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Department of Minnesota
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic

Frank Daggett Circle #105
Union Veteran Ancestors


MN Drummer Boy

"Samuel D. Badger"
Anonymous Artist, ca. 1870. Art Collection, Pastel.
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
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John Riley Angier
John Riley Angier
Civil War Service: 1st Regiment Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company M
Enlisted 18 Feb 1864 ~ Mustered Out 27 Sept 1865.
Private ~ Orderly to the Company Commander.
Garrisoned-  Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Vitals: Born-  12 Feb 1845, Porter County, Indiana.
Died-  18 Aug 1924, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield.
Married-   Arletta Gleason, 19 Apr 1879.
Children-  Alice E., Harold E., Alpha M., Carroll W., Hugh I.
Life Events: Arrived in Meeker County with parents, abt 1860.
Occupation-  Carpenter.
Member-  Frank Daggett Post #37, Grand Army of the Republic.
David H. Archibald
David H. Archibald
Civil War Service: 1st Regiment Minnesota Infantry, Company L
Enlisted 24 Dec 1861 ~ Mustered Out 2 Jan 1865.
Musician (drummer) & Private.
Service-  Antietam, Gettysburg.
Wounded-  Battle of Cold Harbor.
Vitals: Born-  13 Oct 1845, Musquoduboit, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Died-  9 Dec 1924 Minnesota Soliders Home, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Deerwood, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
Married-  Matilda E Conzet, 13 Jun 1882.
Children-  Five.
Life Events: 1852-  Emmigrated with parents to Minnesota.
Occupations-  Surveyor, Farmer, County Board of Commissioners, Assessor of Organized Townships.
Member-  Grand Army of the Republic, Free Masons.
Peter Axe
Civil War Service: 40th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company H
Enlisted 22 Oct 1864 ~ Honorably Discharged 30 Nov 1864 - Missing in Action.
Private
Service-  Nashville Campaign.
Vitals: Born-  abt 1830, Pennsylvania.
Died-  30 Nov 1864 - (Missing in Action) Franklin, Tennessee.
Married-  Ann Eliza Towle (Sager), bet 1850-1860.
Children-  Emily, Aureola.
George W. Chamberlain
Geo. W. Chamberlain
Civil War Service: 33rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company A
Enlisted 21 Sept 1861 ~ Mustered Out 31 Dec 1863.
Reenlisted 1 Jan 1864 (as Veteran) ~ Honorably Discharged 24 Nov 1865.
Private
Service-  Siege of Vicksburg; fourteen other battles.
Vitals: Born-  30 Jan 1835, Monterey, Stueben County, New York.
Died-  3 Ma6 1900, Lyndon Township, Whiteside County, Illinois.
Married-  Olive Roe, 10 Oct 1866.
Children-  George H., ORton J., Lilly May.
Life Events: Migrated from New York to Illinois to South Dakota back to Illinois (NY > IL > SD > IL).
Occupation-  Agricultural and farming pursuits.
Active member- Republican Party.
Member-  Grand Army of the Republic (South Dakota).
James H. Claybrook
Civil War Service: 11th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company G
Enlisted 27 Mar 1863 ~ Mustered Out 31 Aug 1863.
Private
Service-  Kirksville, Missouri.
Used own horse and equipment.
Vitals: Born-  1819.
Married-  Sarah Elizabeth Allen, 23 Aug 1843.
Children-  Samuel.
Hiram Sedgwick Curtis
Civil War Service: 5th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, Company K
Mustered In: 3 Sept 1864; Honorably Discharged: 20 Jun 1865
Private
Service-  Assault on Petersburg; Appomattox Courthouse.
Vitals: Born-  16 Jul 1834, Trumble County, Ohio.
Died-  21 Mar 1908, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Married-  Julia Tuttle, 1 May 1865.
Life Events: (OH > WI > MN).
Jacob Dietzen (Deitzen)
Civil War Service: 37th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, Company D
Enlisted: 4 Feb 1865; Mustered Out: 6 Jun 1865
Private
Service-  Fall of Petersburg, Pursuit of Lee.
