Pvt. Augustas Ritze
Elgin Union Grey's
A Co. 36th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
Fox River Regiment
Steedman's Brigade
Sheridan's Division
Fourth Corps
With the Fox River Regiment, in camp below Aurora, all our readers are well acquainted. From the moment of its conception to the present hour it has gone right on to a full and complete success. It is now 1200 strong and will, no doubt, be ordered to St. Louis in a few days there to be equipped and put into the Grand Army.
Mustered In Sept. 23, 1861 at Camp Hammond in Montgomery, Ill's.
Home of record listed as Dundee, Ill's.
Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield rifled musket.
Re-enlisted as a veteran Jan. 1, 1864 and paid at $300 Veteran's Bounty. Then sent home on 30 days Veteran's Furlough Jan. 30.
Transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps June 10, 1865.
Known Actions;
Leetown, Ark. March 7, '62
Pea Ridge, Ark. March 8, '62
Perryville, Ky. Oct. 8, 1862
Stones River, Tenn. Dec. 31, 1862
Tullahoma, Tenn. June 24, 1863
Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 20, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Ga. Nov. 25, 1863
New Hope Church, Ga. Nov. 27, 1863
Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. May 7, 1864
Resaca, Ga. May 13, 1864
Adairsville, Ga. May 17, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga. June 27, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 13, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864
Post war;
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 July 3, 1883.
Re-admitted to the Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home July 3, 1901 #283. Listed as a 63 year old farmer suffering General Debility receiving $12 per month pension. Listed that he was divorced and from Germany.
Member of the Quincy GAR.
Died Nov. 5, 1903
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