28 Facts About Herman Ehrenberg

Herman Ehrenberg was a surveyor and Texian soldier who was one of the few survivors of the Goliad Massacre.

Brands but which Crisp maintains has "not a shred of evidence to suggest that [it] is true", Herman Ehrenberg later attended the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, where he became involved in protests against the government.

Crisp and Ornish agree that Hermann Vollrath Ehrenberg was born on October 17,1816, in Steuden, Prussia.

Herman Ehrenberg was one of three sons of Johann and Sophie Herman Ehrenberg.

Herman Ehrenberg left Prussia in 1834 to move to the United States.

Herman Ehrenberg spent a year in New York City and then traveled to New Orleans.

Herman Ehrenberg attended the rally, which collected over $10,000 for the volunteer troops.

Herman Ehrenberg claimed to be the third person to volunteer for the Greys, and he was most likely the youngest member.

Herman Ehrenberg's group took a steamboat up the river to Natchitoches, Louisiana, where they prepared to enter Mexican Texas.

Herman Ehrenberg's company followed the San Antonio River into town and made their way to the central square.

One of Herman Ehrenberg's companions was seriously wounded by one before they realized neither group contained Mexican soldiers.

Herman Ehrenberg was assigned to the Texian garrison at the Alamo Mission.

Herman Ehrenberg scouted the area around the mission, looking for provisions for the soldiers.

Herman Ehrenberg was one of several scouts assigned to watch for signs of Urrea's army.

When it was discovered that Mexican Captain Juan Jose Holzinger spoke German, Herman Ehrenberg was asked to conduct the parley on behalf of the Texians.

Herman Ehrenberg later admitted this was an easy promise to make, as no one expected the same government to be in power the following year.

Herman Ehrenberg suffered a small wound from a sword before jumping off the banks to the river 30 to 40 feet below.

Herman Ehrenberg was discharged from the Texian Army on June 2,1836.

Herman Ehrenberg returned to Germany and enrolled at Freiburg University to study mining.

Herman Ehrenberg wrote a memoir of his experiences in the Texas Revolution, published in 1843 as Texas und Seine Revolution.

Herman Ehrenberg returned to the United States in 1844, and journeyed to St Louis, Missouri, to join a group traveling to Oregon Territory.

Some historians, such as Ornish, maintain that in 1846 and 1847, Herman Ehrenberg sailed to Tahiti and several other Polynesian islands.

The site eventually became the town of Yuma; Herman Ehrenberg saw no profit from it.

From 1863 through 1866, Herman Ehrenberg served as Indian Agent for the Mojave people at the Colorado River Indian Reservation.

In 1865, Herman Ehrenberg was a member of the convention held in Tucson in August 1856, requesting that the United States Congress organize the territory of Arizona.

Herman Ehrenberg contributed to Mining Magazine, the Journal of Geology, and Arizona Weekly.

Herman Ehrenberg was murdered on October 9,1866, in Dos Palmas, California, a stage stop on the Bradshaw Trail.

In both, Poston claimed that Herman Ehrenberg romanced Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti in 1846 and 1847, leaving her to pursue further adventures.