Jacob was a member of Company F 9th Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War. Jacob was captured June 10, 1964 at Guntown, Missippi. He was a POW at Salisbury Prison North Carolina dying there Nov 18 1864.
He enrolled on Aug 20, 1862 for 3 yrs to serve in the Civil War. He was mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling near Minneapolis. The 9th Regt. was kept in the state of Minnesota to protect the frontier vs the Sioux Indians from Aug 1862 until the fall of 1863 when it was sent south. Co. F, 9th Regiment saw much hard service. It had the misfortune of being in the disastrous battle of Guntown. The Regiment had to retreat and many men were captured. Jacob Dieter and others were sent to Andersonville, GA. Jacob was ordered transferred to Charleston, S.C. On the way he jumped the train to escape, but was recaptured and taken to Salisbury, N.C. where he died in the Confederate prison.
Jacob was the son of William and Maria Boyd Dieter, and was born in Luzerne Co., PA (Pension File, Jacob & Martha Dieter No. XC903108: Applic. 90078, Cert. 92337, National Archives). Jacob Dieter married July 21, 1850, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Martha Muir b. Aug 16, 1824 Scotland; d. Jan 17, 1904 Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota. Martha was the daughter of Alexander and Jane Muir (McNair), both of Scotland.
Jacob's death in the Confederate prison hospital left a widow and 5 children: John B, born NY, Susanna Ellen and Martha Cordelia b. Wisconsin, Mary Jane and Nellie b. Minnesota. Jacob's son John B. Dieter married Mary Olivia Waterman and they lived in Roseau Co., Minnesota.--S.Jones
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He enrolled on Aug 20, 1862 for 3 yrs to serve in the Civil War. He was mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling near Minneapolis. The 9th Regt. was kept in the state of Minnesota to protect the frontier vs the Sioux Indians from Aug 1862 until the fall of 1863 when it was sent south. Co. F, 9th Regiment saw much hard service. It had the misfortune of being in the disastrous battle of Guntown. The Regiment had to retreat and many men were captured. Jacob Dieter and others were sent to Andersonville, GA. Jacob was ordered transferred to Charleston, S.C. On the way he jumped the train to escape, but was recaptured and taken to Salisbury, N.C. where he died in the Confederate prison.
Jacob was the son of William and Maria Boyd Dieter, and was born in Luzerne Co., PA (Pension File, Jacob & Martha Dieter No. XC903108: Applic. 90078, Cert. 92337, National Archives). Jacob Dieter married July 21, 1850, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Martha Muir b. Aug 16, 1824 Scotland; d. Jan 17, 1904 Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota. Martha was the daughter of Alexander and Jane Muir (McNair), both of Scotland.
Jacob's death in the Confederate prison hospital left a widow and 5 children: John B, born NY, Susanna Ellen and Martha Cordelia b. Wisconsin, Mary Jane and Nellie b. Minnesota. Jacob's son John B. Dieter married Mary Olivia Waterman and they lived in Roseau Co., Minnesota.--S.Jones
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Jacob was a member of Company F 9th Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War. Jacob was captured June 10, 1964 at Guntown, Missippi. He was a POW at Salisbury Prison North Carolina dying there Nov 18 1864.
He enrolled on Aug 20, 1862 for 3 yrs to serve in the Civil War. He was mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling near Minneapolis. The 9th Regt. was kept in the state of Minnesota to protect the frontier vs the Sioux Indians from Aug 1862 until the fall of 1863 when it was sent south. Co. F, 9th Regiment saw much hard service. It had the misfortune of being in the disastrous battle of Guntown. The Regiment had to retreat and many men were captured. Jacob Dieter and others were sent to Andersonville, GA. Jacob was ordered transferred to Charleston, S.C. On the way he jumped the train to escape, but was recaptured and taken to Salisbury, N.C. where he died in the Confederate prison.
Jacob was the son of William and Maria Boyd Dieter, and was born in Luzerne Co., PA (Pension File, Jacob & Martha Dieter No. XC903108: Applic. 90078, Cert. 92337, National Archives). Jacob Dieter married July 21, 1850, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Martha Muir b. Aug 16, 1824 Scotland; d. Jan 17, 1904 Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota. Martha was the daughter of Alexander and Jane Muir (McNair), both of Scotland.
Jacob's death in the Confederate prison hospital left a widow and 5 children: John B, born NY, Susanna Ellen and Martha Cordelia b. Wisconsin, Mary Jane and Nellie b. Minnesota. Jacob's son John B. Dieter married Mary Olivia Waterman and they lived in Roseau Co., Minnesota.--S.Jones
Actual Gravesite
He enrolled on Aug 20, 1862 for 3 yrs to serve in the Civil War. He was mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling near Minneapolis. The 9th Regt. was kept in the state of Minnesota to protect the frontier vs the Sioux Indians from Aug 1862 until the fall of 1863 when it was sent south. Co. F, 9th Regiment saw much hard service. It had the misfortune of being in the disastrous battle of Guntown. The Regiment had to retreat and many men were captured. Jacob Dieter and others were sent to Andersonville, GA. Jacob was ordered transferred to Charleston, S.C. On the way he jumped the train to escape, but was recaptured and taken to Salisbury, N.C. where he died in the Confederate prison.
Jacob was the son of William and Maria Boyd Dieter, and was born in Luzerne Co., PA (Pension File, Jacob & Martha Dieter No. XC903108: Applic. 90078, Cert. 92337, National Archives). Jacob Dieter married July 21, 1850, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Martha Muir b. Aug 16, 1824 Scotland; d. Jan 17, 1904 Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota. Martha was the daughter of Alexander and Jane Muir (McNair), both of Scotland.
Jacob's death in the Confederate prison hospital left a widow and 5 children: John B, born NY, Susanna Ellen and Martha Cordelia b. Wisconsin, Mary Jane and Nellie b. Minnesota. Jacob's son John B. Dieter married Mary Olivia Waterman and they lived in Roseau Co., Minnesota.--S.Jones
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