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Wilhelm F Ziegler (1838 - 1863)

Wilhelm F "William" Ziegler
Born in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USAmap
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Died at age 24 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

Wilhelm was born in 1838. He was the son of Johann Ziegler and Auguste Knöll.[1]

He was listed in the 1861 Detroit city directory as: "Ziegler Wm, tin smith, 35 Laf E."[2]

William (as he was listed in regimental records) enlisted in the 24th Michigan Infantry on Aug. 4, 1862 (enrolled as a private).[3] He was a corporal at the time of his death.[4]

William was missing in action (determined killed) in the Battle of Gettysburg, 1 July 1863.[5] He was a member of the color guard.[6] He would have been buried as an unknown soldier at Gettysburg.[7]

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Sources

  1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Eric Evans, Monday, May 19, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  2. ↑ Johnston’s Detroit City Directory and Advertising Gazetteer of Michigan, H. Barns & Co., 1861
  3. ↑ 59-14 Ovs 38 Folder 03 Doc 2, Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry: List of Officers and Men, Records of the Michigan Military Establishment, Michigan Adjutant General, Service Records: Regimental Service Records, Archives of Michigan
  4. ↑ National Park Service > The Civil War > Soldier Details > Ziegler, William
  5. ↑ 59-14 Ovs 38 Folder 09 Doc 42, Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry: List of Dead, 1862-1864, Records of the Michigan Military Establishment, Michigan Adjutant General, Service Records: Regimental Service Records, 1862-1864, Archives of Michigan (listed in 1864; this form was signed Feb. 4, 1865)
  6. ↑ Research by Don Osborn, 1990-. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10323476 Corp William Ziegler

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