(NOTE: Private Albert Gladfelter may never have sat for a portrait of himself in uniform while he was in the service. However, I believe he did. Albert Gladfelter, however, lived well into the 20th century and must have had his photograph taken dozens of times during his lifetime that must be scattered throughout the family. I would dearly love to see a portrait of Private Albert Gladfelter in uniform on his Find A Grave Memorial. However, at this time, I would be thrilled just to see any picture of him, even one of him as an old man. Can anyone in the family help me? The members of the Princeville Heritage Museum and many members of the family, including myself, would love to see some. Thanks, Baxter)
Private ALBERT GLADFELTER, Co. K, 86th Illinois
Albert Gladfelter was born on October 2, 1846 in York County, Pennsylvania, the 2nd of eleven children born to George Washington Gladfelter Sr. and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter. Albert was the grandson of Casper Gladfelter III and Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter. George Washington Gladfelter was born about 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania while Ann Elizabeth Hammer was born on July 30, 1826 in York County, Pennsylvania. George and Ann were married about 1844 near Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township in York County, Pennsylvania. Nine children are believed to have been born to them. They include;
1. Helen (or Ellen) Gladfelter, born c. 1845 in York County, Pennsylvania: A Helen Gladfelter was married to William W. Whillington on June 12, 1864 in Peoria County, Illinois.
2. Albert Gladfelter, born c. 1846 in York County,
Pennsylvania.
3. George Washington Gladfelter Jr., born on August __, 1850 near Stringtown, Illinois in Stark County; Married to Emily E. "Emma" Debord on December 17, 1879 in Peoria County; Emma was born in Illinois on March __, 1852; At the time of the 1900 census, George and Emma are found in Akron Township, Peoria County, Illinois with children Lloyd Leo Gladfelter M 19 Illinois; Bertha A Gladfelter F 15 Illinois and Nellie I Gladfelter F 11 Illinois; Emma Gladfelter died on May __, 1928; George died on Dec. 14, 1934 in ___________, Illinois; Their mortal remains were laid in the Princeville Township Cemetery in Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois.
4. William Henry Gladfelter, born possibly on December 15, 1851 most likely in Stark County, Illinois; married to Sally Arletta Hull on March 5, 1873 in __________, __________; Sally was born on June 20, 1851 and died on February 7, 1943; their children are believed to include,
Ethel Gladfelter, born c. September 20, 1873 and died September 20, 1945, Jesse Rupert GLADFELTER, born 29 October 1875 and died 31 January 1952, Wilbur GLADFELTER, born 1 March 1879 and died 17 July 1879, Arthur D GLADFELTER, born 1 September 1880 and died 3 August 1952, Jason Rink GLADFELTER, born 26 September 1883 and died 7 January 1972, Herbert GLADFELTER, born 8 June 1886, and Fred GLADFELTER, born April __, 1890 and died 28 August 1949; William Henry Gladfelter is believed to have died on March 2, 1922 and his mortal remains laid in the Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.
5. Jacob Gladfelter, born c. 1853 in either Stark County or Peoria County, Illinois; Married to Sarah ___________ on ___________ __, 18__ at ___________, ___________; Sarah was born c. 1854/55 in Illinois; At the time of the 1880 census, Jacob and Sarah Gladfelter are found in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, where he is farming with children Lilly Gladfelter F 2 Iowa; Olsie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa and Ollie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa.
6. Magdeline Gladfelter, born c. 1856/57 very likely in Peoria County, Illinois; Magdelina Gladfelter was married to O'Brien Smith on April 19, 1881 in Knox County, Illinois.
7. David Gladfelter, born c. 1858/59 in Peoria County, Illinois.
8. Eliza Gladfelter, born c. 1860; may have died before 1870 as she is not listed with the family in the 1870 census.
9. Casper Gladfelter, born c. 1862/63; may have died about March 15, 1913.
About 1849, George and Ann decided to move west to Illinois. They first settled in Stark County where they are found at the time of the 1850 census;
George Clotfelter M 26 Pennsylvania
Eliza Ann Clotfelter F 24 Pennsylvania
Hellen Clotfelter F 4 Pennsylvania
Albert Clotfelter M 2 Pennsylvania
George W Clotfelter M 0 Illinois
However, in the 1850's they moved south into Princeville Township in northern Peoria County. About five years later, about 1854 or 1855, Casper and Elizabeth came west with most of the rest of the family, where they also settled in Princeville Township of Peoria County, where Casper and George farmed the land for a living. It was there in Princeville Township that Albert grew to manhood farming the land beside his father. At the time of the 1860 census, the Gladfelters are found in Princeville Township in Peoria County;
128 Gladfelter George 36 M farmer 540 PA
128 Gladfelter Eliza 33 F PA
128 Gladfelter Ellen 14 F PA
128 Gladfelter Albert 12 M PA
128 Gladfelter George W. 10 M IL
128 Gladfelter William 8 M IL
128 Gladfelter Jacob 6 M IL
128 Gladfelter Magdeline 3 F IL
128 Gladfelter David 1 M IL
130 Gladfelter David 35 M farmer 75 PA
130 Gladfelter Catherine 18 F IN
130 Gladfelter Agusta 5/12 F IL
132 Gladfelter Caspar 25 M farmer 200 PA
132 Gladfelter Jerretta 21 F KY
197 Carter John 28 M farmer 4,000 535 OH
197 Carter Elizabeth 26 F PA
197 Stewart Erastus 17 M farmhand IL
197 Stewart William 8 M IL
197 Gladfelter Emeline 16 F PA
198 Gladfelter Casper 63 M 1,500 415 PA
198 Gladfelter Elizabeth 59 F PA
198 Gladfelter Susan 21 F PA
198 Gladfelter Frederick 18 M farmhand PA
George Washington Gladfelter and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter may have died in the 1860's. Ann Elizabeth is believed to have died on February 19, 1863, most likely near Princeville, Illinois. Her mortal remains may very well lie in the Princeville Township Cemetery, but there is no record of her being buried there.
George W. Gladfelter is believed to have remarried, but his wife's name is not known nor can he be found anywhere after that 1860 census. He is believed to have had one more daughter;
10. Nina GLADFELTER, born c. 1866.
George Washington Gladfelter may have died sometime between 1866 and 1870. At the time of the 1870 census, the children are found living with John and Elizabeth Carter in Princeville Township in Peoria County, Illinois. Grandmother Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter, George Washington Gladfelter's mother is also found with the Carter family;
56 Carter John 36 M Farmer Ohio
56 Carter Elizabeth 33 F Pennsylvania
56 Gladfelter George 20 M Farm Laborer Illinois
56 Gladfelter David 11 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Casper 8 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Nina 4 F Illinois
56 Gladfelter Elizabeth 70 F Pennsylvania
Shortly after this census was taken, the Carter's moved to Henry County, Missouri. There Elizabeth (Gladfelter) Carter died on May 1, 1878. Her mortal remains were laid in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Roseland, Henry County, Missouri.
Now to continue with the biography of Albert Gladfelter. On August 7, 1862, 24 year old Casper Gladfelter, younger brother of George W. and Uncle of Albert's, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Princeville, Illinois by a Princeville area School Teacher by the name of John F. French. The following day, August 8th, George's brothers, David Gladfelter, age 35, and Frederick Gladfelter, age 19, also volunteered to serve in the Princeville company. On August 9, 1862, Albert's uncle, John Carter, who was married to Elizabeth Gladfelter, also joined the Princeville company. By the evening of August 12, 1862, French had 101 volunteers including himself and on the afternoon of the 13th he led this Princeville Company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, French and 95 of his volunteers, including all three Gladfelter brothers, were mustered into service as Co. K of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. French was elected Captain by the Co. K men.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCok's Brigade marched on the Nashville, Tennessee. On February 19, 1863, back in Peoria, Albert's mother, Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter passed away at the age of 36. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in a Stark County cemetery not far from Princeville.
During the next year, the three Gladfelter brothers served faithfully in Co. K as the men of the 86th served Tennessee and Georgia. On February 1, 1864, back in Peoria, Illinois, Albert Gladfelter, now 18 years of age, volunteered to serve as a Recruit in Co. K and joined Co. K at the beginning of what would become known as the Atlanta Campaign.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company K Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 18 Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status __________
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLAN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom __________
Muster Out __________
Muster Out Where ___________
Muster Out By Whom __________
Remarks TRANS TO CO F 34 ILL INF MAY 18, 1865
During the spring and summer of 1864, Albert's uncle, David, struggled with a serious case of one of the more common ailments of the soldiers in the field, Chronic Diarrhoea. He was eventually sent to the rear to a Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. His condition continued to get worse and he finally succumbed to the disease on July 11, 1864. His earthly remains were laid to rest in a Nashville Cemetery and were later exhumed and reburied in the Nashville National Cemetery. Today, David's earthly remains lie buried in Grave #10055 in Section H of that cemetery.
