Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

Sopher Heitz

Birth Year: 1840
Birth Place: Germany
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co K, 27th IL Inf; Co G, 9th IL Inf
Military Notes:

Entered service in 1861 into Co K, 27th IL Inf; transferred out on 20 Sep 1864 to Co G, 9th IL Inf

Death Year: 1912
Death Place: Beardstown, IL
Burial Place: Beardstown, IL
Cemetery Name: Oak Grove Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 45024088
Spouse(s): Arthusa Jane Wagle (m. 1865 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service

Alt name: Sopha Franklin Heitz or Franklin S. Heitz (possibly originally Franz Xavier in German). Do not confuse him with a younger relative by the same name.