1st Lt. Edward Ortell

1st Lt. Edward Ortell

 
       From the 1860 Census
Name - Edward Ortell
Aged - 30 Years
Born - 1830 in Germany
Home in 1860 - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.
Occupation - Broom Manufacty
Value of Real Estate - $200
Spouse - Mary Ortell
Spouses Age - 33 Years

       From the Dundee Reserved Militia Rolls

1861 Dundee Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 31, 1861.

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. F       72d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Dundee, Ill.

Enlisted - Aug. 5, 1862

Mustered In - Aug. 21 1862 as a Private

Remarks - Promoted 1st Lt. from 1st Sgt.

Residence - Chicago, Ill.

Date of Commission - July 15, 1864

Remarks - Resigned May 21, 1865

       Known Actions;
Clarkson, Missouri - Oct. 6, 1862
New Madrid - Oct. 21, 1862
Champion Hill, Mississippi - May 16, 1863
Big Black, Miss. - May 19, 1863
Benton, Miss. - May 7, 1864
Grand Gulf, Miss. - July 18, 1864
Spring Hill, Tenn. - Nov. 29, 1864
Franklin, Ky. - Nov. 30, 1864
Spanish Fort, Alabama - April 8, 1865

       From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - Edward Oertell
Born - 1833 in Germany
Age on July 1, 1863 - 30 Years
Race - White
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Broom Maker
Residence - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.
Prior Military Service - 72d Ill. Infty