Albert and his two uncles, Frederick and Casper, served on for another year. During their time in service, they were witness to and participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and they marched with Sherman to the Sea. Also during this time, Albert's uncle, Frederick, was promoted to the rank of Corporal.
On March 16, 1865, during the Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina, Capt. John French, the school teacher from Princeville, Illinois, who had recruited what was to become Co. K and who had led it, valiantly, through all of the battles that the men of McCook's Brigade had fought in, was mortally wounded and would die a fewdays later. The war would all but come to an end, just a few days later when at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, during which the 86th again would, again, suffer the loss of one of it's original Captains, Capt. William B. Bogardus, of Co. G, General Sherman would cut off and defeat the army of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, thus ending his attempt to drive north to join with General Lee in an attempt to extend the war. General Johnston surrendered his tattered army to that of General Sherman shortly after this battle and less than a month later, General Lee, with failure of General Johnston to drive north to join him, would surrender his army to that of General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in April of 1865, thus bringing the bloody Civil War to an end.
After the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, General Sherman marched his army on toward Washington, D.C., where it would go into camp after the close of the Civil War. On the evening of April 14, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter would be on guard duty there in Washington, probably around the encampment of what remained of McCook's Brigade, when word was received that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot. President Lincoln died the following morning from the assassins bullet.
In May of 1865, it was decided that the original members of the 86th would be mustered out of the service and sent home. However, the late war recruits,like Albert Gladfelter, would be transferred to other units for a little more duty, so, officially, on May 18, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter was transferred to Co. F of the 34th Illinois for further duty.
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report
Illinois State Archives
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company F Unit 34 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18
Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE
Complexion LIGHT Marital Status _______
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLEN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom _____
Muster Out JUL 12, 1865
Muster Out Where LOUISVILLE, KY
Muster Out By Whom CPT PAPST
Remarks VETERAN RECRUIT TRANS FROM 86 ILL INF JUN 2, 1865
On May 24, 1865, the surviving members of McCook's Brigade marched down Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House with General Sherman's victorious army on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The three members of the Gladfelter family, of Princeville, Illinois were a part of this Grand Review, but whether Private Albert Gladfelter did this as a member of the 34th or as a member of the 86th is not known. It is believed that he did this along side his brothers as a member of Co. K of the 86th, as his "actual" transfer to the 34th is not believed to have occurred until June 2, 1865.
On June 6, 1865, Pvt. Casper Gladfelter and Cpl. Frederick Gladfelter were among the surviving members of the 86th Illinois when they were mustered out of service on June 6, 1865 at Washington, D.C. They then, with the surviving members of Co. K and the 86th, where put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, they were back home with the families in Princeville Township. Albert was finally discharged from further duty in July of 1865 and by the end of July, Private Albert Gladfelter was back home in Princeville as well.
After returning from the service, Albert returned to farming with his father and brothers. On ____________ __, 1867, Albert Gladfelter was married to Emily (Emley) Luticia Leverton (listed as Leaverlow sometimes), who was born January 6, 1852 in Ohio. Emily is believed to have been born in Perry Township of Hocking County, Ohio to Charles Leverton & Mary Jane (Graves) Leverton. However, at the time of the 1860 census, the Leaverton/Leaverton family is found in Princeville Township, Peoria County, Illinois and there is no evidence of them even having a daughter;
Charles Laverdon M 40 Ohio
Mary J Laverdon F 36 Ohio
Jackson Laverdon M 16 Illinois
Albert Laverdon M 9 Illinois
Franklin Laverdon M 3 Illinois
Two children were born to Albert Gladfelter and Emily. They are;
1. Nora (Nina) Gladfelter; born in 1868; married Elisha Cameron Culp in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1892; died in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1947
2. Ernest D. Gladfelter; born on June __, 1871 in Illinois. Ernest is believed to have 1st been married to Hattie Myers in the early 1890's. Hattie was born in April of 1869 in Ohio, the daughter of George F. Myers and Nancy M (Wilson) Myers. Ernest and Hattie were the parents of one daughter;
A. Marie Gladfelter/Glatfelter, born September __, 1896 in Missouri. Marie was married to George J. Hickerson in 1914.
Ernest and Hattie must have been divorced sometime in 1900. At the time of the 1900 census, Hattie and Marie are found living in Green Township (east side of river) Quitman village, Nodaway County, Missouri;
Hattie Gladfetter Head F 31 Ohio
Marie Gladfetter Daughter F 4 Missouri
Ernest was married to Katie L. Hamilton early in 1900. Katie was born on November 8, 1878 in Iowa.
At the time of the 1900 census, Ernest and Katie are found in Lincoln city Ward 1, Lancaster County, Nebraska;
Ernest Gladfelder Head M 29 Illinois
Katie Gladfelder Wife F 22 Iowa
Maggie Dahlstrom Lodger F 56 Germany
The children born to Ernest and Katie include;
B. Donald E Gladfelter, born February 12, 1901 in Nebraska. Donald died on April 16, 1911 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska and his mortal remains were laid in the Wyuka Cemetery in Wyuka, Nebraska. See his Find A Grave Memorial #70099417.
C. Cleo May Gladfelter, born c. 1902/03 in Nebraska.
D. Vaughn Blake Gladfelter, born c. 1906/07 in Nebraska.
E. Milo C Gladfelder, born c. 1914/15 in Nebraska. Milo was married to Helen E. ____________ in the late 1930's or very early in 1940.
At the time of the 1940 census, Milo and Helen are found in Seward, Seward City, Seward County, Nebraska;
Milo Gladfelter Head M 25 Nebraska
Helen E Gladfelter Wife F 20 Nebraska
F. Catherine L Gladfelder, born c. 1916/17 in Nebraska.
At the time of the 1910 census, Ernest and his family are found in Weeping Water Ward 2, Cass County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 36 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelter Wife F 30 Iowa
Donald E Gladfelter Son M 9 Nebraska
Cleo M Gladfelter Daughter F 7 Nebraska
Vaughn B Gladfelter Son M 3 Nebraska
At the time of the 1920 census, the Gladfelters are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Emal D Gladfelder Head M 48 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelder Wife F 40 Iowa
Cleo May Gladfelder Daughter F 17 Nebraska
Blake V Gladfelder Son M 13 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelder Son M 5 Nebraska
Catherine L Gladfelder Daughter F 3 Nebraska
Katie L. (Hamilton) Gladfelter died on 5 Dec 1928 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska and her mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. See her Find A Grave Memorial #19641548.
At the time of the 1930 census, Ernest and his family are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 55 Illinois
Blake Y Gladfelter Son M 23 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelter Son M 15 Nebraska
Kathryn L Gladfelter Daughter F 13 Nebraska
Emma Barkley Servant F 45 Nebraska
Ernest died Feb. 23, 1936 in Seward, Nebraska. Ernest was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad in Columbus, Nebraska for many years and his mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
At the time of the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Albert and Emily and their children are found residing near Monica, Illinois in Princeville Township. This is the family in Monica Township of Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1880 census;
Albert Gladfelter Self M 34 Pennsylvania
Emily L Gladfelter Wife F 27 Ohio
Nora Gladfelter Daughter F 11 Illinois
Earnest Gladfelter Son M 8 Illinois
Within a year or so of this 1880 census, Albert and Emily took the family west to Missouri, where they settled near Marysville, Nodaway County, Missouri. They are believed to have resided in Nodaway County the remainder of their lives. In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th held their first reunion on the 25th Anniversary of their being mustered into service on August 27, 1887. During the following years a reunion was held in Peoria ever August on the anniversary of their mustering. These continued through 1923, when it was finally decided that they were at that time too old and too few to continue the reunions. Albert never attended any of these reunions, the great difficulty in making this trip from Missouri to Illinois in the late 1800's and early 1900's and the cost to do so undoubtedly playing a part.
Emily Gladfelter died on September 26, 1915 and her mortal remains were laid in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri. In 1919, Albert Gladfelter moved to Columbus, Nebraska tolive with his son. Albert died there in Columbus, Nebraska on June 4, 1920 and his mortal remains were returned to Missouri where they were laid to rest beside those of his wife, Emily, in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri in Nodaway County.
