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buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC (Compiled July 2007 by Jean Crabill) A B C D E F G H I to J K L M N O P R S T U V W X to Z Ahrens (Arenz), Martin. Born in Prussia (PHC) or Hesse-Cassel (1870 census) ca. 1835. Died in DC 5-30-1884. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Andermann, Philip E. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt ca. 1826. Died in DC ca. 1903. 1st U. S. Artillery. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Beginning December 1, 1858, he was a soldier in Company E, 1st U. S. Artillery, serving under the command of Major General A. Doubleday at Florida (a town in Virginia, not the state) and at Ft. Moultrie. Doubleday later stated that Philip ?has been in nearly all the battles in the Eastern part of the United States from Ft. Sumter to the beginning of Grant?s campaign. He is brave [and] honest. . . a first-class carpenter and an excellent cook in the field.? Philip was discharged at Ely?s Ford, Virginia, on December 1, 1863. At this time he was a 38-year-old man, 5?6? in height, with a fair complexion, light hair and blue eyes. Angermann, John. Born in Prussia ca. 1820. Died in DC July 6, 1908. Co. A, 8th DC Infantry. Mustered in as a private. John had a small factory during Civil War, making boots for the Union Army. Aschenbach, (George) Henry. Born in Saxony in 1836. Died in DC ca. 1893. Co. H, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Asmussen, Col. William Charles. Born in Kiel, Germany, ca. 1831. Died ca. 1872. Enlisted as a captain April 19, 1862, 5th Missouri Cavalry. Promoted to full lieutenant colonel October 24, 1862. Transferred out of 5th Missouri Cavalry and into 4th Missouri Cavalry November15, 1862. Discharged for promotion 4th Missouri Cavalry December 1, 1862. Commission in Inspector Gen?l Dept. Regiment US Volunteers December 1-1862. Transferred out of Inspector Gen?l Dept Regiment US Volunteers September 4, 1864, and into Adjutant Gen?l Dept. Regiment US Volunteers same day. Promoted to full major on September 4, 1864. Promoted to brevet colonel March 13, 1865. Au, Wilhelm. Born in Mechlenberg-Schweinen July 27, 1846. Died in DC December 3, 1909. 1st Class Musician, U. S. Marine Corp Band. Baer, Konrad. Born in Germany ca. 1825. Died in DC August 7, 1870. 31st New York Light Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Balzer, Adam. Born in Hesse ca. 1820. Died in DC August 24, 1890. Co. F, 2nd DC Infantry. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Bauer, Johann George Martin. Born in Herbsthausen, Wuertemberg, June 12, 1831. Died in DC March 20, 1872. Co. H, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Baumann, Charles (Carl). Born in Hesse ca. 1835. Died ca. 1882. Co. H, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Beck, John J. Beckert, Christian Martin. Born in Kur-Hessen ca. 1828. Died in DC January 11, 1879. Co. H, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Bender, Charles. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt in 1837. Died in Riverdale, Maryland, ca. 1903. 3rd DC Infantry. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Co. H, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Best, Mahlon H. Born in Patoctin Mountain, Virginia, October 26, 1845. Died in DC April 15, 1920. Enlisted on the Union side June 20, 1862, in Lovettsville, Virginia. Co. A., Loudoun County Rangers, Virginia. Mustered in a private. Mustered out as a private, Co. A, Loudoun County, Virginia, Rangers May 30, 1865, at Bolivar, West Virginia. Beyer, Louis. Born in Saxe-Weimar in July 1827. Died in DC ca. 1904. Co. K, 3rd US Infantry (stone very difficult to read). Bluet, Berkley P. Died ca. 1865. Co. B, 20th Pennsylvania Infantry. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Also Co. B, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry, mustered in and out as a private. Also Co. C, 24th Vet. Res. Corps, where he served as a hospital steward; mustered in and out as a private. Bode, Christian. Died ca. 1866. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Bodemer, Alfred. Born in France ca. 1830. Died in DC ca. 1897. Band, 3rd US Artillery. Boettcher, Frederick John. Born in Mechlenberg, Germany, August 29, 1824. Died in DC April 30, 1900. Co. H, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Bradengeier, Charles. Born in Austria ca. 1837. Died September 7, 1881. Co. B, 2nd US Vet. Volunteer Infantry. Mustered in as a sergeant; mustered out as a private. During the war also used the alias Charles Brenner. Bradt, Friedrich. Died ca. 1897. Co. C, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry. Brech, John. Born in Germany ca. 1824. Died in DC April 2, 1872. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Breuninger, William L. Born in Germany October 16, 1838. Died in DC February 27, 1924. Enlisted in New York City July 17, 1861, in Co. H, 20th New York Infantry. Received a disability discharge from the same company on January 21, 1863, at Camp Banks, Virginia. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Brouker, J. Bernard. Born in Prussia ca. 1821. Died in DC ca. 1892. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Brown, James Walter. Born in DC ca. 1844. Died in DC March 14, 1915. GAR. Brückner, Carl. Born in Germany ca. 1823. Died in DC July 10, 1880. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Busching, Henry C. Born in Prussia (1880 census) or Hanover (1870 census) in February 1825. Died in DC ca. 1900. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Buttner, Henry. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt (1870 census) or Prussia (1880 census) January 1, 1834. Died in DC July 3, 1911. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 4th sergeant; mustered out as a 4th sergeant. Clever, William Evans. Born in England ca. 1825. Died in DC June 13, 1888. Owen?s Company, DC Cavalry. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a farrier; mustered out as a farrier. Dieterich, Henry. Born in Lich, Hessen, June 16, 1835. Died in DC November 8, 1872. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Dilli, George. Born in Baden in 1828. Died in DC March 26, 1872. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 2nd lieutenant; mustered out as a 2nd lieutenant. Dittrich (Dieterich), John A. Born in Germany in June 1834. Died in DC February 20, 1922. Co. A, 8th DC Infantry. Eckert, George. Born in Wurtemberg in June 1839. Died in DC in 1910. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Eccard, Adolf Henry. Born in Baden November 21, 1845. Died in DC May 16, 1890. US Signal Corps. Eibel, Henry W. Born in Prussia ca. 1844. Died in DC March 24, 1890. 2nd Battalion Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Eichholz, Hugo G. Born in Prussia ca. 1828. Died in DC June 18, 1889. Enlisted in New York City November 24-1863. Enlisted as a private at the age of 34. Co. L, 15th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment. Promoted to full corporal February 8, 1864. Promoted to full sergeant on March 31, 1865. Eller, Leonhard. Born in Germany ca. 1815. Died in DC August 13, 1867. Co. A, 8th DC Infantry. Enders, John. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt August 8, 1842. Died in DC May 22, 1903. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. PHC# 6426. Engel, Jacob. Born in Uerkheim, Switzerland, April 8, 1821. Died in DC April 24, 1882. Co. C, 9th Illinois Infantry; Co. K, 24th Veteran Reserve Corp. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Engels, Ewald. Born in Prussia in 1832. Died in DC March 25, 1872. Co. D, 15th New York Heavy Artillery. Enlisted as a private in New York City September 26, 1862, at age 29. Discharged for promotion. Co. I, 1st New York Light Artillery. Enlisted in Co. I, 1st New York Light Artillery September 26, 1862. Fahrenbruch, August. Born in Prussia ca. 1828. Died ca. 1872. Co. A, 2nd New Jersey Infantry, and Co. C, 15th New Jersey Infantry. Fahrenkopf, John. Born in Baden in February 1820. Died in DC ca. 1903. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Fastnacht (Fastnaught), George. Born in Prussia ca. 1826. Died in Howardstown, California, March 4, 1890. Co. A, 2nd Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 3rd sergeant; mustered out as a private. Fastnaught, William H. Born in DC ca. 1840. Died in DC September 8, 1925. Co. A, 2nd Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Fendner, Christopher Ferdinand. Born in Sacse-Weihmer April 18, 1829. Died in DC May 4, 1909. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Fischer, Georg. Born in Germany ca. 1813. Died in DC October 8, 1887. Co. K, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Fordan, (Carl Eugene) Edward. Born in Wilmsdorf, Schleisien, Germany, September 27, 1838. Died November 20, 1873. US 12th Infantry Band. Mustered in as a musician. Fox (Fuchs), Charles Henry. Born in Georgetown, DC ca. 1837 (PHC) or July 1834 (1900 census). Died in DC ca. 1905. Co. A, 1st DC Cavalry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Friedrich, John. Born in Germany ca. 1830. Died in DC March 28, 1876. 10th New York Battery. Gerhardt, Joseph Peter. Born in Oberdallendorf, Prussia, May 15, 1817. Died in DC August 19, 1881. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a captain; mustered out as a captain. Also served in the 46th New York Infantry. Breveted Brig. General, 46th New York Infantry. Getz, August. Born in Saldorf, Prussia, in July 1838. Died in DC December 28, 1925. US Quartermaster Corp, also Engineers. From The Evening Star, February 18, 1924: ?Joining the Union Army, Mr. Getz served for a year in the Quartermaster Corps, after which he served with the engineers until the close of the war.? Goritz, (John) Herman. Born in Prussia (1880 census) or Nassau Novemer 1, 1834. Died in Chicago, Illinois, October 28, 1898. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Gottenkieny, Charles. Born in Sweden in 1833. Died in DC October 11, 1885. Enlisted as a private September 21, 1861, in Co. I, 32nd Indiana Infantry. Mustered out as a private Co. I, 32nd Indiana Infantry September 7, 1864, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Gottsmann, Charles (Karl). Born in Germany June 4, 1831. Died in DC February 3, 1874. Co. B, 11th Maryland Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Greff, Charles (Carl). Born in Bleiscastel, Rheinpfalz, Germany, August 2, 1848. Died in DC July 15, 1884. Co. C, 8th Ohio Infantry. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Greuser, Valentin. Born in Baden ca. 1822. Died in DC ca. 1893. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 1st corporal; mustered out as a 1st corporal. Hageman, William. Born in Westphalia October 7, 1841. Died in DC February 15, 1901. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a musician; mustered out as a musician. Hagerman, Henry. Born in Hanover ca. 1838. Died in DC ca. 1893. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Hagmann, Victor. Born in Prussia March 18, 1845. Died in DC February 1, 1882. Co. C, 7th New York Infantry. Mustered in as a private in New York City May 27, 1864. Promoted to full corporal. Discharged in Washington, DC August 9, 1865. Hahneman, J. Rudolph. Died ca. 1885; Enlisted as a private in New York City August 24, 1864, at age 25. Enlisted in Co. F, 7th Infantry Vet Regiment New York the same day. Promoted to full 1st Sergeant September 1, 1864. Promoted to full 2nd Lieutenant (as of Co. G) on March 18, 1865. Mustered out Co. F, 7th Infantry Vet Regiment New York August 4, 1865, at Hart?s Island, New York Harbor, New York. Hartig, George. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Hauser (Hiser, Heuser), Paul (Paulus). Born in Berne, Bavaria, in 1826. Died in DC January 10, 1904. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Heck, Jacob G. Born in Wurtemberg ca. 1836. Died ca. 1870. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Heil, Henry. Born in Germany ca. 1827. Died in DC August 8, 1869. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Heintz, Carl. Born in Censtin, Germany, April 3, 1820. Died in DC July 6, 1886. Enlisted as a captain June 10, 1862. Commission in Aide-De-Camp Regiment US Volunteers. Promoted to full captain (captain and additional aide-de-camp) June 10, 1862. Mustered Out Aide-de-Camp Regiment US Volunteers December 20, 1864. Heinzerling, George. Born in Hessen April 12, 1825. Died in DC July 4, 1876. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 1st corporal; mustered out as a 5th sergeant. Henning, Matthew (Mathias). Born in Hesse-Kassel ca. 1837. Died in DC December 11, 1891. Mustered in as private August 16, 1861, in B Co., 75th Pennsylvania Infantry. Deserted from Co. B, 75th Pennsylvania Infantry October 10, 1862. Herbel, John. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt in November 1828. Died in DC ca. 1910. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a bugler; mustered out as a bugler. Herfurth, August. Born in Germany ca. 1829. Died in DC June 16, 1878. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a sergeant. Mustered out as a sergeant. Herfurth, William C. Born in Saxony ca. 1833. Died in DC July 19, 1887. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a corporal. Hinkel, John Peter. Born in Frankfort-on-Main, Germany, December 23, 1838. Died in DC May 18, 1906. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Hinrichs, August Christian. Born in Orelgonne, Oldenburg, October 19, 1830. Died in DC July 23, 1892. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Hoerman, Jacob. Born in Germany August 18, 1835. Died in DC October 16, 1893. Co. K, 27th Connecticut Infantry. Resided New Haven, Connecticut. Mustered in as a private on September 10, 1862. Mustered out as a private in New Haven July 27, 1863. Hoester, August. Born in Prussia (1870 census) or Westphalia (1880 census) in July 1851 (1900 census), ca. 1841 (1870 census), or 1841 (PHC). Died in DC ca. 1905. Enlisted as a private in New York City April 22, 1861, at age 26. Enlisted in Co. C, 1st New York Infantry. Received a disability discharge from Co. C, 1st New York Infantry May 25, 1863. Mustered out as a private. Also served as a hospital steward for the 7th Infantry US VRB. Hosch, August. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt ca. 1829. Died in DC March 31, 1876; Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Hueter, Charles. Born in Saxony (DC Death Records) or Prussia (1870 census) in 1827. Died in DC September 25, 1878. McDermott?s Co., 5th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Jakob, David C. Born in Guttenberg, Germany, in March 1834. Died in DC May 18, 1915. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Jost, Conrad. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt ca. 1823. Died in DC December 25, 1897. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Kaiser, Adam. Died ca. 1881. Co. A, 3rd Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Kaiser, George. Born in Hessen ca. 1815. Died ca. 1867. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Kaiser, Henry A. Born in Saxe-Meininger, Germany, in 1836. Died in DC August 21, 1900. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Kandler, Hugo Edmund. Born in Leipzig, Saxony, ca. 1833. Died in DC January 7, 1884. Enlisted as a private in New York City September 12, 1861, at age 31. Enlisted in Co. G, 45th New York Infantry September 28, 1861. Promoted to full sergeant major April 4, 1862. Promoted to full 2nd lieutenant (as of Co. B) June 15, 1862. Promoted to full 1st lieutenant (as of Co. G) January 12, 1863. Discharged from Co. G, 45th New York Infantry, May 15, 1865. Kaufman, John. Born in Germany ca. 1834. Died in DC June 6, 1869. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Keller, Caspar. Died ca. 1873. Believed to be the Caspar Keller who served in Co. G, US 3rd Light Artillery Regiment, as a private. Keller, Henry Michael. Born in Gaggstadt-an-Dorf, Wurtemberg, Germany, September 14, 1834. Died in Harrisonburg, Virginia, July 29, 1922. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Kettler, Louis. Born in Stulzenau Province, Hanover, August 9, 1840. Died in DC October 19, 1925. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private. Mustered out as a private. Keuchel, Anthony. Born in Prussia ca. 1829. Died in Belair, Maryland, April 26, 1891. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 3rd sergeant. Mustered out as a 2nd sergeant. Kiefer, William George. Born in Nassau, Germany, June 3, 1838. Died in DC May 5, 1884. Co. E, 2nd US Cavalry (tombstone). According to descendant he was in the 2nd US Infantry. Submitted by Mr. Jachowski (descendant):?William George Kiefer was born in Nassau, now just north of Frankfurt...He settled in the St. Louis area and apparently worked as a bricklayer. On May 18, 1858, he joined the U. S. Army for a term of five years. He was initially assigned to Company D, 2nd US Infantry, stationed at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota). After about one year at Ft. Randall, he was transferred to the Headquarters detachment of the 2nd Infantry at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, where he was assigned as a musician on July 1, 1859. At that time the 2nd Infantry was spread over the northern plains. At the time of the 1860 census he was a musician at Ft. Ripley, Minnesota. In 1861, just prior to the beginning of the Civil War, the Headquarters element of the 2nd moved to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Once the Civil War began, the 2nd Infantry was ordered to return east. The Headquarters detachment and two companies of the 2nd (C and K) made it to Washington in time to take part in the Battle of Bull Run in July, 1861. Following the defeat at Bull Run, the 2nd established quarters near Georgetown, where the remainder of the regiment would consolidate. The regiment remained in the Georgetown area until about April 1862, when Gen. McClellan began his Peninsular Campaign to take Richmond. From this point the 2nd Regiment participated in all the major battles of the Army of the Potomac, including the Peninsular Campaign (May-July 1862); 2nd Bull Run (August 1862); Antietam (September 1862); Fredericksburg (December 1862); and Chancellorsville (May 1863). Shortly after the Battle of Chancellorsville, William's term of enlistment expired; on May 18, 1863, he was discharged from the army at Falmouth, Virginia.? Kieny, Christian. Born in Switzerland ca. 1839. Died in DC March 12, 1926. Co. A, 2nd Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Klein, Henry. Born in Bavaria ca. 1823. Died in DC January 10, 1876. Co. A, 58th New York Infantry. Mustered in as a private September 1, 1861, in New York City. Promoted to full corporal. Transferred to H Co., 58th Infantry Regiment, New York. Discharged (wounded) in Washington, DC. Kluckhuhn, Henry R. Born in Prussia in 1828. Died in Ocean City, Maryland, ca. 1878. Co. B, 20th Regiment, New York Infantry. Mustered in as 1st lieutenant at age 28 May 3, 1861, in New York City. Promoted to full captain November 4, 1861. Served New York. Commissioned B Co., 20th Infantry Regiment. Mustered out in New York City June 1, 1863. Koch, Werner. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt April 13, 1834. Died in DC March 11, 1911. Cos. A and B, 8th DC Infantry (Turner?s Rifles). Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Koons (Kunz), Henry L. Born in Wurtemberg 2-19-1825. Died in DC September 22, 1917. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. "Born in Germany in 1825, he came to the United States in 1847. At the organization of the 8th Battalion he volunteered his services and was assigned guard duty at Long bridge, one of the points connecting Washington with the Virginia shore." (Washington, DC, Star, February 6, 1916). Kozel, John. Born in Wurtemberg ca. 1821. Died January 28, 1881. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Krackhardt, (George) Frederick. Born in Bavaria ca. 1826. Died in DC ca. 1895. Co. C, 29th New York Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Information from descendant Marilyn Lillis:?Frederick served in the Civil War in the New York 29th Infantry. This regiment was formed in New York City and was made up mostly of recent German immigrants.? Kraemer, William A. Born in Bremen, Germany, May 10, 1850. Died in DC August 23, 1894. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Kraft, Philip. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt ca. 1827. Died ca. 1870. Co. C, US Signal Corps, USA. Kraus, Louis. Born in Wurtemberg (1870 census, PHC) or Wittenberg (1880 census) March 14, 1827. Died in DC July 9, 1896. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Krauskopf, Charles G. Born in Maryland ca. 1844. Died in Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1895. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Kress, Frederick. Born in Germany ca. 1829. Died in DC May 11, 1879. Co. H, 8th New York Infantry. Mustered in as a musician; mustered out as a private. Krieger, John G. Born in Prussia ca. 1835. Died in DC March 1, 1891. Enlisted as a private on May 7, 1861, at age 26 in Utica, New York. Enlisted in Co. E, 26th New York Infantry May 21, 1861. Promoted to full corporal, date not given. Promoted to full sergeant September 14, 1862. Mustered out Co. E, 26th New York Infantry, May 28, 1863, in Utica, New York. Krey, Charles. Born in Germany ca. 1829. Died in DC January 8, 1873. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Krull, Anton. Born in Hanover (1870 census) or Prussia (1880 census) in October 1835. Died in DC ca. 1909. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Lehnert, John P. Born in Bavaria, Germany, October 20, 1836. Died in DC August 24, 1888. Cos. F and A, 14th US Infantry, 1863- 1866. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Leimbach, John. Born in Saxony ca. 1825. Died in DC August 19, 1871. Ord. Dpt., 8th Battn. Lerch, John J. Bernhard. Born in Bavaria December 19, 1832. Died in DC October 28, 1919. Co A, 8th DC Infantry (Turners Rifles). Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. From unknown newspaper, April 1913: ?John J. B. Lerch, one of the little band of eleven survivors of Eighth Battalion, Turner Regiment, District National Guard, which acted as the bodyguard of President Lincoln during the early years of the war, will celebrate his fiftieth anniversary of service with the Washington postoffice today... When war broke out between the North and the South he took a leading part in the organization of the Eighth Battalion of the Turner Regiment, D. C. N. G. His battalion was chosen as the personal guard of the great President, and formed his escort, whenever he went to the Capitol. For this battalion is claimed the honor of losing the first man killed on the Northern side. The old guard, Mr. Lerch says, have stuck together, true comrades through the long-intervening years. Every April 11, the day when they were mustered in, they have come together of a banquet board, have grown fewer, until now but eleven of them remain. On April 13, 1863, just a half-century ago, Mr. Lerch was appointed as one of the clerks in the postoffice of this city at the request of President Lincoln.? Lindenkohl, Frederick. Born in Germany ca. 1841. Died in DC May 16, 1884. Cos. A and C, 15th New York Heavy Artillery. Mustered in in New York City as a private September 28, 1861, at age 20. Discharged as a private October 5, 1864. Lottes, Conrad. Born in Wurtemberg in December 1828. Died in DC ca. 1904. Enlisted in Floyd County, Indiana, July 27, 1861. Co. A, 23rd Indiana Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Mades, Christian (Christopher). Born in Prussia in 1833. Died December 31, 1877. Co. A, 4th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Magle, (John) Michael. Born in DC in July 1841. Died in DC ca. 1909. Co. A, 2nd DC Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Martin, Frederick. Born in Baden October 22, 1823. Died in DC September 21, 1886. Cos. C and B, 1st New York Light Artillery. Entered service as a sergeant, promoted to lieutenant September 11, 1861. Transferred to 30th New York Light Artillery Regiment. Matfield, Gustav. Born in Prussia ca. 1834. Died in DC February 15, 1872. Co. B, 12th Illinois Cavalry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Mathys, John. Born in Switzerland ca. 1833. Died in DC February 21, 1871. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. McHenny, Jacob. Born ca. 1815. Died ca. 1865. 