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Madison County, Iowa |
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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: Pitzer, Leander |
Father: John A. Pitzer | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: | Mother: Elizabeth Rogers | ||
| Date of birth: 1841 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Iowa | Wife: Single | ||
| Date of death: 23 Jan 1863 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Paducah, Kentucky | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Winterset Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa | |||
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Lieutenant | Company: F | Regiment: 4th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 01 Jul 1861 as 2nd Sergeant, mustered in 15 Aug 1861 | |||
| Enlistment age: 20 | Residence: Winterset | ||
| Mustered out: | |||
| Service Record: Promoted 2nd Lieutenant14 Apr 1862, 1st Lieutenant01 Jun 1862, wounded in head severely 29 Dec 1862 at Vicksburg, Mississippi, died 23 Jan 1863 at Paducah Kentucky | |||
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| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: Post named in honor of this man | ||
| Post No.: 55 | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: History Madison County 1915, V.1, p.282; Roster Iowa Soldiers; Graves Reg: burial | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 31 Dec 2005. |