An interesting note must be made at this point. All three of the Gladfelter brothers and nephew, Albert, are buried under tombstones which spell their names differently. Albert's name is spelled, GLATFELTER. Casper's name is spelled GLATFELDER. David's name is misspelled as GALDFALTER, but was apparently meant to read, GLADFALTER. Frederick's name is spelled GLADFELTER.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially Gladfelter family descendants, about Private Albert Gladfelter, and his three uncles. Also, I am almost certain that Casper, David and Frederick had their portraits made while they were in Nashville for their family back home. To date, no copies of these portraits have been found. If anyone has a photograph of Casper, David, Frederick or even Albert, whether in uniform during their days in the service or a post war picture, I would love to get a copy of it for their Find A Grave sites and for the Princeville Historical Society. Thanks, Baxter)
Private ALBERT GLADFELTER, Co. K, 86th Illinois
Albert Gladfelter was born on October 2, 1846 in York County, Pennsylvania, the 2nd of eleven children born to George Washington Gladfelter Sr. and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter. Albert was the grandson of Casper Gladfelter III and Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter. George Washington Gladfelter was born about 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania while Ann Elizabeth Hammer was born on July 30, 1826 in York County, Pennsylvania. George and Ann were married about 1844 near Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township in York County, Pennsylvania. Nine children are believed to have been born to them. They include;
1. Helen (or Ellen) Gladfelter, born c. 1845 in York County, Pennsylvania: A Helen Gladfelter was married to William W. Whillington on June 12, 1864 in Peoria County, Illinois.
2. Albert Gladfelter, born c. 1846 in York County,
Pennsylvania.
3. George Washington Gladfelter Jr., born on August __, 1850 near Stringtown, Illinois in Stark County; Married to Emily E. "Emma" Debord on December 17, 1879 in Peoria County; Emma was born in Illinois on March __, 1852; At the time of the 1900 census, George and Emma are found in Akron Township, Peoria County, Illinois with children Lloyd Leo Gladfelter M 19 Illinois; Bertha A Gladfelter F 15 Illinois and Nellie I Gladfelter F 11 Illinois; Emma Gladfelter died on May __, 1928; George died on Dec. 14, 1934 in ___________, Illinois; Their mortal remains were laid in the Princeville Township Cemetery in Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois.
4. William Henry Gladfelter, born possibly on December 15, 1851 most likely in Stark County, Illinois; married to Sally Arletta Hull on March 5, 1873 in __________, __________; Sally was born on June 20, 1851 and died on February 7, 1943; their children are believed to include,
Ethel Gladfelter, born c. September 20, 1873 and died September 20, 1945, Jesse Rupert GLADFELTER, born 29 October 1875 and died 31 January 1952, Wilbur GLADFELTER, born 1 March 1879 and died 17 July 1879, Arthur D GLADFELTER, born 1 September 1880 and died 3 August 1952, Jason Rink GLADFELTER, born 26 September 1883 and died 7 January 1972, Herbert GLADFELTER, born 8 June 1886, and Fred GLADFELTER, born April __, 1890 and died 28 August 1949; William Henry Gladfelter is believed to have died on March 2, 1922 and his mortal remains laid in the Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.
5. Jacob Gladfelter, born c. 1853 in either Stark County or Peoria County, Illinois; Married to Sarah ___________ on ___________ __, 18__ at ___________, ___________; Sarah was born c. 1854/55 in Illinois; At the time of the 1880 census, Jacob and Sarah Gladfelter are found in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, where he is farming with children Lilly Gladfelter F 2 Iowa; Olsie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa and Ollie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa.
6. Magdeline Gladfelter, born c. 1856/57 very likely in Peoria County, Illinois; Magdelina Gladfelter was married to O'Brien Smith on April 19, 1881 in Knox County, Illinois.
7. David Gladfelter, born c. 1858/59 in Peoria County, Illinois.
8. Eliza Gladfelter, born c. 1860; may have died before 1870 as she is not listed with the family in the 1870 census.
9. Casper Gladfelter, born c. 1862/63; may have died about March 15, 1913.
About 1849, George and Ann decided to move west to Illinois. They first settled in Stark County where they are found at the time of the 1850 census;
George Clotfelter M 26 Pennsylvania
Eliza Ann Clotfelter F 24 Pennsylvania
Hellen Clotfelter F 4 Pennsylvania
Albert Clotfelter M 2 Pennsylvania
George W Clotfelter M 0 Illinois
However, in the 1850's they moved south into Princeville Township in northern Peoria County. About five years later, about 1854 or 1855, Casper and Elizabeth came west with most of the rest of the family, where they also settled in Princeville Township of Peoria County, where Casper and George farmed the land for a living. It was there in Princeville Township that Albert grew to manhood farming the land beside his father. At the time of the 1860 census, the Gladfelters are found in Princeville Township in Peoria County;
128 Gladfelter George 36 M farmer 540 PA
128 Gladfelter Eliza 33 F PA
128 Gladfelter Ellen 14 F PA
128 Gladfelter Albert 12 M PA
128 Gladfelter George W. 10 M IL
128 Gladfelter William 8 M IL
128 Gladfelter Jacob 6 M IL
128 Gladfelter Magdeline 3 F IL
128 Gladfelter David 1 M IL
130 Gladfelter David 35 M farmer 75 PA
130 Gladfelter Catherine 18 F IN
130 Gladfelter Agusta 5/12 F IL
132 Gladfelter Caspar 25 M farmer 200 PA
132 Gladfelter Jerretta 21 F KY
197 Carter John 28 M farmer 4,000 535 OH
197 Carter Elizabeth 26 F PA
197 Stewart Erastus 17 M farmhand IL
197 Stewart William 8 M IL
197 Gladfelter Emeline 16 F PA
198 Gladfelter Casper 63 M 1,500 415 PA
198 Gladfelter Elizabeth 59 F PA
198 Gladfelter Susan 21 F PA
198 Gladfelter Frederick 18 M farmhand PA
George Washington Gladfelter and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter may have died in the 1860's. Ann Elizabeth is believed to have died on February 19, 1863, most likely near Princeville, Illinois. Her mortal remains may very well lie in the Princeville Township Cemetery, but there is no record of her being buried there.
George W. Gladfelter is believed to have remarried, but his wife's name is not known nor can he be found anywhere after that 1860 census. He is believed to have had one more daughter;
10. Nina GLADFELTER, born c. 1866.
George Washington Gladfelter may have died sometime between 1866 and 1870. At the time of the 1870 census, the children are found living with John and Elizabeth Carter in Princeville Township in Peoria County, Illinois. Grandmother Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter, George Washington Gladfelter's mother is also found with the Carter family;
56 Carter John 36 M Farmer Ohio
56 Carter Elizabeth 33 F Pennsylvania
56 Gladfelter George 20 M Farm Laborer Illinois
56 Gladfelter David 11 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Casper 8 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Nina 4 F Illinois
56 Gladfelter Elizabeth 70 F Pennsylvania
Shortly after this census was taken, the Carter's moved to Henry County, Missouri. There Elizabeth (Gladfelter) Carter died on May 1, 1878. Her mortal remains were laid in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Roseland, Henry County, Missouri.
Now to continue with the biography of Albert Gladfelter. On August 7, 1862, 24 year old Casper Gladfelter, younger brother of George W. and Uncle of Albert's, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Princeville, Illinois by a Princeville area School Teacher by the name of John F. French. The following day, August 8th, George's brothers, David Gladfelter, age 35, and Frederick Gladfelter, age 19, also volunteered to serve in the Princeville company. On August 9, 1862, Albert's uncle, John Carter, who was married to Elizabeth Gladfelter, also joined the Princeville company. By the evening of August 12, 1862, French had 101 volunteers including himself and on the afternoon of the 13th he led this Princeville Company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, French and 95 of his volunteers, including all three Gladfelter brothers, were mustered into service as Co. K of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. French was elected Captain by the Co. K men.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCok's Brigade marched on the Nashville, Tennessee. On February 19, 1863, back in Peoria, Albert's mother, Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter passed away at the age of 36. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in a Stark County cemetery not far from Princeville.
During the next year, the three Gladfelter brothers served faithfully in Co. K as the men of the 86th served Tennessee and Georgia. On February 1, 1864, back in Peoria, Illinois, Albert Gladfelter, now 18 years of age, volunteered to serve as a Recruit in Co. K and joined Co. K at the beginning of what would become known as the Atlanta Campaign.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company K Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 18 Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status __________
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLAN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom __________
Muster Out __________
Muster Out Where ___________
Muster Out By Whom __________
Remarks TRANS TO CO F 34 ILL INF MAY 18, 1865
During the spring and summer of 1864, Albert's uncle, David, struggled with a serious case of one of the more common ailments of the soldiers in the field, Chronic Diarrhoea. He was eventually sent to the rear to a Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. His condition continued to get worse and he finally succumbed to the disease on July 11, 1864. His earthly remains were laid to rest in a Nashville Cemetery and were later exhumed and reburied in the Nashville National Cemetery. Today, David's earthly remains lie buried in Grave #10055 in Section H of that cemetery.
Albert and his two uncles, Frederick and Casper, served on for another year. During their time in service, they were witness to and participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and they marched with Sherman to the Sea. Also during this time, Albert's uncle, Frederick, was promoted to the rank of Corporal.