27th Connecticut Infantry. Menze, Henry, Sr. Born in Hanover March 12, 1835. Died in DC March 16, 1914. Co. K., 11th New York Cavalry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Metzler, August. Born in Hanover ca. 1829. Died in DC September 8, 1876. Enlisted in Brooklyn, New York, April 18, 1861, as a private at age 32. Enlisted in Co. E, 84th New York Infantry May 23, 1861. Promoted to full corporal (no date given). Transferred out of Co. E, 84th New York Infantry and into Co. 65th, 2nd Battn. Regiment, US Veteran Reserve Corps October 9, 1863. Meyer, Christian Henry. Born in Germany ca. 1821. Died in DC November 4, 1891. Cos. A and B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 1st corporal; mustered out as a sergeant. Michaelis, Ferdinand. Born in Germany ca. 1819. Died in DC March 27, 1878. Enlisted in New York City as 1st sergeant May 3, 1861, at age 42. Enlisted in Co. G, 20th New York Infantry May 6, 1861. Promoted to full quartermaster sergeant on July 23, 1862. Received a disability discharge from Co. G, 20th New York Infantry November 19, 1862, at Aquia Creek, Virginia. Miller, Adam. Born in Germany ca. 1840. Died in DC March 28, 1889. Co. K, 2nd V. V. Infantry, US. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Miller, John F. Died ca. 1873. Co. B, 20th New York Infantry Regiment. Mustered in as a private June 5, 1861, in New York City. Age 26. Mustered out as a private in New York City June 1, 1863. Miller, Ludwig. Born in Prussia ca. 1816. Died in DC ca. 1898. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Molkow, Emil. Born in Prussia in November 1837. Died in DC January 8, 1920. Enlisted as a private in New York City on April 11, 1865, at age 27. Enlisted in Co. E, 75th New York Infantry April 11, 1865. Mustered out Co. E, 75th New York Infantry August 31, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia. Moser, Leonhard. Died ca. 1869. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlisted. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. M?ckenberger (Minkenberger), Paul. Born in Prussia ca. 1840. Died in DC September 8, 1870. Co. E, 10th US ARC. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a corporal. Miller (Mueller), George Michael. Born in Eschgres, Bavaria, January 19, 1828. Died in DC April 14, 1884. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Murdock, Samuel M. Born in Scotland ca. 1829. Died in DC ca. 1899. Co. C, 153rd New York Infantry. Mustered in as a private in Glen, New York, on August 22, 1862, at age 35. Promoted to full private October 8, 1863. Promoted to full corporal November 20, 1863. Mustered out of Harewood Hospital, Washington, DC July 10, 1865. Neuhaus, J. H. August. Born in Biedefeld, Prussia, October 23- 1836. Died in DC April 20, 1885. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC Volunteers. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Newman, (John) Andrew. Born in Saxony ca. 1829. Died in DC January 24, 1900. Rutherford Co., 7th Militia Infantry, DC. Mustered in as a private. Ohl, Martin. Died on July 08, 1861. 8th Battalion, District of Columbia Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company B. Mustered in as a private. Killed during a skirmish at Great Falls. Ossinger, John. Born in Gerhardshofen, Bavaria, ca. 1823. Died ca. 1865. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Pabst, Mathias. Born in Prussia in October 1825. Died in DC ca. 1906. Cos. A and B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 2nd lieutenant; mustered out as a 2nd lieutenant. Paul, Henry. Born ca. 1822. Died in Prince George's County, Maryland, January 22, 1884. Co. H, New York Infantry. Pauli, Gustav A. Born ca. 1830. Died ca. 1864. Enlisted in New York City as 2nd lieutenant at age 31 on April 23, 1861. Commission in Co. H, 8th New York Infantry April 23, 1861. Resigned Co. H, 8th New York Infantry February 10, 1863. Pfaff, Frederick. Born in Hessen ca. 1837. Died in DC February 13, 1886. Co. A., ? Battn., DC. Pfeifer, Mathias. Born in Wurtemberg (1870 census) or Prussia (1880 census) ca. 1824. Died ca. 1881. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Pfeil, Daniel. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt ca. 1830. Died in DC ca. 1909. Enlisted in New York City September 5, 1861, as a corporal at age 31. Enlisted in Co. B, US Rifles Regiment Regular Army September 5, 1861. Promoted to full 2nd lieutenant on September 13, 1861. Transferred out of Co. B, US Rifles Regiment Regular Army November 23, 1861. Transferred into Co. G, 58th New York Infantry November 23, 1861. Discharged from Co. G, 58th New York Infantry June 17, 1862, at Middletown, Virginia. Pfeil, John K. Born in Germany August 21, 1825. Died in DC March 28, 1907; Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a musician; mustered out as a musician. Pfister, Gottlieb. Born in Wurtemberg ca. 1830. Died in DC June 4, 1872. Co. B, 2nd US Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Pflugge, George L. Born in Germany ca. 1831. Died in DC January 25, 1869. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Phillipp, Louis. Born in Saxony June 5, 1823. Died August 13, 1881. Corp., Co. A, 4th US Artillery. Raissle, Paul Gottlieb. Born in Wurtemberg in November 1861. Died in DC October 17, 1906. Co. G, 14th US Infantry. Mustered in as a private. Ratz, Louis. Born in Hanover ca. 1834. Died in DC July 16, 1884. Cos. E and G, 4th US Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Rau, Hermann A. Born in Saxony in October 1842. Died in DC April 24, 1923. Enlisted as a private August 8, 1861, into Co. G, 2nd Maryland Infantry (Union). Received disability discharge from Co. G, 2nd Maryland Infantry, February 12, 1863. Mustered out as a private. Reiser, Frederick. Born in Germany ca. 1836. Died in DC ca. 1893. Co. E, 26th New York Infantry. PHC# 4952. Reisinger, John G. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt September 12, 1840. Died in Rockville, Maryland, ca. 1903. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Rempp, Charles. Born in Geiglingen, Wurtemberg, April 7, 1837. Died in DC August 21, 1884. Enlisted as a private April 20, 1861, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Enlisted in Co. Rifle B, 1st Connecticut Infantry, April 23, 1861. Mustered out as a private Co. Rifle B, 1st Connecticut Infantry, July 31, 1861, in New Haven, Connecticut. Ricks, John Henry. Died on July 08, 1861. 8th Battalion, District of Columbia Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company B. Mustered in as a private. Killed during a skirmish at Great Falls. Was a member of the Washington Sängerbund. Riecks, William Henry. Born in Braunschweig in 1838. Died ca. 1881. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Rose, Friedrich. Born in Prussia in August 1843. Died in DC ca. 1903. Co. F, 169th New York Infantry. Rosenbaum, Christian. Born in Prussia ca. 1820. Died February 2, 1881. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Ruckert, William Edward. Born in Baden November 15, 1846. Died in DC November 27, 1883. USMC. Rupertus, Gottlieb. Born in Hesse-Cassel July 5, 1830. Died in DC January 1, 1886. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 5th sergeant; mustered out as a 5th sergeant. Rupp, Albert. Born in Wurtemberg ca. 1835. Died in DC July 21, 1875. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Rupp, John. Born in Wurtemberg ca. 1816. Died in DC July 9, 1872. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Ruppert, Gustave. Born in Saxony November 14, 1831. Died in DC June 19, 1910. Co. E, 3rd US Artillery. Mustered in as a corporal, mustered out as a corporal. Saur, (George) C. Gottfried. Born in Baden July 31, 1825. Died in DC October 14, 1874. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Schaefer, George Martin. Born in Gaggstatt, Gerabronn, Wurtemberg, March 18, 1834. Died in DC June 10, 1885. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Schaefer, Peter. Born in Bavaria ca. 1833. Died in DC in April 1880; Co. E, 2nd US Cavalry. Scherer, John Jacob. Born in Wurtemberg (1870 census) or Baden (1880 census) ca. 1831. Died ca. 1881. Co. A., 8th Battn., DC Vol. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Three month 1861 enlistment. Scheuch, Peter. Born in Crummstadt, Germany, February 2, 1831. Died June 23, 1881. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Schoenberger, George. Died ca. 1870. 25th New York Infantry. Schreyer, J. Conrad. Born in Dietenhofen, Bavaria, January 7, 1818. Died September 4, 1880. Co. I, 2nd DC Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Schroeder, Gottfried. Born in Nassau, Germany July 26, 1830. Died in DC November 12, 1897. Co. K, 3rd US Infantry. Mustered in as a private. Seiler, John A. Born in North Carolina October 20, 1841. Died in DC September 14, 1919. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Sellhausen, Frederick William. Born in Prussia ca. 1828. Died ca. 1881. 8th Militia Infantry, DC Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Shambaugh, Charles. Born in Prussia August 25, 1839. Died in Hyattsville, Maryland, October 12-1913. Co. D, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves. In Indiana County, Pennsylvania, he had mustered in as a private June 10, 1861. On August 30, 1862, he was wounded; six weeks later, on October 13, 1862, he left the military on a disability discharge; at that time he was a corporal. On July 17, 1866, he was awarded a Medal of Honor for his meritorious actions at Charles City Crossroads, Virginia, June 30, 1862. The citation was "capture of flag" (www.homeofheroes.com). Shuman, Armin E. Born August 21, 1836. Died December 15, 1902. Co. C, 20th New York Infantry, July 17, 1861. Mustered out Co. C, 20th New York Infantry, June 1, 1863, in New York City. Smallwood, George T., Sr. Born in Massachusetts October 24, 1827. Died in DC April 22, 1883. Resident of Newton, Massachusetts. Mustered in as a private August 4, 1862, at age 34. K Co., 32nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts. Discharged in Boston December 19, 1864. Mustered out as a corporal. Smith, William Lieff (Loyd) H. Born in Prince George?s County, Maryland, ca. 1818. Died in DC October 12, 1882. Co. B, 2nd Regiment, DC Infantry. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Sonnemann, George, Sr. Born in Hessen in 1834. Died in DC ca. 1909. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Stahl, George Michael. Born in Wurtemberg ca. 1819. Died in DC November 21, 1896. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Steffen von Grahl, August. Born in Stettin, Germany, ca. 1813. Died in DC May 18, 1883. Sergeant Major, Co. B, 2nd US Artillery. Steffenhagen, Henry. Born in Germany in March 1838. Died in DC May 1, 1916. Ordnance, USA. Mustered in as a corporal; mustered out as a corporal. Stiebeling, Herman. Born in Gedern, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany on June 2, 1840. He entered Service on June 15, 1858 as Private in Co. H of the 5th U.S. Cavalry. According to the 1860 U.S. Census, Herman was stationed at Ringgold Barracks, Texas. He was honorably discharged at Alexandria, VA on June 18, 1863 by reason of expiration of service. He reenlisted in general service, USA November 26, 1863 and was discharged Nov. 26, 1868. He reenlisted November 26, 1868 and was discharged Nov. 9, 1869. In the Spring of 1862, Herman was detached to special duty, carrying dispatches from General McClellan's Headquarters. During this duty, he suffered a severe disability, diagnosed as rheumatism. Herman died in 1889 at age 49 and was buried at Prospect Hill. His father, Lorenz Stiebeling is also buried at Prospect Hill. Information provided by John Illenberger (great-grand nephew). Strickhardt, Charles. Born in Hanover ca. 1820. Died in DC October 6, 1884. Co. A, 8th Battn., DC Volunteers. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Theilkuhl, Ferdinand, Capt. Born in Magdaberg, Germany, December 25, 1824. Died January 10, 1884. New York Infantry. Mustered in S Co., 8th Infantry Regiment, New York, April 23, 1861. Commissioned sergeant, New York City. Promoted to full 2nd lieutenant July 16, 1861 (as of Co. F). Promoted full 1st lieutenant August 14, 1861. Served New York. Transferred July 16, 1861, Co. S to Co. F. Transferred September 13, 1862, Co. F to Co. G. Transferred March 11, 1863 Co. G to Co. E. Mustered out Brooks? Station, Virginia, April 23, 1861. Trzeiack, John. Born in Prussia ca. 1827. Died in DC March 21, 1875. Enlisted as an adjutant April 23, 1861, in New York City at age 37. Commission in Co. S, 8th New York Infantry April 23, 1861. Promoted to full captain (as of Co. G) August 1, 1861. Resigned Co. S, 8th New York Infantry September 13, 1862. Uber, Samuel. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt in August 1823. Died in DC in 1905. Co. B, 8th DC Infantry. Three-month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out at a private. Viedt, Julius. Born in Braunschweig April 8, 1822. Died in DC January 8, 1893. Co. K, 1st Maryland Infantry, Union. Mustered in as a 2nd lieutenant May 27, 1861; mustered out as a 2nd lieutenant October 31, 1861. Voigt, Frederick William. Born in Prussia April 6, 1828. Died in DC June 14, 1877. Co. E, 6th DC Infantry. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Von der Tann, Heinrich (Henry). Born in Bavaria October 5, 1842. Died in DC April 26, 1887. Co. K, 13th Conn. Infantry. Claimed residency in Hamden, Connecticut. Mustered in as a private February 3, 1864. Served Connecticut. Transferred to C Company, 13th Battalion Infantry Regiment, Connecticut. Mustered out as a private at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, April 25, 1866. Wagner, George. Born ca. 1831. Died ca. 1863. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private, mustered out as a private. Wahl, John. Born in Baden ca. 1822. Died in DC September 6, 1879. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a 1st sergeant; mustered out as a 1st sergeant. Walde, John. Born in Bavaria in 1833. Died in DC January 16, 1890. Peasner?s Co. (A), 1st Regiment, US Reserve Corp., Missouri HG. Mustered in as a lieutenant; mustered out as a lieutenant. Walker, William. Born in Vermont in 1836. Died in DC January 18, 1918. Enlisted as a private in Springfield, Vermont, August 13, 1862. Enlisted in Co. A, 3rd Vermont Infantry, September 30, 1862. Received a disability discharge from Co. A, 3rd Vermont Infantry, December 25, 1862. Mustered out as a private. Walther, W. Henry. Born in Xiontz, Russia, October 7, 1828. Died in DC February 16, 1912. 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a 3rd corporal. Warmkessel, Theodore (Theobald). Born in Baden ca. 1845. Died in Baltimore, Maryland, January 9, 1887. Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 46th New York Infantry, September 6, 1861, in Plattsburg, New York. Received a disability discharge from Co. H, 46th New York Infantry August 29, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Weber, Ernst Friedrich. Born in Stuttgardt, Wurtemberg, February 10, 1818. Died in DC January 9, 1890. Co. H, 41st New York Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a corporal. Descendant David B. Francis tells us: ?On 6 June 1861 in Yorkville, NY, Ernst Weber enlisted in the 41st New York Infantry, and was enrolled in Federal service on 26 June for a 3 year term. The 41st, also called DeKalb?s regiment, was raised in New York City as a "three-year-regiment" with companies from Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 41st was all-German and was named for Baron Johann DeKalb, a Revolutionary War hero who came from Bavaria and served with Lafayette. The 41st was also occasionally called the 2nd J?ger Regiment, a German term for light infantry which means ?hunter.? The regiment was equipped by the Union Defense Committee of New York using New York and War Department funds. The 41st also had a number of benefactors in the German-American community, especially Rudolph A. Witthaus, a wealthy cloth importer and banker. As a result, the 41st had impressive banners and colorful uniforms, which were quickly found to be impractical. The 41st was commanded by Col. Leopold von Gilsa, who was a former Prussian major. Altogether, 23 of the regiment?s 33 field officers were veterans of European military service. (Martin, Chapter 1). The 41st was sent to Washington on 8 July, 1861 where it was assigned to Gen. Runyon?s reserve division of Gen. McDowell?s Army of Northeastern Virginia. According to Marin?s regimental history (p. 27- 29): "McDowell had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 41st and other new regiments so he would be at top strength for his planned advance on the Confederate forces camped about 22 miles southeast of Washington near Manassas Junction." McDowell committed his forces to the Battle of Bull Run on 21 July, but held Runyon?s division in reserve because the troops were so green. After the Union rout began, the reserves were ordered to take a position on the Centreville, Virginia, ridge to cover the Union retreat. The 41st reached this position with difficulty because of the retreating troops, but did not engage the enemy. They then joined the retreat to Washington, crossing the Long Bridge in a drenching rain, fearful of "a Confederate attack that fortunately never came." The 41st suffered no casualties at Bull Run. According to his service record and discharge papers, Ernst was promoted to corporal the day after the battle (22 July 1861). After Bull Run, the regiment was engaged in building additional fortifications in the Arlington area and named their principal contribution Fort DeKalb. "During October, the 41st remained encamped at Fort DeKalb...Autumn life...quickly settled into a routine. Only occasionally was contact made with the Confederates. Pickets, which were stationed as far as three miles from camp in two day shifts, had to remain especially alert." Perhaps Ernst was not alert enough, as he became one of the 41st?s rare casualties for this period. While he was on picket duty with his company in late November 1861, their positions were raided by Gen. J. E. B. Stuart?s Confederate cavalry. Ernst received a saber wound to his left forearm, a gun shot wound to his left hand, and another gun shot which broke his left leg. He may also have been trampled by the enemy cavalryman?s horse. Here is an eyewitness account, furnished in 1872 by two of his comrades, Christian