There is a Geutebrück, Franz listed as a military doctor in the unit of Austrian volunteers who served the cause of Maximilian in Mexico. His rank was Oberlieutenant-Arzt on 27 Jun 1866 from a document called "Rangs- und Eintheilungsliste sämmtlicher Herrn Stabs- und Ober-Offiziere und Parteien des kais. mexicanischen Corps österreichischer Freiwilliger" (Puebla 1866). In the National Archives of Mexico (Archivo General de la Nación) there is a file in which he appears, in the documentary collection "Fondo Segundo Imperio": FO014 Segundo Imperio. Caja 50, exp. 015. Secretaría Privada del Emperador. 20 de Junio 1866 - 28 de Junio 1866. Franz Geutebruck. I have not consulted the file but most of these are about resignation, leave, etc. There is no other trace of this individual, but I am interested in knowing more. If he really is the "Frank" Geutebruck who was in the US South in the first half of the 1860s, this would be a very unusual path for a member of the unit of Austrian volunteers, since all of them are (until now) known to have traveled to Mexico from Europe. However, there might have been time for "Frank" G. to return to Europe, sign up with the army of Maximilian and go to Mexico in order to get to Mexico by mid 1866.
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I have confirmed this is one and the same individual, though I do not know how the path took place. Are you related in any way?
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I am sure this is the same Franz Geutebruck, though I too am interested in the path traveled. I have found him at Marburg University where he wrote his dissertation on anesthesia. I find him in Atlanta, Georgia in 1861. The family has told the story of Maximilian's army since I can remember. In 1869 he marries in New Orleans, and had time to work at the Tuoro Infirmary there. I would love to see the records you referenced.
Sincerely, K. Meyer
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Hi Paul, following a visit to Erfurt, Germany to meet with distant relatives, I learned that Franz Geutebruck graduated Marburg University after 1859. He wrote a dissertation on anesthesia. My thoughts are that he left Germany, Prussia, to come to the new world. He was the only member of his family to depart the area. Legends had been passed down about the American line. His family was closely aligned with some royals with a monument presented to August Geutebruck for his dealings with Ferdinand the IV if I'm not mistaken. I guess is that sometime after the fall of Atlanta, he returned home briefly, though I also have some evidence that he was in Kentucky as well. Following Mexico, he established himself in New Orleans where he reopened the Turo Infirmary. After one year, he relinquished the post to Marry Margurite Glaser. Thank you for all of your help teasing out this information.
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