Born Johannes Landgraf to Andreas Landgraf and Anna Catherina Mauer. Christened on 07 Mar 1837 in St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Saulheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, then the Kingdom of Prussia. This town was also the home of another export: Frederich Weyerhauser, once the richest man in the world.
John arrived in NY City 08 Aug 1856 on the SS Rising Sun, having sailed from Le Havre with his parents and siblings. They first settled in Staatsville (now South Germantown), Washington County, WI on the family farm.
They later moved to Milwaukee, where he enlisted in the the Union Army on 27 Feb 1864. Assigned to Company H of the 35th Infantry Regiment, he participated in the hard-fought Red River Campaign. Although he saw action in major battles, he died of disease in New Orleans. This particular regiment lost more men due to disease (primarily dysentery), than to any other cause during the war. Cemetery records indicate that his grave marker may be missing.
John had two brothers-in-law who also served & survived:
Johann Gustav "George" Stegemeyer, Artificer, Co. A--1st US Veteran Volunteer Engineers (husband to Catherina Landgraf).
Joannes Franciscus "John Franz" Bornheimer, Private, Co. G--46th Wisconsin Infantry (husband to Carolina Landgraf).
John arrived in NY City 08 Aug 1856 on the SS Rising Sun, having sailed from Le Havre with his parents and siblings. They first settled in Staatsville (now South Germantown), Washington County, WI on the family farm.
They later moved to Milwaukee, where he enlisted in the the Union Army on 27 Feb 1864. Assigned to Company H of the 35th Infantry Regiment, he participated in the hard-fought Red River Campaign. Although he saw action in major battles, he died of disease in New Orleans. This particular regiment lost more men due to disease (primarily dysentery), than to any other cause during the war. Cemetery records indicate that his grave marker may be missing.
John had two brothers-in-law who also served & survived:
Johann Gustav "George" Stegemeyer, Artificer, Co. A--1st US Veteran Volunteer Engineers (husband to Catherina Landgraf).
Joannes Franciscus "John Franz" Bornheimer, Private, Co. G--46th Wisconsin Infantry (husband to Carolina Landgraf).
Born Johannes Landgraf to Andreas Landgraf and Anna Catherina Mauer. Christened on 07 Mar 1837 in St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Saulheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, then the Kingdom of Prussia. This town was also the home of another export: Frederich Weyerhauser, once the richest man in the world.
John arrived in NY City 08 Aug 1856 on the SS Rising Sun, having sailed from Le Havre with his parents and siblings. They first settled in Staatsville (now South Germantown), Washington County, WI on the family farm.
They later moved to Milwaukee, where he enlisted in the the Union Army on 27 Feb 1864. Assigned to Company H of the 35th Infantry Regiment, he participated in the hard-fought Red River Campaign. Although he saw action in major battles, he died of disease in New Orleans. This particular regiment lost more men due to disease (primarily dysentery), than to any other cause during the war. Cemetery records indicate that his grave marker may be missing.
John had two brothers-in-law who also served & survived:
Johann Gustav "George" Stegemeyer, Artificer, Co. A--1st US Veteran Volunteer Engineers (husband to Catherina Landgraf).
Joannes Franciscus "John Franz" Bornheimer, Private, Co. G--46th Wisconsin Infantry (husband to Carolina Landgraf).
John arrived in NY City 08 Aug 1856 on the SS Rising Sun, having sailed from Le Havre with his parents and siblings. They first settled in Staatsville (now South Germantown), Washington County, WI on the family farm.
They later moved to Milwaukee, where he enlisted in the the Union Army on 27 Feb 1864. Assigned to Company H of the 35th Infantry Regiment, he participated in the hard-fought Red River Campaign. Although he saw action in major battles, he died of disease in New Orleans. This particular regiment lost more men due to disease (primarily dysentery), than to any other cause during the war. Cemetery records indicate that his grave marker may be missing.
John had two brothers-in-law who also served & survived:
Johann Gustav "George" Stegemeyer, Artificer, Co. A--1st US Veteran Volunteer Engineers (husband to Catherina Landgraf).
Joannes Franciscus "John Franz" Bornheimer, Private, Co. G--46th Wisconsin Infantry (husband to Carolina Landgraf).
Bio by: Barbara Haines
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Pvt Co. H, 35 WI Infantry, Civil War
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