On March 16, 1865, during the Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina, Capt. John French, the school teacher from Princeville, Illinois, who had recruited what was to become Co. K and who had led it, valiantly, through all of the battles that the men of McCook's Brigade had fought in, was mortally wounded and would die a fewdays later. The war would all but come to an end, just a few days later when at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, during which the 86th again would, again, suffer the loss of one of it's original Captains, Capt. William B. Bogardus, of Co. G, General Sherman would cut off and defeat the army of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, thus ending his attempt to drive north to join with General Lee in an attempt to extend the war. General Johnston surrendered his tattered army to that of General Sherman shortly after this battle and less than a month later, General Lee, with failure of General Johnston to drive north to join him, would surrender his army to that of General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in April of 1865, thus bringing the bloody Civil War to an end.
After the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, General Sherman marched his army on toward Washington, D.C., where it would go into camp after the close of the Civil War. On the evening of April 14, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter would be on guard duty there in Washington, probably around the encampment of what remained of McCook's Brigade, when word was received that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot. President Lincoln died the following morning from the assassins bullet.
In May of 1865, it was decided that the original members of the 86th would be mustered out of the service and sent home. However, the late war recruits,like Albert Gladfelter, would be transferred to other units for a little more duty, so, officially, on May 18, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter was transferred to Co. F of the 34th Illinois for further duty.
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report
Illinois State Archives
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company F Unit 34 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18
Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE
Complexion LIGHT Marital Status _______
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLEN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom _____
Muster Out JUL 12, 1865
Muster Out Where LOUISVILLE, KY
Muster Out By Whom CPT PAPST
Remarks VETERAN RECRUIT TRANS FROM 86 ILL INF JUN 2, 1865
On May 24, 1865, the surviving members of McCook's Brigade marched down Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House with General Sherman's victorious army on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The three members of the Gladfelter family, of Princeville, Illinois were a part of this Grand Review, but whether Private Albert Gladfelter did this as a member of the 34th or as a member of the 86th is not known. It is believed that he did this along side his brothers as a member of Co. K of the 86th, as his "actual" transfer to the 34th is not believed to have occurred until June 2, 1865.
On June 6, 1865, Pvt. Casper Gladfelter and Cpl. Frederick Gladfelter were among the surviving members of the 86th Illinois when they were mustered out of service on June 6, 1865 at Washington, D.C. They then, with the surviving members of Co. K and the 86th, where put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, they were back home with the families in Princeville Township. Albert was finally discharged from further duty in July of 1865 and by the end of July, Private Albert Gladfelter was back home in Princeville as well.
After returning from the service, Albert returned to farming with his father and brothers. On ____________ __, 1867, Albert Gladfelter was married to Emily (Emley) Luticia Leverton (listed as Leaverlow sometimes), who was born January 6, 1852 in Ohio. Emily is believed to have been born in Perry Township of Hocking County, Ohio to Charles Leverton & Mary Jane (Graves) Leverton. However, at the time of the 1860 census, the Leaverton/Leaverton family is found in Princeville Township, Peoria County, Illinois and there is no evidence of them even having a daughter;
Charles Laverdon M 40 Ohio
Mary J Laverdon F 36 Ohio
Jackson Laverdon M 16 Illinois
Albert Laverdon M 9 Illinois
Franklin Laverdon M 3 Illinois
Two children were born to Albert Gladfelter and Emily. They are;
1. Nora (Nina) Gladfelter; born in 1868; married Elisha Cameron Culp in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1892; died in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1947
2. Ernest D. Gladfelter; born on June __, 1871 in Illinois. Ernest is believed to have 1st been married to Hattie Myers in the early 1890's. Hattie was born in April of 1869 in Ohio, the daughter of George F. Myers and Nancy M (Wilson) Myers. Ernest and Hattie were the parents of one daughter;
A. Marie Gladfelter/Glatfelter, born September __, 1896 in Missouri. Marie was married to George J. Hickerson in 1914.
Ernest and Hattie must have been divorced sometime in 1900. At the time of the 1900 census, Hattie and Marie are found living in Green Township (east side of river) Quitman village, Nodaway County, Missouri;
Hattie Gladfetter Head F 31 Ohio
Marie Gladfetter Daughter F 4 Missouri
Ernest was married to Katie L. Hamilton early in 1900. Katie was born on November 8, 1878 in Iowa.
At the time of the 1900 census, Ernest and Katie are found in Lincoln city Ward 1, Lancaster County, Nebraska;
Ernest Gladfelder Head M 29 Illinois
Katie Gladfelder Wife F 22 Iowa
Maggie Dahlstrom Lodger F 56 Germany
The children born to Ernest and Katie include;
B. Donald E Gladfelter, born February 12, 1901 in Nebraska. Donald died on April 16, 1911 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska and his mortal remains were laid in the Wyuka Cemetery in Wyuka, Nebraska. See his Find A Grave Memorial #70099417.
C. Cleo May Gladfelter, born c. 1902/03 in Nebraska.
D. Vaughn Blake Gladfelter, born c. 1906/07 in Nebraska.
E. Milo C Gladfelder, born c. 1914/15 in Nebraska. Milo was married to Helen E. ____________ in the late 1930's or very early in 1940.
At the time of the 1940 census, Milo and Helen are found in Seward, Seward City, Seward County, Nebraska;
Milo Gladfelter Head M 25 Nebraska
Helen E Gladfelter Wife F 20 Nebraska
F. Catherine L Gladfelder, born c. 1916/17 in Nebraska.
At the time of the 1910 census, Ernest and his family are found in Weeping Water Ward 2, Cass County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 36 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelter Wife F 30 Iowa
Donald E Gladfelter Son M 9 Nebraska
Cleo M Gladfelter Daughter F 7 Nebraska
Vaughn B Gladfelter Son M 3 Nebraska
At the time of the 1920 census, the Gladfelters are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Emal D Gladfelder Head M 48 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelder Wife F 40 Iowa
Cleo May Gladfelder Daughter F 17 Nebraska
Blake V Gladfelder Son M 13 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelder Son M 5 Nebraska
Catherine L Gladfelder Daughter F 3 Nebraska
Katie L. (Hamilton) Gladfelter died on 5 Dec 1928 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska and her mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. See her Find A Grave Memorial #19641548.
At the time of the 1930 census, Ernest and his family are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 55 Illinois
Blake Y Gladfelter Son M 23 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelter Son M 15 Nebraska
Kathryn L Gladfelter Daughter F 13 Nebraska
Emma Barkley Servant F 45 Nebraska
Ernest died Feb. 23, 1936 in Seward, Nebraska. Ernest was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad in Columbus, Nebraska for many years and his mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
At the time of the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Albert and Emily and their children are found residing near Monica, Illinois in Princeville Township. This is the family in Monica Township of Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1880 census;
Albert Gladfelter Self M 34 Pennsylvania
Emily L Gladfelter Wife F 27 Ohio
Nora Gladfelter Daughter F 11 Illinois
Earnest Gladfelter Son M 8 Illinois
Within a year or so of this 1880 census, Albert and Emily took the family west to Missouri, where they settled near Marysville, Nodaway County, Missouri. They are believed to have resided in Nodaway County the remainder of their lives. In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th held their first reunion on the 25th Anniversary of their being mustered into service on August 27, 1887. During the following years a reunion was held in Peoria ever August on the anniversary of their mustering. These continued through 1923, when it was finally decided that they were at that time too old and too few to continue the reunions. Albert never attended any of these reunions, the great difficulty in making this trip from Missouri to Illinois in the late 1800's and early 1900's and the cost to do so undoubtedly playing a part.
Emily Gladfelter died on September 26, 1915 and her mortal remains were laid in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri. In 1919, Albert Gladfelter moved to Columbus, Nebraska tolive with his son. Albert died there in Columbus, Nebraska on June 4, 1920 and his mortal remains were returned to Missouri where they were laid to rest beside those of his wife, Emily, in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri in Nodaway County.
An interesting note must be made at this point. All three of the Gladfelter brothers and nephew, Albert, are buried under tombstones which spell their names differently. Albert's name is spelled, GLATFELTER. Casper's name is spelled GLATFELDER. David's name is misspelled as GALDFALTER, but was apparently meant to read, GLADFALTER. Frederick's name is spelled GLADFELTER.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially Gladfelter family descendants, about Private Albert Gladfelter, and his three uncles. Also, I am almost certain that Casper, David and Frederick had their portraits made while they were in Nashville for their family back home. To date, no copies of these portraits have been found. If anyone has a photograph of Casper, David, Frederick or even Albert, whether in uniform during their days in the service or a post war picture, I would love to get a copy of it for their Find A Grave sites and for the Princeville Historical Society. Thanks, Baxter)
(NOTE: Private Albert Gladfelter may never have sat for a portrait of himself in uniform while he was in the service. However, I believe he did. Albert Gladfelter, however, lived well into the 20th century and must have had his photograph taken dozens of times during his lifetime that must be scattered throughout the family. I would dearly love to see a portrait of Private Albert Gladfelter in uniform on his Find A Grave Memorial. However, at this time, I would be thrilled just to see any picture of him, even one of him as an old man. Can anyone in the family help me? The members of the Princeville Heritage Museum and many members of the family, including myself, would love to see some. Thanks, Baxter)
Private ALBERT GLADFELTER, Co. K, 86th Illinois
Albert Gladfelter was born on October 2, 1846 in York County, Pennsylvania, the 2nd of eleven children born to George Washington Gladfelter Sr. and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter. Albert was the grandson of Casper Gladfelter III and Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter. George Washington Gladfelter was born about 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania while Ann Elizabeth Hammer was born on July 30, 1826 in York County, Pennsylvania. George and Ann were married about 1844 near Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township in York County, Pennsylvania. Nine children are believed to have been born to them. They include;
1. Helen (or Ellen) Gladfelter, born c. 1845 in York County, Pennsylvania: A Helen Gladfelter was married to William W. Whillington on June 12, 1864 in Peoria County, Illinois.
2. Albert Gladfelter, born c. 1846 in York County,
Pennsylvania.
3. George Washington Gladfelter Jr., born on August __, 1850 near Stringtown, Illinois in Stark County; Married to Emily E. "Emma" Debord on December 17, 1879 in Peoria County; Emma was born in Illinois on March __, 1852; At the time of the 1900 census, George and Emma are found in Akron Township, Peoria County, Illinois with children Lloyd Leo Gladfelter M 19 Illinois; Bertha A Gladfelter F 15 Illinois and Nellie I Gladfelter F 11 Illinois; Emma Gladfelter died on May __, 1928; George died on Dec. 14, 1934 in ___________, Illinois; Their mortal remains were laid in the Princeville Township Cemetery in Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois.
4. William Henry Gladfelter, born possibly on December 15, 1851 most likely in Stark County, Illinois; married to Sally Arletta Hull on March 5, 1873 in __________, __________; Sally was born on June 20, 1851 and died on February 7, 1943; their children are believed to include,
Ethel Gladfelter, born c. September 20, 1873 and died September 20, 1945, Jesse Rupert GLADFELTER, born 29 October 1875 and died 31 January 1952, Wilbur GLADFELTER, born 1 March 1879 and died 17 July 1879, Arthur D GLADFELTER, born 1 September 1880 and died 3 August 1952, Jason Rink GLADFELTER, born 26 September 1883 and died 7 January 1972, Herbert GLADFELTER, born 8 June 1886, and Fred GLADFELTER, born April __, 1890 and died 28 August 1949; William Henry Gladfelter is believed to have died on March 2, 1922 and his mortal remains laid in the Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.
5. Jacob Gladfelter, born c. 1853 in either Stark County or Peoria County, Illinois; Married to Sarah ___________ on ___________ __, 18__ at ___________, ___________; Sarah was born c. 1854/55 in Illinois; At the time of the 1880 census, Jacob and Sarah Gladfelter are found in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, where he is farming with children Lilly Gladfelter F 2 Iowa; Olsie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa and Ollie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa.
6. Magdeline Gladfelter, born c. 1856/57 very likely in Peoria County, Illinois; Magdelina Gladfelter was married to O'Brien Smith on April 19, 1881 in Knox County, Illinois.
7. David Gladfelter, born c. 1858/59 in Peoria County, Illinois.
8. Eliza Gladfelter, born c. 1860; may have died before 1870 as she is not listed with the family in the 1870 census.
9. Casper Gladfelter, born c. 1862/63; may have died about March 15, 1913.
About 1849, George and Ann decided to move west to Illinois. They first settled in Stark County where they are found at the time of the 1850 census;
George Clotfelter M 26 Pennsylvania
Eliza Ann Clotfelter F 24 Pennsylvania
Hellen Clotfelter F 4 Pennsylvania
Albert Clotfelter M 2 Pennsylvania
George W Clotfelter M 0 Illinois
However, in the 1850's they moved south into Princeville Township in northern Peoria County. About five years later, about 1854 or 1855, Casper and Elizabeth came west with most of the rest of the family, where they also settled in Princeville Township of Peoria County, where Casper and George farmed the land for a living. It was there in Princeville Township that Albert grew to manhood farming the land beside his father. At the time of the 1860 census, the Gladfelters are found in Princeville Township in Peoria County;
128 Gladfelter George 36 M farmer 540 PA
128 Gladfelter Eliza 33 F PA
128 Gladfelter Ellen 14 F PA
128 Gladfelter Albert 12 M PA
128 Gladfelter George W. 10 M IL
128 Gladfelter William 8 M IL
128 Gladfelter Jacob 6 M IL
128 Gladfelter Magdeline 3 F IL
128 Gladfelter David 1 M IL
130 Gladfelter David 35 M farmer 75 PA
130 Gladfelter Catherine 18 F IN
130 Gladfelter Agusta 5/12 F IL
132 Gladfelter Caspar 25 M farmer 200 PA
132 Gladfelter Jerretta 21 F KY
197 Carter John 28 M farmer 4,000 535 OH
197 Carter Elizabeth 26 F PA
197 Stewart Erastus 17 M farmhand IL
197 Stewart William 8 M IL
197 Gladfelter Emeline 16 F PA
198 Gladfelter Casper 63 M 1,500 415 PA
198 Gladfelter Elizabeth 59 F PA
198 Gladfelter Susan 21 F PA
198 Gladfelter Frederick 18 M farmhand PA
George Washington Gladfelter and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter may have died in the 1860's. Ann Elizabeth is believed to have died on February 19, 1863, most likely near Princeville, Illinois. Her mortal remains may very well lie in the Princeville Township Cemetery, but there is no record of her being buried there.
George W. Gladfelter is believed to have remarried, but his wife's name is not known nor can he be found anywhere after that 1860 census. He is believed to have had one more daughter;
10. Nina GLADFELTER, born c. 1866.
George Washington Gladfelter may have died sometime between 1866 and 1870. At the time of the 1870 census, the children are found living with John and Elizabeth Carter in Princeville Township in Peoria County, Illinois. Grandmother Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter, George Washington Gladfelter's mother is also found with the Carter family;
56 Carter John 36 M Farmer Ohio
56 Carter Elizabeth 33 F Pennsylvania
56 Gladfelter George 20 M Farm Laborer Illinois
56 Gladfelter David 11 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Casper 8 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Nina 4 F Illinois
56 Gladfelter Elizabeth 70 F Pennsylvania
Shortly after this census was taken, the Carter's moved to Henry County, Missouri. There Elizabeth (Gladfelter) Carter died on May 1, 1878. Her mortal remains were laid in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Roseland, Henry County, Missouri.
Now to continue with the biography of Albert Gladfelter. On August 7, 1862, 24 year old Casper Gladfelter, younger brother of George W. and Uncle of Albert's, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Princeville, Illinois by a Princeville area School Teacher by the name of John F. French. The following day, August 8th, George's brothers, David Gladfelter, age 35, and Frederick Gladfelter, age 19, also volunteered to serve in the Princeville company. On August 9, 1862, Albert's uncle, John Carter, who was married to Elizabeth Gladfelter, also joined the Princeville company. By the evening of August 12, 1862, French had 101 volunteers including himself and on the afternoon of the 13th he led this Princeville Company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, French and 95 of his volunteers, including all three Gladfelter brothers, were mustered into service as Co. K of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. French was elected Captain by the Co. K men.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCok's Brigade marched on the Nashville, Tennessee. On February 19, 1863, back in Peoria, Albert's mother, Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter passed away at the age of 36. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in a Stark County cemetery not far from Princeville.
During the next year, the three Gladfelter brothers served faithfully in Co. K as the men of the 86th served Tennessee and Georgia. On February 1, 1864, back in Peoria, Illinois, Albert Gladfelter, now 18 years of age, volunteered to serve as a Recruit in Co. K and joined Co. K at the beginning of what would become known as the Atlanta Campaign.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company K Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 18 Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status __________
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLAN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom __________
Muster Out __________
Muster Out Where ___________
Muster Out By Whom __________
Remarks TRANS TO CO F 34 ILL INF MAY 18, 1865
During the spring and summer of 1864, Albert's uncle, David, struggled with a serious case of one of the more common ailments of the soldiers in the field, Chronic Diarrhoea. He was eventually sent to the rear to a Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. His condition continued to get worse and he finally succumbed to the disease on July 11, 1864. His earthly remains were laid to rest in a Nashville Cemetery and were later exhumed and reburied in the Nashville National Cemetery. Today, David's earthly remains lie buried in Grave #10055 in Section H of that cemetery.
Albert and his two uncles, Frederick and Casper, served on for another year. During their time in service, they were witness to and participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and they marched with Sherman to the Sea. Also during this time, Albert's uncle, Frederick, was promoted to the rank of Corporal.
On March 16, 1865, during the Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina, Capt. John French, the school teacher from Princeville, Illinois, who had recruited what was to become Co. K and who had led it, valiantly, through all of the battles that the men of McCook's Brigade had fought in, was mortally wounded and would die a fewdays later. The war would all but come to an end, just a few days later when at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, during which the 86th again would, again, suffer the loss of one of it's original Captains, Capt. William B. Bogardus, of Co. G, General Sherman would cut off and defeat the army of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, thus ending his attempt to drive north to join with General Lee in an attempt to extend the war. General Johnston surrendered his tattered army to that of General Sherman shortly after this battle and less than a month later, General Lee, with failure of General Johnston to drive north to join him, would surrender his army to that of General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in April of 1865, thus bringing the bloody Civil War to an end.
After the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, General Sherman marched his army on toward Washington, D.C., where it would go into camp after the close of the Civil War. On the evening of April 14, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter would be on guard duty there in Washington, probably around the encampment of what remained of McCook's Brigade, when word was received that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot. President Lincoln died the following morning from the assassins bullet.
In May of 1865, it was decided that the original members of the 86th would be mustered out of the service and sent home. However, the late war recruits,like Albert Gladfelter, would be transferred to other units for a little more duty, so, officially, on May 18, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter was transferred to Co. F of the 34th Illinois for further duty.
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report
Illinois State Archives
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company F Unit 34 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18
Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE
Complexion LIGHT Marital Status _______
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLEN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom _____
Muster Out JUL 12, 1865
Muster Out Where LOUISVILLE, KY
Muster Out By Whom CPT PAPST
Remarks VETERAN RECRUIT TRANS FROM 86 ILL INF JUN 2, 1865
On May 24, 1865, the surviving members of McCook's Brigade marched down Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House with General Sherman's victorious army on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The three members of the Gladfelter family, of Princeville, Illinois were a part of this Grand Review, but whether Private Albert Gladfelter did this as a member of the 34th or as a member of the 86th is not known. It is believed that he did this along side his brothers as a member of Co. K of the 86th, as his "actual" transfer to the 34th is not believed to have occurred until June 2, 1865.
On June 6, 1865, Pvt. Casper Gladfelter and Cpl. Frederick Gladfelter were among the surviving members of the 86th Illinois when they were mustered out of service on June 6, 1865 at Washington, D.C. They then, with the surviving members of Co. K and the 86th, where put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, they were back home with the families in Princeville Township. Albert was finally discharged from further duty in July of 1865 and by the end of July, Private Albert Gladfelter was back home in Princeville as well.
After returning from the service, Albert returned to farming with his father and brothers. On ____________ __, 1867, Albert Gladfelter was married to Emily (Emley) Luticia Leverton (listed as Leaverlow sometimes), who was born January 6, 1852 in Ohio. Emily is believed to have been born in Perry Township of Hocking County, Ohio to Charles Leverton & Mary Jane (Graves) Leverton. However, at the time of the 1860 census, the Leaverton/Leaverton family is found in Princeville Township, Peoria County, Illinois and there is no evidence of them even having a daughter;
Charles Laverdon M 40 Ohio
Mary J Laverdon F 36 Ohio
Jackson Laverdon M 16 Illinois
Albert Laverdon M 9 Illinois
Franklin Laverdon M 3 Illinois
Two children were born to Albert Gladfelter and Emily. They are;
1. Nora (Nina) Gladfelter; born in 1868; married Elisha Cameron Culp in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1892; died in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1947
2. Ernest D. Gladfelter; born on June __, 1871 in Illinois. Ernest is believed to have 1st been married to Hattie Myers in the early 1890's. Hattie was born in April of 1869 in Ohio, the daughter of George F. Myers and Nancy M (Wilson) Myers. Ernest and Hattie were the parents of one daughter;
A. Marie Gladfelter/Glatfelter, born September __, 1896 in Missouri. Marie was married to George J. Hickerson in 1914.
Ernest and Hattie must have been divorced sometime in 1900. At the time of the 1900 census, Hattie and Marie are found living in Green Township (east side of river) Quitman village, Nodaway County, Missouri;
Hattie Gladfetter Head F 31 Ohio
Marie Gladfetter Daughter F 4 Missouri
Ernest was married to Katie L. Hamilton early in 1900. Katie was born on November 8, 1878 in Iowa.
At the time of the 1900 census, Ernest and Katie are found in Lincoln city Ward 1, Lancaster County, Nebraska;
Ernest Gladfelder Head M 29 Illinois
Katie Gladfelder Wife F 22 Iowa
Maggie Dahlstrom Lodger F 56 Germany
The children born to Ernest and Katie include;
B. Donald E Gladfelter, born February 12, 1901 in Nebraska. Donald died on April 16, 1911 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska and his mortal remains were laid in the Wyuka Cemetery in Wyuka, Nebraska. See his Find A Grave Memorial #70099417.
C. Cleo May Gladfelter, born c. 1902/03 in Nebraska.
D. Vaughn Blake Gladfelter, born c. 1906/07 in Nebraska.
E. Milo C Gladfelder, born c. 1914/15 in Nebraska. Milo was married to Helen E. ____________ in the late 1930's or very early in 1940.
At the time of the 1940 census, Milo and Helen are found in Seward, Seward City, Seward County, Nebraska;
Milo Gladfelter Head M 25 Nebraska
Helen E Gladfelter Wife F 20 Nebraska
F. Catherine L Gladfelder, born c. 1916/17 in Nebraska.
At the time of the 1910 census, Ernest and his family are found in Weeping Water Ward 2, Cass County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 36 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelter Wife F 30 Iowa
Donald E Gladfelter Son M 9 Nebraska
Cleo M Gladfelter Daughter F 7 Nebraska
Vaughn B Gladfelter Son M 3 Nebraska
At the time of the 1920 census, the Gladfelters are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Emal D Gladfelder Head M 48 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelder Wife F 40 Iowa
Cleo May Gladfelder Daughter F 17 Nebraska
Blake V Gladfelder Son M 13 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelder Son M 5 Nebraska
Catherine L Gladfelder Daughter F 3 Nebraska
Katie L. (Hamilton) Gladfelter died on 5 Dec 1928 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska and her mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. See her Find A Grave Memorial #19641548.
At the time of the 1930 census, Ernest and his family are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 55 Illinois
Blake Y Gladfelter Son M 23 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelter Son M 15 Nebraska
Kathryn L Gladfelter Daughter F 13 Nebraska
Emma Barkley Servant F 45 Nebraska
Ernest died Feb. 23, 1936 in Seward, Nebraska. Ernest was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad in Columbus, Nebraska for many years and his mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
At the time of the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Albert and Emily and their children are found residing near Monica, Illinois in Princeville Township. This is the family in Monica Township of Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1880 census;
Albert Gladfelter Self M 34 Pennsylvania
Emily L Gladfelter Wife F 27 Ohio
Nora Gladfelter Daughter F 11 Illinois
Earnest Gladfelter Son M 8 Illinois
Within a year or so of this 1880 census, Albert and Emily took the family west to Missouri, where they settled near Marysville, Nodaway County, Missouri. They are believed to have resided in Nodaway County the remainder of their lives. In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th held their first reunion on the 25th Anniversary of their being mustered into service on August 27, 1887. During the following years a reunion was held in Peoria ever August on the anniversary of their mustering. These continued through 1923, when it was finally decided that they were at that time too old and too few to continue the reunions. Albert never attended any of these reunions, the great difficulty in making this trip from Missouri to Illinois in the late 1800's and early 1900's and the cost to do so undoubtedly playing a part.
Emily Gladfelter died on September 26, 1915 and her mortal remains were laid in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri. In 1919, Albert Gladfelter moved to Columbus, Nebraska tolive with his son. Albert died there in Columbus, Nebraska on June 4, 1920 and his mortal remains were returned to Missouri where they were laid to rest beside those of his wife, Emily, in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri in Nodaway County.
An interesting note must be made at this point. All three of the Gladfelter brothers and nephew, Albert, are buried under tombstones which spell their names differently. Albert's name is spelled, GLATFELTER. Casper's name is spelled GLATFELDER. David's name is misspelled as GALDFALTER, but was apparently meant to read, GLADFALTER. Frederick's name is spelled GLADFELTER.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially Gladfelter family descendants, about Private Albert Gladfelter, and his three uncles. Also, I am almost certain that Casper, David and Frederick had their portraits made while they were in Nashville for their family back home. To date, no copies of these portraits have been found. If anyone has a photograph of Casper, David, Frederick or even Albert, whether in uniform during their days in the service or a post war picture, I would love to get a copy of it for their Find A Grave sites and for the Princeville Historical Society. Thanks, Baxter)
Private ALBERT GLADFELTER, Co. K, 86th Illinois
Albert Gladfelter was born on October 2, 1846 in York County, Pennsylvania, the 2nd of eleven children born to George Washington Gladfelter Sr. and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter. Albert was the grandson of Casper Gladfelter III and Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter. George Washington Gladfelter was born about 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania while Ann Elizabeth Hammer was born on July 30, 1826 in York County, Pennsylvania. George and Ann were married about 1844 near Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township in York County, Pennsylvania. Nine children are believed to have been born to them. They include;
1. Helen (or Ellen) Gladfelter, born c. 1845 in York County, Pennsylvania: A Helen Gladfelter was married to William W. Whillington on June 12, 1864 in Peoria County, Illinois.
