// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Charles Hartung? A guy with a lot of "hart".
Charles Hartung (February 19, 1841 – July 17, 1916) was mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Biography
[edit]Hartung was born on February 19, 1841, in Germany,[1] the son of Heinrich C. Hartung (1812–1905)[2] and Christiane Auguste Marie Hartung (née Munzert, 1817–1886).[3][4] He moved with his family to the United States when he was thirteen years old, settling in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. After a furlough due to a serious wound suffered during the Battle of Williamsburg,[5][6] he returned to combat as an officer and became part of the Army of the Potomac. He achieved the rank of captain. Following the war, he moved to Green Bay. Hartung married Madalene Bader (1842–1913)[7][8] in 1866. They had four children. He died at his home in Green Bay on July 17, 1916.[9]
Political career
[edit]Hartung was mayor from 1885[10] to 1888. In addition, he was an alderman for seven years. Twenty-three years after his term as an alderman expired, he was elected to the city council and served eight more years.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Charles Hartung (1841 - 1916)". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Called to Father's Burial". The Green Bay Gazette. Green Bay, WI. June 8, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Death of Mrs. Hartung". Daily State Gazette. Green Bay, WI. November 8, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mrs. Chas. Hartung". The Chronicle. Two Rivers, WI. November 9, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Battle of Williamsburg". Daily State Gazette. Green Bay, WI. May 5, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Army Experiences". Daily State Gazette. Green Bay, WI. March 25, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wife of a Former Mayor Dies at Home". Green Bay Semi-Weekly Gazette. Green Bay, WI. February 12, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hold Service for Mrs. Chas. Hartung at Home". The Green Bay Gazette. Green Bay, WI. February 15, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Charles Hartung Soldier and City Official, Expires". Green Bay Press-Gazette. July 18, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Result of the Ballots". Daily State Gazette. Green Bay, WI. April 8, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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- Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United States
- People from Two Rivers, Wisconsin
- Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin city council members
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army officers
- Union army soldiers
- 1841 births
- 1916 deaths
- 19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin