Sgt. Frederick Schulz
D Co. 58th Ill. Vol. Inf
Three Years Service
Lyon Color Guard
Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In Feb. 11, 1862 at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's.
Unarmed the regiment is placed on the train south for Fort Donelson were the battle has started that day.
At Cairo, Ill. Issued M-1808 & M-1816 Common Muskets Feb. 12, 1862. These muskets have been rejected by the regiments before and are accepted only because the battle at Fort Donelson is in progress.
Re-armed with acceptable muskets on April 1, 1862 at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Killed in Action at Shiloh.
Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 13, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
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