Civil War Veteran's

of Shawano County

This page is ongoing so please check back as we add the names and stories. If you have a story or a picture or email it to us and we will be happy to post it.

If you desire to have all the information we have on the soldier (not all things are posted online) mail or email me and I will gladly send you what we have found.

Or you can send me a letter

Cathe Ziereis

N2645 Rustic Circle

Clintonville, WI 54929

The Soldier's	Cemetery Pictures
G.A.R. Members, Shawano Post 81	Pension Records 1883
Civil War was Fought by Boys  (Statistic's of the North)	Roll of Honor 1911
Indian Alarms During the Civil War	Memorial Day 2010
Our Accomplishment  150 Years Later	Memorial Day 2011
Dedication Ceremony Woodlawn	A letter from Abraham Lincoln
Dedication Ceremony Red Springs

 

    Researched by Cathe Ziereis, Jean Barkow, Sandy Jones & Anita Perez © 2011      

Sources using the following; National Park Service; American Civil War Soldiers; 1885/1890 Census of Veteran's; Federal US Census; State Census 1885-1905; Wisconsin Volunteer's National Archives and Records; Soldiers and Citizens Album of Biographical Records; Local Newspapers and Cemetery records; Commemorative Biographical Record; Family Group Sheets; Soldiers and Citizens Album of Biographical Record, Pension Records; Obituaries; Tombstone readings; Sexton Records; Church Records; Court Records, Death Certificates and Local History.

Interesting Facts

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in Battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as results of wounds received in Battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

 

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