Wounded- Petersburg, Virginia
Vitals: Born-  23 Oct 1835, Orenhofen, Trier, Rhineland, Prussia (Germany).
Died-  114 Apr 1914, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Hastings.
Married-  Maria Anna Lang, 6 Oct 1857.
Children-  Peter, Barbara, John, Mary, Andrew, Margaret.
Life Events: Emmigrated to Wisconsin (RHI, PRU, DEU > WI > MN).
Paul Everling
Civil War Service: 2nd Regiment Minnesota Cavalry, Company L
Enlisted: 15 Dec 1863; Mustered Out: 4 May 1866
Private
Stationed- Fort Ridgely, Minnesota.
Service-  Sully's Expedition, Battle of Kildeer Mountain
Vitals: Born-  24 Feb 1842, Duchy of Luxembourg.
Died-  5 July 1915, New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Catholic Cemetery, New Ulm.
Married-  Johanna Theiss, 25 Jan 1872.
Children-  Anna Maria, Catherine, Joseph, William, Albert.
Life Events: 1842-  Emmigrated to Wisconsin with parents and siblings (LUX > WI > MN).
Occupation-  Farmer.
Member-  Hecker Post #48, Grand Army of the Republic.
Patrick Fallon
Civil War Service: 4th Regiment Minnesota Volunteers, Company B
Enlisted: 26 Sep 1861 ~ Disability Discharge: 17 Dec 1863.
Sergeant
Service- Ulysses S. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign; Siege of Vicksburg; Third Battle of Chattanooga.
Vitals: Born-  Ireland.
Died- Minnesota.
Married.
Children.
Life Events: While serving in the War, the Dakota-USA Conflict occured and his wife and children fled their farm near Hutchinson, Minnesota to a nearby stockade for safety.
Henry Elijah Freeman
Civil War Service: 3rd Regiment Indiana Cavalry, Company G
(45th Regiment Indiana Infantry)
Private.
Garrisoned-  Nashville, Tennessee.
Vitals: Born-  25 Apr 1839, Dublin, Ireland.
Died-  22 June 1922, Meeker County, Minnesota.
Buried-  MacKenzie Cemetery, Kingston, Meeker County.
Married-  Mary Ellen Bandelan Walker, 11 Apr 1859.
Children-  George H., Clara I., Ada A., Ida M., Alfretta E., Rose A., Monte C., Chester R., Lyle C., Laura B.
Life Events: Emmigrated (IRE > MN).
Occupations-  Farmer, Blacksmith, Litchfield Hotel Keeper.
Member-  Frank Daggett Post #37, Grand Army of the Republic.
Samuel Gleason
Civil War Service: 10th Regiment Minnesota, Company F
Service-  Winnebago Indian Agency, Various military hospitals with illnesses.
Vitals: Born-  5 Nov 1820, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
Died-  7 Aug 1896, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield.
Married-  Lucy Winter, 17 Oct 1847.
Children-  Ira L., Arletta, Christopher, Miranda A., Sarah A., Mary A.
Life Events: Occupation-  Farmer.
Charter member-  Frank Daggett Post #37, Grand Army of the Republic.
Theodore Oscar Hartmann
Civil War Service: 4th Regiment Wisconsin Cavalry, Company E
Enlisted 1 Nov 1863 ~ Mustered Out 28 May 1866.
Quarter Master Sargeant
Service-  Mobile Bay, Alabama; Brownsville, Texas.
Vitals: Born-  23 Feb 1842, Döebeln, Kingdom of Saxony (Germany).
Died-  10 June 1919, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Married-  Sophia Neimeyer, 8 July 1875.
Children-  Edward E., Richard T., Frank H., Henry J., Louis C., Benjamin H., Florence J., Ethel H.
Life Events: 1842-  Emmigrated to Wisconsin with parents and siblings (SAX > WI > MN).