2. Albert Gladfelter, born c. 1846 in York County,
Pennsylvania.
3. George Washington Gladfelter Jr., born on August __, 1850 near Stringtown, Illinois in Stark County; Married to Emily E. "Emma" Debord on December 17, 1879 in Peoria County; Emma was born in Illinois on March __, 1852; At the time of the 1900 census, George and Emma are found in Akron Township, Peoria County, Illinois with children Lloyd Leo Gladfelter M 19 Illinois; Bertha A Gladfelter F 15 Illinois and Nellie I Gladfelter F 11 Illinois; Emma Gladfelter died on May __, 1928; George died on Dec. 14, 1934 in ___________, Illinois; Their mortal remains were laid in the Princeville Township Cemetery in Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois.
4. William Henry Gladfelter, born possibly on December 15, 1851 most likely in Stark County, Illinois; married to Sally Arletta Hull on March 5, 1873 in __________, __________; Sally was born on June 20, 1851 and died on February 7, 1943; their children are believed to include,
Ethel Gladfelter, born c. September 20, 1873 and died September 20, 1945, Jesse Rupert GLADFELTER, born 29 October 1875 and died 31 January 1952, Wilbur GLADFELTER, born 1 March 1879 and died 17 July 1879, Arthur D GLADFELTER, born 1 September 1880 and died 3 August 1952, Jason Rink GLADFELTER, born 26 September 1883 and died 7 January 1972, Herbert GLADFELTER, born 8 June 1886, and Fred GLADFELTER, born April __, 1890 and died 28 August 1949; William Henry Gladfelter is believed to have died on March 2, 1922 and his mortal remains laid in the Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.
5. Jacob Gladfelter, born c. 1853 in either Stark County or Peoria County, Illinois; Married to Sarah ___________ on ___________ __, 18__ at ___________, ___________; Sarah was born c. 1854/55 in Illinois; At the time of the 1880 census, Jacob and Sarah Gladfelter are found in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, where he is farming with children Lilly Gladfelter F 2 Iowa; Olsie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa and Ollie Gladfelter F 1 Iowa.
6. Magdeline Gladfelter, born c. 1856/57 very likely in Peoria County, Illinois; Magdelina Gladfelter was married to O'Brien Smith on April 19, 1881 in Knox County, Illinois.
7. David Gladfelter, born c. 1858/59 in Peoria County, Illinois.
8. Eliza Gladfelter, born c. 1860; may have died before 1870 as she is not listed with the family in the 1870 census.
9. Casper Gladfelter, born c. 1862/63; may have died about March 15, 1913.
About 1849, George and Ann decided to move west to Illinois. They first settled in Stark County where they are found at the time of the 1850 census;
George Clotfelter M 26 Pennsylvania
Eliza Ann Clotfelter F 24 Pennsylvania
Hellen Clotfelter F 4 Pennsylvania
Albert Clotfelter M 2 Pennsylvania
George W Clotfelter M 0 Illinois
However, in the 1850's they moved south into Princeville Township in northern Peoria County. About five years later, about 1854 or 1855, Casper and Elizabeth came west with most of the rest of the family, where they also settled in Princeville Township of Peoria County, where Casper and George farmed the land for a living. It was there in Princeville Township that Albert grew to manhood farming the land beside his father. At the time of the 1860 census, the Gladfelters are found in Princeville Township in Peoria County;
128 Gladfelter George 36 M farmer 540 PA
128 Gladfelter Eliza 33 F PA
128 Gladfelter Ellen 14 F PA
128 Gladfelter Albert 12 M PA
128 Gladfelter George W. 10 M IL
128 Gladfelter William 8 M IL
128 Gladfelter Jacob 6 M IL
128 Gladfelter Magdeline 3 F IL
128 Gladfelter David 1 M IL
130 Gladfelter David 35 M farmer 75 PA
130 Gladfelter Catherine 18 F IN
130 Gladfelter Agusta 5/12 F IL
132 Gladfelter Caspar 25 M farmer 200 PA
132 Gladfelter Jerretta 21 F KY
197 Carter John 28 M farmer 4,000 535 OH
197 Carter Elizabeth 26 F PA
197 Stewart Erastus 17 M farmhand IL
197 Stewart William 8 M IL
197 Gladfelter Emeline 16 F PA
198 Gladfelter Casper 63 M 1,500 415 PA
198 Gladfelter Elizabeth 59 F PA
198 Gladfelter Susan 21 F PA
198 Gladfelter Frederick 18 M farmhand PA
George Washington Gladfelter and Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter may have died in the 1860's. Ann Elizabeth is believed to have died on February 19, 1863, most likely near Princeville, Illinois. Her mortal remains may very well lie in the Princeville Township Cemetery, but there is no record of her being buried there.
George W. Gladfelter is believed to have remarried, but his wife's name is not known nor can he be found anywhere after that 1860 census. He is believed to have had one more daughter;
10. Nina GLADFELTER, born c. 1866.
George Washington Gladfelter may have died sometime between 1866 and 1870. At the time of the 1870 census, the children are found living with John and Elizabeth Carter in Princeville Township in Peoria County, Illinois. Grandmother Elizabeth (Sultzbach) Gladfelter, George Washington Gladfelter's mother is also found with the Carter family;
56 Carter John 36 M Farmer Ohio
56 Carter Elizabeth 33 F Pennsylvania
56 Gladfelter George 20 M Farm Laborer Illinois
56 Gladfelter David 11 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Casper 8 M Illinois
56 Gladfelter Nina 4 F Illinois
56 Gladfelter Elizabeth 70 F Pennsylvania
Shortly after this census was taken, the Carter's moved to Henry County, Missouri. There Elizabeth (Gladfelter) Carter died on May 1, 1878. Her mortal remains were laid in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Roseland, Henry County, Missouri.
Now to continue with the biography of Albert Gladfelter. On August 7, 1862, 24 year old Casper Gladfelter, younger brother of George W. and Uncle of Albert's, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Princeville, Illinois by a Princeville area School Teacher by the name of John F. French. The following day, August 8th, George's brothers, David Gladfelter, age 35, and Frederick Gladfelter, age 19, also volunteered to serve in the Princeville company. On August 9, 1862, Albert's uncle, John Carter, who was married to Elizabeth Gladfelter, also joined the Princeville company. By the evening of August 12, 1862, French had 101 volunteers including himself and on the afternoon of the 13th he led this Princeville Company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, French and 95 of his volunteers, including all three Gladfelter brothers, were mustered into service as Co. K of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. French was elected Captain by the Co. K men.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCok's Brigade marched on the Nashville, Tennessee. On February 19, 1863, back in Peoria, Albert's mother, Ann Elizabeth (Hammer) Gladfelter passed away at the age of 36. Her earthly remains were laid to rest in a Stark County cemetery not far from Princeville.
During the next year, the three Gladfelter brothers served faithfully in Co. K as the men of the 86th served Tennessee and Georgia. On February 1, 1864, back in Peoria, Illinois, Albert Gladfelter, now 18 years of age, volunteered to serve as a Recruit in Co. K and joined Co. K at the beginning of what would become known as the Atlanta Campaign.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company K Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 18 Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status __________
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLAN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom __________
Muster Out __________
Muster Out Where ___________
Muster Out By Whom __________
Remarks TRANS TO CO F 34 ILL INF MAY 18, 1865
During the spring and summer of 1864, Albert's uncle, David, struggled with a serious case of one of the more common ailments of the soldiers in the field, Chronic Diarrhoea. He was eventually sent to the rear to a Army Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. His condition continued to get worse and he finally succumbed to the disease on July 11, 1864. His earthly remains were laid to rest in a Nashville Cemetery and were later exhumed and reburied in the Nashville National Cemetery. Today, David's earthly remains lie buried in Grave #10055 in Section H of that cemetery.
Albert and his two uncles, Frederick and Casper, served on for another year. During their time in service, they were witness to and participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and they marched with Sherman to the Sea. Also during this time, Albert's uncle, Frederick, was promoted to the rank of Corporal.
