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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: Vierling, Benjamin S |
Father: Fraugott Theopolis | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Farmer | Mother: Catherine Williams | ||
| Date of birth: 15 Oct 1837 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Stokes County, North Carolina | Wife: Elizabeth Wykoff | ||
| Date of death: 31 May 1905 | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: Winterset, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Union Chapel Cemetery, St. Charles, Iowa | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Ann Mary Ernest Eva Frank Henry George Charlie |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Sergeant | Company: C | Regiment: 36th | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 11 Aug 1862, mustered in 18 Sep 1862 as 4th Corporal | |||
| Enlistment age: 24 | Residence: Moravia | ||
| Mustered out: 24 Sep 1865, Duvall's Bluff, Arkansas | |||
| Service Record: Promoted 3rd Sergeant 01 Mar 1865, Wounded & taken prisoner 25 Apr 1864 at Mark's Mill, Arkansas | |||
| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 20 Dec 1889 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (163) | Age at joining: 51 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: Sus. 2nd term 1893; Re. 2nd term 1901; Sus. 1904 | ||
| Sources: 1815 Hist Madison County v. 2, p.358; 32nd Annual Encampment: Pvt - no further record; Post 55 Desc Book #163 joined 20 Dec 1889, age 51; Roster Iowa Soldiers: Benjamin S | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 07 Jan 2006. |