From member Salvarsan:
Corporal
Company H, 18th Wisconsin Infantry
Company C, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry
Company G, 16th Wisconsin Infantry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
He enlisted from Berlin, WI, into the 18th Wisconsin, on 1 Jan 1862; along with his brothers John and Abram. He was promoted to Corporal. Both Gideon and Abram were wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. Gideon was shot in the left ankle, a wound that forced him to be discharged for disability on 24 Jul 1862. His brother Abram was discharged for disability on the same day. Their brother John was taken prisoner at Shiloh, and he died in a “rebel prison” on 25 Jun 1862.
As a veteran-recruit, he re-enlisted from Berlin on 18 Nov 1863 into the 32nd Wisconsin. He was transferred to the 16th Wisconsin on 4 Jun 1865. He mustered out with the unit on 12 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.
From member Salvarsan:
Corporal
Company H, 18th Wisconsin Infantry
Company C, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry
Company G, 16th Wisconsin Infantry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
He enlisted from Berlin, WI, into the 18th Wisconsin, on 1 Jan 1862; along with his brothers John and Abram. He was promoted to Corporal. Both Gideon and Abram were wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. Gideon was shot in the left ankle, a wound that forced him to be discharged for disability on 24 Jul 1862. His brother Abram was discharged for disability on the same day. Their brother John was taken prisoner at Shiloh, and he died in a “rebel prison” on 25 Jun 1862.
As a veteran-recruit, he re-enlisted from Berlin on 18 Nov 1863 into the 32nd Wisconsin. He was transferred to the 16th Wisconsin on 4 Jun 1865. He mustered out with the unit on 12 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.
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