Occupations-  Insurance Sales, Immigration Officer, County Clerk, Mayor- Medford, WI, State Senator- Milwaukee, WI.
Jens L. Holsteinson
Civil War Service: 37th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, Company G
Enlisted 27 Mar 1864 ~ Mustered Out 27 Jul 1865.
Corporal
Service-  Assaults on Petersburg, Siege of Petersburg.
Vitals: Born-  3 Apr 1837 Christina, Norway.
Died-  2 Oct 1918 Muleno, Oregon.
Buried-  Froen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wisconisin.
Married-  Tone Torgerson, 20 Oct 1858.
Children-  Ingborg E., Grobine, Jens T., Thomas O., Sadie D., Samuel A., Samuel.
Life Events: 1842-  Emmigrated to Wisconsin (NOR > WI).
Adam Karnes
Civil War Service: 11th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, Company D
Mustered In: 5 Feb 1864.
Private
Service-  Sturgis' Expedition; Brashear City, Louisiana Post & Outpost Duty.
Vitals: Born-  1819 Pennsylvania
Died-  27 Sept 1864, Brashear City, Louisiana.
Married-  Sarah Huffman, 27 Jan 1843.
Children-  Margaret.
Adam Kaufmann
Civil War Service: 5th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company L
Enlisted: 18 Apr 1861; Honorably Discharged: 8 Aug 1864
Private
Service-  Richmond-Petersburg Campaign.
Vitals: Born-  5 Oct 1840, Mittel-Seemen, Hessen-Darmstadt (Germany).
Died-  20 Oct 1914, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Elmhurst Cemetery, St. Paul.
Married-  Christina Schmid, 5 July 1865.
Children-  Elizabeth, Anna, Christina.
Life Events: 1858-  Emmigrated to Minnesota with parents and siblings
(HESS-D > MN > PA > MN).
Occupation-  Blacksmith, Great Northern Railway.
Member- Garfield Post #8, Grand Army of the Republic.
James Monroe Phillips
James Monroe Phillips
Civil War Service: 38th Regiment Iowa Volunteers, Company I
Private
Enlisted: 21 Aug 1862 ~ Mustered Out: 1865
Service-  Battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay.
Vitals: Born-  11 May abt 1831-1834, New York.
Died-  30 Oct 1913, Lime Springs, Howard County, Iowa.
Buried-  Phillips Family Cemetery, Lime Springs, Howard County, Iowa.
Married-  Rosetta Hurley, 1858.
Children-  Alice, Elizabeth A., Llewelyn R., Howard C, Ulysses G., Albert E., Burton W., Martha M., Leon M., Lester Earl.
Life Events: 1858-  Emmigrated from New York (NY > MN).
Occupation-  Farmer.
Member-  Lauman Post #217, Grand Army of the Republic.
Henry Christian Schmid (Smith)
Civil War Service: 1st Regiment Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company B
Enlisted 10 Sept 1864; Honorably Discharged 17 June 1865
Private
Garrisoned-  Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Vitals: Born-  4 Aug 1841, Bergfelden, Kingdom of Wüerttemberg (Germany).
Died-  31 March 1924, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Buried-  Riverview Cemetery, St. Paul.
Married-  Margretha Willemsen, 8 June 1866.
Child-  Elizabeth.
Married-  Barbara Leidig Engel, 25 May 1905
Children-  Edna M., Edwin C., Violet L.
Life Events: 1854-  Emmigrated to Minnesota with parents and sister.
Occupation-  Farmer.
Thomas W. Slick
Civil War Service: 101st Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G
Enlisted: 12 Oct 1861; Mustered Out: 25 Jun 1865
Private
Service-  Prisoner, Andersonville- Captured 20 Apr 1864 Plymouth, North Carolina; Survived.
Vitals: Born-  abt 1838, St. Clairsville, Pennsylvania.
Died-  22 Feb 1888, St. Clairsville, Pennsylvania.
Married-  Mary J. Smith.
Children-  William S., John, Samuel, Abner D., Thomas E.



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