Artist. Son of Eli and Mary Hoyman Uhl. His parents were both of German descent.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in Co E, 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Irving, for a period of three months, and, in the fall of 1861 he re-enlisted for the war under Col. John F. DeCourcey, serving, in all, over three and a half years, the last nine months being one of the Veteran Reserve Corps. He took part in many of the battles in West Virginia, among which were those of Phillippi, Carrick's Ford, Cheat Mountain Gap and Cumberland Gap, and he was also, for some time, a prisoner of war at Vicksburg, and at Jackson, Mississippi and at Cumberland Gap.
At an early age he discovered an irresistible penchant for sketching and delineating, and so strong and dominating was this inclination that, after returning from the war, in 1865, he commenced the study of the limner's art, making a specialty of the portrait branch of it. He studied under Hart, of Cincinnati, and traveled in the East, studying the best works. He spent about three years abroad in the art centers of Europe, studying the best works of the most renowned masters.
He conducted a studio in Springfield for several years with marked success, the products of his brush gracing the parlors and drawing rooms of all the prominent, leading and wealthy citizens of Springfield, and many of those of Cincinnati. At least eight of his works are on display at the Springfield Masonic Temple, where he was a charter member of Anthony Lodge No. 455. His works also hang in the Capitol in Washington, D. C. and in the State Building in Columbus, Ohio.
In October of 1873 he was married to Miss Martha A. M. Phillips, daughter of Jason P. Phillips of Springfield. They were the parents of one son, Jerome Phillips Uhl.
After a very successful career in the art world, the Uhls settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Uhl passed away there, at the age of 74 years, on April 12, 1916. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in Co E, 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Irving, for a period of three months, and, in the fall of 1861 he re-enlisted for the war under Col. John F. DeCourcey, serving, in all, over three and a half years, the last nine months being one of the Veteran Reserve Corps. He took part in many of the battles in West Virginia, among which were those of Phillippi, Carrick's Ford, Cheat Mountain Gap and Cumberland Gap, and he was also, for some time, a prisoner of war at Vicksburg, and at Jackson, Mississippi and at Cumberland Gap.
At an early age he discovered an irresistible penchant for sketching and delineating, and so strong and dominating was this inclination that, after returning from the war, in 1865, he commenced the study of the limner's art, making a specialty of the portrait branch of it. He studied under Hart, of Cincinnati, and traveled in the East, studying the best works. He spent about three years abroad in the art centers of Europe, studying the best works of the most renowned masters.
He conducted a studio in Springfield for several years with marked success, the products of his brush gracing the parlors and drawing rooms of all the prominent, leading and wealthy citizens of Springfield, and many of those of Cincinnati. At least eight of his works are on display at the Springfield Masonic Temple, where he was a charter member of Anthony Lodge No. 455. His works also hang in the Capitol in Washington, D. C. and in the State Building in Columbus, Ohio.
In October of 1873 he was married to Miss Martha A. M. Phillips, daughter of Jason P. Phillips of Springfield. They were the parents of one son, Jerome Phillips Uhl.
After a very successful career in the art world, the Uhls settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Uhl passed away there, at the age of 74 years, on April 12, 1916. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio.
Artist. Son of Eli and Mary Hoyman Uhl. His parents were both of German descent.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in Co E, 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Irving, for a period of three months, and, in the fall of 1861 he re-enlisted for the war under Col. John F. DeCourcey, serving, in all, over three and a half years, the last nine months being one of the Veteran Reserve Corps. He took part in many of the battles in West Virginia, among which were those of Phillippi, Carrick's Ford, Cheat Mountain Gap and Cumberland Gap, and he was also, for some time, a prisoner of war at Vicksburg, and at Jackson, Mississippi and at Cumberland Gap.
At an early age he discovered an irresistible penchant for sketching and delineating, and so strong and dominating was this inclination that, after returning from the war, in 1865, he commenced the study of the limner's art, making a specialty of the portrait branch of it. He studied under Hart, of Cincinnati, and traveled in the East, studying the best works. He spent about three years abroad in the art centers of Europe, studying the best works of the most renowned masters.
He conducted a studio in Springfield for several years with marked success, the products of his brush gracing the parlors and drawing rooms of all the prominent, leading and wealthy citizens of Springfield, and many of those of Cincinnati. At least eight of his works are on display at the Springfield Masonic Temple, where he was a charter member of Anthony Lodge No. 455. His works also hang in the Capitol in Washington, D. C. and in the State Building in Columbus, Ohio.
In October of 1873 he was married to Miss Martha A. M. Phillips, daughter of Jason P. Phillips of Springfield. They were the parents of one son, Jerome Phillips Uhl.
After a very successful career in the art world, the Uhls settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Uhl passed away there, at the age of 74 years, on April 12, 1916. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in Co E, 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Irving, for a period of three months, and, in the fall of 1861 he re-enlisted for the war under Col. John F. DeCourcey, serving, in all, over three and a half years, the last nine months being one of the Veteran Reserve Corps. He took part in many of the battles in West Virginia, among which were those of Phillippi, Carrick's Ford, Cheat Mountain Gap and Cumberland Gap, and he was also, for some time, a prisoner of war at Vicksburg, and at Jackson, Mississippi and at Cumberland Gap.
At an early age he discovered an irresistible penchant for sketching and delineating, and so strong and dominating was this inclination that, after returning from the war, in 1865, he commenced the study of the limner's art, making a specialty of the portrait branch of it. He studied under Hart, of Cincinnati, and traveled in the East, studying the best works. He spent about three years abroad in the art centers of Europe, studying the best works of the most renowned masters.
He conducted a studio in Springfield for several years with marked success, the products of his brush gracing the parlors and drawing rooms of all the prominent, leading and wealthy citizens of Springfield, and many of those of Cincinnati. At least eight of his works are on display at the Springfield Masonic Temple, where he was a charter member of Anthony Lodge No. 455. His works also hang in the Capitol in Washington, D. C. and in the State Building in Columbus, Ohio.
In October of 1873 he was married to Miss Martha A. M. Phillips, daughter of Jason P. Phillips of Springfield. They were the parents of one son, Jerome Phillips Uhl.
After a very successful career in the art world, the Uhls settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Uhl passed away there, at the age of 74 years, on April 12, 1916. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio.
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