Bloedner and Ignatz Krauss: "...they were with claimant on picket duty in the latter part of November 1861, near Anandale [sic] Virginia, when the picket was attacked by the rebels? (Stuart?s) cavalry and during said skirmish claimant was severely wounded, and in that condition was taken to the Division Hospital, a house in Anandale, Virginia, in charge of Surgeon Brilantowski...about midnight Nov. 1861 during an attack by the rebel cavalry in our pickets near Cooks farm, Virginia. The claimant received a sabre cut in the left arm, and a pistol shot in the same arm. After he was felled to the ground the enemy horse trampled upon him crushing his left leg badly. We were fully cognizant of these fact, and saw him carried into one for the farm houses at Anandale which was used as a hospital at the time for medical treatment." Other comrades, including three officers and the company first sergeant also verified this account. Another comrade, Jacob Wiener, offered the following description: "I belonged to "A" Co. but was detached as wagon master of the regiment at the time and sent the ambulances for the wounded of the regiment. When the ambulances returned, I saw Weber was wounded. I went to him and saw the wounds as I have described...[I know] by reason of my acquaintance with the claimant before he was wounded having been with him a good deal because we were both German and could not talk much English and in that way and by that reason we were quite good friends." (According to Martin?s history of the regiment, Jacob Wiener was not an original member of Co. "A"; there was a Gustav Wiener in Co. "B"). Ernst was mustered out of the regiment at Hunter?s Chapel, Virginia, with a disability discharge on 8 March 1862, just as the regiment began preparing for McClellan?s spring offensives. Hunter?s Chapel was the division HQ, and is on the Columbia Turnpike, about halfway between Arlington House and Bailey?s Crossroads, within an easy walk of the city of Washington. Because of his disability, Ernst?s discharge included a description of his injuries written in Latin by regimental surgeon Samuel Brilliantkowski. It was signed by Col. Leopold von Gilsa, the regimental commander, and his service record was signed by Gen. Louis Blenker, the division commander, and approved by rubber stamp at Gen. George McClelland?s Army of the Potomac headquarters. Ernst?s war wounds seriously impaired his left arm. Here is an examining surgeon?s report from an 1884 pension claim: "He presents a scar nearly four inches long on the thick part of his left arm, ulnar side, which he says was a sabre cut which must have penetrated to the bone. Has now contraction of little and ring fingers of the wounded arm. Can fully flex the fingers but can not extend them more than 3/4 inch from the palm." Another description from 1889: "As a result the thumb is drawn against index and almost the only use the hand is that given by index and middle fingers, though he can oppose thumb to index and middle fingers to slight degree." His leg injury was also painful and debilitating. An 1884 description: "We find deformity of the tibia about 3 inches above the ankle...The inner side of the leg is red and angry and has three ulcers now open. The whole ankle is enlarged...He is a large, heavy man. As he gets older the leg will no doubt get worse." And from 1889: "There has been a fracture of left tibia at lower third with overlapping of upper fragments 1/2 inch. Running upwards and inward from the fracture is a large scar 3 in. x 1.2 in. down to bone and tender. Has varix of the leg from foot to knee. Ernst first applied for a disability pension in 1872. His application was approved and a pension was granted retroactive to his discharge in 1862. He was initially paid $8 per month. (His Army pay had been $12 per month in 1862.) He applied for a number of increases over the years, which left a rich record in the National Archives. Some of the applications were granted. His monthly payment increased to $10 March 3, 1873; to $14 July 21, 1880; to $16 January 2, 1889; and to $24 May 15, 1889. The details of the history of the 41st NY Infantry are from: David G. Martin, Carl Bornemann?s Regiment: The Forty-first New York Infantry (DeKalb Regiment) in the Civil War, Hightstown, NJ: Longstreet House (1987), 323 pp. Weil, Frederick. Born in Wurtemberg in 1827. Died in DC June 17, 1875. Co. B, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Weiss, Conrad. Born in Bavaria December 7, 1835. Died in DC December 21, 1916. 20th New York Infantry. Mustered in as a corporal in K company May 3, 1861, at age 24. Promoted to full sergeant July 11, 1862. Promoted to 1st lieutenant September 19, 1862 (effective 11- 10-1862), and transferred on September 19, 1862, to Co. D. Mustered out at a 1st lieutenant in New York City June 1, 1863. Wellner, William. Born in Prussia ca. 1830. Died in DC April 21, 1879. Co. B., 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Wenzel, Adam. Born in Prussia ca. 1835. Died in DC June 26, 1907. Co. B., 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Wenzel, Philipp. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt in September 1819. Died in DC October 3, 1888. Co. E, 6th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Werdig, Conrad. Born in Prussia ca. 1829. Died in DC ca. 1900. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Weschke, Charles. Born in Prussia December 6, 1836. Died in DC April 2, 1903. Cos. C and D, 67th New York Infantry. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Williams, Conrad. Born in Germany in January 1844. Died in DC ca. 1901. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Zahn, (Carl) William Julius. Born in Leipzig, Saxony, ca. 1830. Died in DC August 22, 1880. Co. A, 8th Militia Infantry, DC. Three month 1861 enlistment, 1861. Mustered in as a 3rd corporal, mustered out as a private. Ziegler, Christian N. Born in Germany ca. 1826. Died in DC June 12, 1868. 1st Battalion, DC. Mustered in as a private; mustered out as a private. Wissman, Louis O. Born in Maryland in February 1839. Died in DC January 9, 1919. First Maryland Cavalry, CSA. top of page |