August Doerle ( pronounced Dorley)and his relatives are discussed in detail in the book The Story of Grandma Goetz (1859-1942) Natchez, Mississippi, published/revised 2020, written by Edward F. Hicks II. Copies of the book are maintained by Doerle's Natchez family descendants ( Goetz, Hicks, Voss and Eidt), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS snd The Historical Natchez Foundation, Natchez, MS.
He won a Medal of Honor, Union Army, for his action at Mount Pleasant, Alabama, on April 11, 1865…captured the flag of the Confederates….just days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, VA. His relatives, Ignatz Frassle, Mary Scheiner Frassle, Mary's brother John Scheiner, Henry Frassle, and Amalia Frassle are buried in the same plot, Catholic Hill Area, Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.
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Bio from the book The Story of Grandma Goetz (1859-1942) Natchez, Mississippi….
"August Doerle (1842-1867) was born in Baden, Germany. His parents were Anton Doerle (1801-1888) and Barbara Haering Dorle (?-?). His grandmother was Maria Catherine Wiglin Doerle (1772-1865). Her sister was Maria Elizabeth Wiglin Bruner-Frassle (1778-1839) who was the mother of Joseph Bruner, Alexander Frassle and Ignatz Frassle. She was Grandma Goetz and Uncle Henry Frassle's grandmother. August was a cousin of Joseph Bruner, Alexander and Ignatz Frassle, Grandma Goetz, Uncle Henry, Uncle Henry's sisters Amalia Frassle, Rosa Frassle, and Heinrich Doerle. Rosa and Heinrich Doerle later married.
August emigrated to New Orleans, age 18, May 31, 1861 on the SS Stephen Crowell from LaHavre, France arriving within weeks of the beginning of the Civil War. He joined the Union Army, possibly before he ever arrived in Natchez, and ultimately became a private, with Company B, 1st Louisiana Regiment Calvary. This regiment was organized in New Orleans in August, 1862. It consisted primarily of foreigners and men of Northen birth. He wanted to become a citizen of the United States and was told that his path to citizenship would come quicker if he enlisted in the Union Army. Family stories say that he did not understand clearly which side he was to support…he just wanted to become a US citizen.
He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in Mount Pleasant, Alabama where he captured a Confederate flag. After the Civil War August lived in Natchez, probably with Ignatz and Mary Frassle. He died of yellow fever in 1867.
His cousin Ignatz Frassle was named administrator of his estate in 1867 and purchased his original tombstone. August's grave site has a second tombstone which is engraved with the Medal of Honor designation. He is buried in the Frassle lot in the Catholic Hill Area of the Natchez City Cemetery and his story is considered an important part of the Natchez City Cemetery history."
He won a Medal of Honor, Union Army, for his action at Mount Pleasant, Alabama, on April 11, 1865…captured the flag of the Confederates….just days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, VA. His relatives, Ignatz Frassle, Mary Scheiner Frassle, Mary's brother John Scheiner, Henry Frassle, and Amalia Frassle are buried in the same plot, Catholic Hill Area, Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.
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Bio from the book The Story of Grandma Goetz (1859-1942) Natchez, Mississippi….
"August Doerle (1842-1867) was born in Baden, Germany. His parents were Anton Doerle (1801-1888) and Barbara Haering Dorle (?-?). His grandmother was Maria Catherine Wiglin Doerle (1772-1865). Her sister was Maria Elizabeth Wiglin Bruner-Frassle (1778-1839) who was the mother of Joseph Bruner, Alexander Frassle and Ignatz Frassle. She was Grandma Goetz and Uncle Henry Frassle's grandmother. August was a cousin of Joseph Bruner, Alexander and Ignatz Frassle, Grandma Goetz, Uncle Henry, Uncle Henry's sisters Amalia Frassle, Rosa Frassle, and Heinrich Doerle. Rosa and Heinrich Doerle later married.
August emigrated to New Orleans, age 18, May 31, 1861 on the SS Stephen Crowell from LaHavre, France arriving within weeks of the beginning of the Civil War. He joined the Union Army, possibly before he ever arrived in Natchez, and ultimately became a private, with Company B, 1st Louisiana Regiment Calvary. This regiment was organized in New Orleans in August, 1862. It consisted primarily of foreigners and men of Northen birth. He wanted to become a citizen of the United States and was told that his path to citizenship would come quicker if he enlisted in the Union Army. Family stories say that he did not understand clearly which side he was to support…he just wanted to become a US citizen.
He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in Mount Pleasant, Alabama where he captured a Confederate flag. After the Civil War August lived in Natchez, probably with Ignatz and Mary Frassle. He died of yellow fever in 1867.
His cousin Ignatz Frassle was named administrator of his estate in 1867 and purchased his original tombstone. August's grave site has a second tombstone which is engraved with the Medal of Honor designation. He is buried in the Frassle lot in the Catholic Hill Area of the Natchez City Cemetery and his story is considered an important part of the Natchez City Cemetery history."
