Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

Frederick Renchleir (Reuschlein)

Birth Year: 1842
Birth Place: Maryland
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co G, 18th IL Inf Con
Military Notes:

Mustered in 2 Mar 1865; mustered out 16 Dec 1865. Rank: Corporal.

Death Year: 1866
Death Place: Arenzville, IL
Burial Place: Arenzville, IL
Cemetery Name: Arenzville East Cemetery
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sandman (m. 1862 in Cass County, IL; after widowed, she married Rudolph Schneider and moved to Nebraska.
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service; according to records researched by Wendell Wessler, he died in 1866 and is buried in Arenzville East Cemetery.

Alt name: Rentschler, Rentschleier, Reuschlein, and Reischlein. Described as a shoemaker on the muster roll; marital status not noted. Information lacking to further identify him.