A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Adams County October 16, 1862, as a substitute. Although no record emerged to indicate he was a substitute, he was six years too old for conscription. Moreover, he apparently lied about his age, something necessary only for an overage recruit. He mustered into federal service at Gettysburg November 14 as a private with Co. F, 165th Pennsylvania Infantry (aka "Drafted Militia"), and honorably discharged with his company July 28, 1863, at Gettysburg.
One online family tree claims his name was "Ruthrauff Emanuel Zeigler [sic]," but Ruthrauff was the name of the minister who married him. Another tree says he was named "Frederick Emanuel Ziegler."
ONE TIME RESIDENT OF W. MIDDLE STREET, GETTYSBURG PA. AT THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Adams County October 16, 1862, as a substitute. Although no record emerged to indicate he was a substitute, he was six years too old for conscription. Moreover, he apparently lied about his age, something necessary only for an overage recruit. He mustered into federal service at Gettysburg November 14 as a private with Co. F, 165th Pennsylvania Infantry (aka "Drafted Militia"), and honorably discharged with his company July 28, 1863, at Gettysburg.
One online family tree claims his name was "Ruthrauff Emanuel Zeigler [sic]," but Ruthrauff was the name of the minister who married him. Another tree says he was named "Frederick Emanuel Ziegler."
ONE TIME RESIDENT OF W. MIDDLE STREET, GETTYSBURG PA. AT THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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