August Doerle ( pronounced Dorley)and his relatives are discussed in detail in the book The Story of Grandma Goetz (1859-1942) Natchez, Mississippi, published/revised 2020, written by Edward F. Hicks II. Copies of the book are maintained by Doerle's Natchez family descendants ( Goetz, Hicks, Voss and Eidt), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS snd The Historical Natchez Foundation, Natchez, MS.
He won a Medal of Honor, Union Army, for his action at Mount Pleasant, Alabama, on April 11, 1865…captured the flag of the Confederates….just days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, VA. His relatives, Ignatz Frassle, Mary Scheiner Frassle, Mary's brother John Scheiner, Henry Frassle, and Amalia Frassle are buried in the same plot, Catholic Hill Area, Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.
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Bio from the book The Story of Grandma Goetz (1859-1942) Natchez, Mississippi….
"August Doerle (1842-1867) was born in Baden, Germany. His parents were Anton Doerle (1801-1888) and Barbara Haering Dorle (?-?). His grandmother was Maria Catherine Wiglin Doerle (1772-1865). Her sister was Maria Elizabeth Wiglin Bruner-Frassle (1778-1839) who was the mother of Joseph Bruner, Alexander Frassle and Ignatz Frassle. She was Grandma Goetz and Uncle Henry Frassle's grandmother. August was a cousin of Joseph Bruner, Alexander and Ignatz Frassle, Grandma Goetz, Uncle Henry, Uncle Henry's sisters Amalia Frassle, Rosa Frassle, and Heinrich Doerle. Rosa and Heinrich Doerle later married.
August emigrated to New Orleans, age 18, May 31, 1861 on the SS Stephen Crowell from LaHavre, France arriving within weeks of the beginning of the Civil War. He joined the Union Army, possibly before he ever arrived in Natchez, and ultimately became a private, with Company B, 1st Louisiana Regiment Calvary. This regiment was organized in New Orleans in August, 1862. It consisted primarily of foreigners and men of Northen birth. He wanted to become a citizen of the United States and was told that his path to citizenship would come quicker if he enlisted in the Union Army. Family stories say that he did not understand clearly which side he was to support…he just wanted to become a US citizen.
He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in Mount Pleasant, Alabama where he captured a Confederate flag. After the Civil War August lived in Natchez, probably with Ignatz and Mary Frassle. He died of yellow fever in 1867.
His cousin Ignatz Frassle was named administrator of his estate in 1867 and purchased his original tombstone. August's grave site has a second tombstone which is engraved with the Medal of Honor designation. He is buried in the Frassle lot in the Catholic Hill Area of the Natchez City Cemetery and his story is considered an important part of the Natchez City Cemetery history."
He won a Medal of Honor, Union Army, for his action at Mount Pleasant, Alabama, on April 11, 1865…captured the flag of the Confederates….just days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, VA. His relatives, Ignatz Frassle, Mary Scheiner Frassle, Mary's brother John Scheiner, Henry Frassle, and Amalia Frassle are buried in the same plot, Catholic Hill Area, Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi.
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Bio from the book The Story of Grandma Goetz (1859-1942) Natchez, Mississippi….
"August Doerle (1842-1867) was born in Baden, Germany. His parents were Anton Doerle (1801-1888) and Barbara Haering Dorle (?-?). His grandmother was Maria Catherine Wiglin Doerle (1772-1865). Her sister was Maria Elizabeth Wiglin Bruner-Frassle (1778-1839) who was the mother of Joseph Bruner, Alexander Frassle and Ignatz Frassle. She was Grandma Goetz and Uncle Henry Frassle's grandmother. August was a cousin of Joseph Bruner, Alexander and Ignatz Frassle, Grandma Goetz, Uncle Henry, Uncle Henry's sisters Amalia Frassle, Rosa Frassle, and Heinrich Doerle. Rosa and Heinrich Doerle later married.
August emigrated to New Orleans, age 18, May 31, 1861 on the SS Stephen Crowell from LaHavre, France arriving within weeks of the beginning of the Civil War. He joined the Union Army, possibly before he ever arrived in Natchez, and ultimately became a private, with Company B, 1st Louisiana Regiment Calvary. This regiment was organized in New Orleans in August, 1862. It consisted primarily of foreigners and men of Northen birth. He wanted to become a citizen of the United States and was told that his path to citizenship would come quicker if he enlisted in the Union Army. Family stories say that he did not understand clearly which side he was to support…he just wanted to become a US citizen.
He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in Mount Pleasant, Alabama where he captured a Confederate flag. After the Civil War August lived in Natchez, probably with Ignatz and Mary Frassle. He died of yellow fever in 1867.
His cousin Ignatz Frassle was named administrator of his estate in 1867 and purchased his original tombstone. August's grave site has a second tombstone which is engraved with the Medal of Honor designation. He is buried in the Frassle lot in the Catholic Hill Area of the Natchez City Cemetery and his story is considered an important part of the Natchez City Cemetery history."
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