August Hansmeier
Birth Year: 1844
Birth Place: Germany
Residence at Enlistment: Cass County, IL
Regiment(s): Co A, 114th IL Inf
Military Notes: Enlisted in 1862; severely wounded in the right foot which was amputated; imprisoned at Brice’s Crossroads, MS, on 10 Jun 1864; was exchanged and discharged with wounds on 20 Jun 1865.
Death Year: 1926
Death Place: Jacksonville, IL
Burial Place: Arenzville, IL
Cemetery Name: Hackman Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 88728193
Spouse(s): Anna or Hannah Kruse (m. 1866 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Buried in Arenzville.
Emigrated to the U.S. from Germany with his father and brothers at the age of 4; surname sometimes appears as “Hansmeyer,” but the spelling “Hansmeier” is used on his grave marker. His brother, Simon Hansmeier, entered service from Cass County, IL, and they served in the same company. Both were captured and held at Andersonville.
