Negras and beyond. The account notes executions of wounded Germans and a memorial later erected at Comfort, Texas.
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Emilie Stieler
D’hanis
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Gillespie
Kendall
Comal
Kerr
Mexico
Tegener
Nueces River
Ssehnethelm
Schwethelm
Rio Grande
Turtle Creek
Fritz Tegener
Schwethhelm
Duff
Oreen
Germany
Goard
Ernst Beseler
Leopold Bauer
Ofredericksburg
Messrs. Schwethelm
Kusenberger
Graf
Argug
Nueces
Fort Concho
Fort Clark
Riordan
Iis
Seswethelm
Josey
Dr. Downs
Major Riordan
The
Schwethel
Downs
U. S. Army
Comfort
Texas
Riordan Ranch
Mr. Schwetheim
Texas Ranger
Piedras Negras
Scehwethelm
Rusenberger
San Antonio
Monterey
Lampazos
United States