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Madison County |
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN RECORD TRANSCRIPTION |
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Data added by transcriber in blue font |
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Veteran's Name: Burger, August F |
Father: Gotlieb Burger | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Farmer | Mother: Franciska Zweigle | ||
| Date of birth: 03 Aug 1843 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Esslinger Provence, Wurtemburg, Germany | Wife: Ellen Foshier | ||
| Date of death: 05 Aug 1926 | 2nd wife: Laura May Mueller | ||
| Place of death: Winterset, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Jefferson Cemetery | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children August George Louis |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Corporal | Company: B | Regiment: 15th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 29 Sep 1861 | |||
| Enlistment age: 18 (Vet) | Residence: Madison County | ||
| Mustered out: 24 Jul 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky | |||
| Service: Promoted to 4th Corporal 14 Apr 1865 | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 19 Jul 1895 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (204S) | Age at joining: 50 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers; Post 55 Desc Book; Winterset News 05 Aug 1926; 1915 Madison County History, v.2, p. 206 | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 14 Sep 2005. |