Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

Frederick Schnitker

Birth Year: 1840
Birth Place: Germany
Residence at Enlistment: Beardstown, IL
Regiment(s): Co E, 61st IL Inf
Military Notes:

Mustered in Mar 1862; mustered out Mar 1865.

Death Year: 1899
Death Place: Monroe precinct, Cass County, IL
Burial Place: Arenzville, IL
Cemetery Name: Arenzville North Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 24213309
Spouse(s): Caroline Maria Wedeking (m. 1866 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Buried in Arenzville

Use “Schuitker” or “Schmitker” when searching veterans databases; described as “farmer,” marital status not specified, on the muster rolls.