On March 16, 1865, during the Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina, Capt. John French, the school teacher from Princeville, Illinois, who had recruited what was to become Co. K and who had led it, valiantly, through all of the battles that the men of McCook's Brigade had fought in, was mortally wounded and would die a fewdays later. The war would all but come to an end, just a few days later when at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, during which the 86th again would, again, suffer the loss of one of it's original Captains, Capt. William B. Bogardus, of Co. G, General Sherman would cut off and defeat the army of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, thus ending his attempt to drive north to join with General Lee in an attempt to extend the war. General Johnston surrendered his tattered army to that of General Sherman shortly after this battle and less than a month later, General Lee, with failure of General Johnston to drive north to join him, would surrender his army to that of General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in April of 1865, thus bringing the bloody Civil War to an end.
After the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, General Sherman marched his army on toward Washington, D.C., where it would go into camp after the close of the Civil War. On the evening of April 14, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter would be on guard duty there in Washington, probably around the encampment of what remained of McCook's Brigade, when word was received that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot. President Lincoln died the following morning from the assassins bullet.
In May of 1865, it was decided that the original members of the 86th would be mustered out of the service and sent home. However, the late war recruits,like Albert Gladfelter, would be transferred to other units for a little more duty, so, officially, on May 18, 1865, Private Albert Gladfelter was transferred to Co. F of the 34th Illinois for further duty.
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report
Illinois State Archives
Name GLADFELTER, ALBERT Rank PVT
Company F Unit 34 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18
Height 5' 8 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE
Complexion LIGHT Marital Status _______
Occupation FARMER Nativity PA
Service Record
Joined When FEB 1, 1864
Joined Where PEORIA, IL
Joined By Whom CPT ALLEN
Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom _____
Muster Out JUL 12, 1865
Muster Out Where LOUISVILLE, KY
Muster Out By Whom CPT PAPST
Remarks VETERAN RECRUIT TRANS FROM 86 ILL INF JUN 2, 1865
On May 24, 1865, the surviving members of McCook's Brigade marched down Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House with General Sherman's victorious army on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The three members of the Gladfelter family, of Princeville, Illinois were a part of this Grand Review, but whether Private Albert Gladfelter did this as a member of the 34th or as a member of the 86th is not known. It is believed that he did this along side his brothers as a member of Co. K of the 86th, as his "actual" transfer to the 34th is not believed to have occurred until June 2, 1865.
On June 6, 1865, Pvt. Casper Gladfelter and Cpl. Frederick Gladfelter were among the surviving members of the 86th Illinois when they were mustered out of service on June 6, 1865 at Washington, D.C. They then, with the surviving members of Co. K and the 86th, where put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, they were back home with the families in Princeville Township. Albert was finally discharged from further duty in July of 1865 and by the end of July, Private Albert Gladfelter was back home in Princeville as well.
After returning from the service, Albert returned to farming with his father and brothers. On ____________ __, 1867, Albert Gladfelter was married to Emily (Emley) Luticia Leverton (listed as Leaverlow sometimes), who was born January 6, 1852 in Ohio. Emily is believed to have been born in Perry Township of Hocking County, Ohio to Charles Leverton & Mary Jane (Graves) Leverton. However, at the time of the 1860 census, the Leaverton/Leaverton family is found in Princeville Township, Peoria County, Illinois and there is no evidence of them even having a daughter;
Charles Laverdon M 40 Ohio
Mary J Laverdon F 36 Ohio
Jackson Laverdon M 16 Illinois
Albert Laverdon M 9 Illinois
Franklin Laverdon M 3 Illinois
Two children were born to Albert Gladfelter and Emily. They are;
1. Nora (Nina) Gladfelter; born in 1868; married Elisha Cameron Culp in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1892; died in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri in 1947
2. Ernest D. Gladfelter; born on June __, 1871 in Illinois. Ernest is believed to have 1st been married to Hattie Myers in the early 1890's. Hattie was born in April of 1869 in Ohio, the daughter of George F. Myers and Nancy M (Wilson) Myers. Ernest and Hattie were the parents of one daughter;
A. Marie Gladfelter/Glatfelter, born September __, 1896 in Missouri. Marie was married to George J. Hickerson in 1914.
Ernest and Hattie must have been divorced sometime in 1900. At the time of the 1900 census, Hattie and Marie are found living in Green Township (east side of river) Quitman village, Nodaway County, Missouri;
Hattie Gladfetter Head F 31 Ohio
Marie Gladfetter Daughter F 4 Missouri
Ernest was married to Katie L. Hamilton early in 1900. Katie was born on November 8, 1878 in Iowa.
At the time of the 1900 census, Ernest and Katie are found in Lincoln city Ward 1, Lancaster County, Nebraska;
Ernest Gladfelder Head M 29 Illinois
Katie Gladfelder Wife F 22 Iowa
Maggie Dahlstrom Lodger F 56 Germany
The children born to Ernest and Katie include;
B. Donald E Gladfelter, born February 12, 1901 in Nebraska. Donald died on April 16, 1911 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska and his mortal remains were laid in the Wyuka Cemetery in Wyuka, Nebraska. See his Find A Grave Memorial #70099417.
C. Cleo May Gladfelter, born c. 1902/03 in Nebraska.
D. Vaughn Blake Gladfelter, born c. 1906/07 in Nebraska.
E. Milo C Gladfelder, born c. 1914/15 in Nebraska. Milo was married to Helen E. ____________ in the late 1930's or very early in 1940.
At the time of the 1940 census, Milo and Helen are found in Seward, Seward City, Seward County, Nebraska;
Milo Gladfelter Head M 25 Nebraska
Helen E Gladfelter Wife F 20 Nebraska
F. Catherine L Gladfelder, born c. 1916/17 in Nebraska.
At the time of the 1910 census, Ernest and his family are found in Weeping Water Ward 2, Cass County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 36 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelter Wife F 30 Iowa
Donald E Gladfelter Son M 9 Nebraska
Cleo M Gladfelter Daughter F 7 Nebraska
Vaughn B Gladfelter Son M 3 Nebraska
At the time of the 1920 census, the Gladfelters are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Emal D Gladfelder Head M 48 Illinois
Katie L Gladfelder Wife F 40 Iowa
Cleo May Gladfelder Daughter F 17 Nebraska
Blake V Gladfelder Son M 13 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelder Son M 5 Nebraska
Catherine L Gladfelder Daughter F 3 Nebraska
Katie L. (Hamilton) Gladfelter died on 5 Dec 1928 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska and her mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. See her Find A Grave Memorial #19641548.
At the time of the 1930 census, Ernest and his family are found in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska;
Ernest D Gladfelter Head M 55 Illinois
Blake Y Gladfelter Son M 23 Nebraska
Milo C Gladfelter Son M 15 Nebraska
Kathryn L Gladfelter Daughter F 13 Nebraska
Emma Barkley Servant F 45 Nebraska
Ernest died Feb. 23, 1936 in Seward, Nebraska. Ernest was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad in Columbus, Nebraska for many years and his mortal remains were laid in the Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
At the time of the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Albert and Emily and their children are found residing near Monica, Illinois in Princeville Township. This is the family in Monica Township of Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1880 census;
Albert Gladfelter Self M 34 Pennsylvania
Emily L Gladfelter Wife F 27 Ohio
Nora Gladfelter Daughter F 11 Illinois
Earnest Gladfelter Son M 8 Illinois
Within a year or so of this 1880 census, Albert and Emily took the family west to Missouri, where they settled near Marysville, Nodaway County, Missouri. They are believed to have resided in Nodaway County the remainder of their lives. In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th held their first reunion on the 25th Anniversary of their being mustered into service on August 27, 1887. During the following years a reunion was held in Peoria ever August on the anniversary of their mustering. These continued through 1923, when it was finally decided that they were at that time too old and too few to continue the reunions. Albert never attended any of these reunions, the great difficulty in making this trip from Missouri to Illinois in the late 1800's and early 1900's and the cost to do so undoubtedly playing a part.
Emily Gladfelter died on September 26, 1915 and her mortal remains were laid in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri. In 1919, Albert Gladfelter moved to Columbus, Nebraska tolive with his son. Albert died there in Columbus, Nebraska on June 4, 1920 and his mortal remains were returned to Missouri where they were laid to rest beside those of his wife, Emily, in the Meriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri in Nodaway County.
An interesting note must be made at this point. All three of the Gladfelter brothers and nephew, Albert, are buried under tombstones which spell their names differently. Albert's name is spelled, GLATFELTER. Casper's name is spelled GLATFELDER. David's name is misspelled as GALDFALTER, but was apparently meant to read, GLADFALTER. Frederick's name is spelled GLADFELTER.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially Gladfelter family descendants, about Private Albert Gladfelter, and his three uncles. Also, I am almost certain that Casper, David and Frederick had their portraits made while they were in Nashville for their family back home. To date, no copies of these portraits have been found. If anyone has a photograph of Casper, David, Frederick or even Albert, whether in uniform during their days in the service or a post war picture, I would love to get a copy of it for their Find A Grave sites and for the Princeville Historical Society. Thanks, Baxter)
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