Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

George F. Klinstiber

Birth Year: 1840
Birth Place: Germany
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co C, 3rd IL Cav
Military Notes:

Entered service in 1861; mustered out as corporal in 1864.

Death Year: 1923
Death Place: Winfield, KS
Burial Place: Winfield, KS
Cemetery Name: Union-Graham Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 14960515
Spouse(s): Maria Mary Rahe (m. 1864 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service

Muster rolls describe him as “single, farmer” when he entered service. After the war, he married and farmed in Cass County for several years before moving to Kansas.