Peter Karberg

KARBERG, KIESEL

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 2/25/2025 at 11:30:27

Peter Karberg, publisher of the Nord Iowa Post, corner Main and Sixth streets; is a native of Germany, and was born Aug. 27, 1840; he came to the United States in 1857, and came to Iowa and located in Guttenberg, Clayton Co.; engaged in teaching school; in 1861, upon the breaking out of the rebellion, he enlisted as private in the 17th Mo. V.I., called the St. Louis Turner Regiment; was promoted to Second Lieutenant in a colored regiment in June, 1863; he was mustered out June 16, 1866; after the war, he resided for several years in New York and Philadelphia, then returned to Clayton Co., Iowa, and was appointed first United States Mail Agent on the C.D. & M. R.R., and served one and a half years, and then purchased the printing material of the Dubuque (Iowa) Staats Zeitung, moved it to Lansing, Allamakee Co., and established a German paper under the name Nord Iowa Post, which he removed to Dubuque in 1877. Mr. Karberg is a member of the Governor's staff; he was appointed by Gov. Gear, during his first administration with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and has since been reappointed to the same position. Mr. Karberg, in 1873, was united in marriage to Miss Hermine Kiesel, from Guttenberg, Clayton Co., Iowa; they have one daughter -- Auguste, born Feb. 29, 1876.

~~ The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c.; 1880; Chicago, Western Historical Co.; pg 819 (transcribed by S. Ferrall from the book digitalized by Google)