Frederick was a member of Company D of the NJ 11th Infantry Regiment. He enlisted in the service in 1862 and was involved in many battles. On July 2, 1863 his unit was involved in ferocious fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Frederick was mortally wounded that day during the fighting. A monument at the south end of the battlefield commemorates the brave action of the NJ 11th Infantry. The inscription on the monument reads:
This stone
marks the spot
reached by the
right of the regiment
the left extending
towards the south-east.
The position was held
under a severe fire
which killed or disabled
nearly three-fifths of the
regiment, including every
officer present above
the rank of lieutenant.
Number engaged 275.
Killed 31, wounded 109,
Missing 12, total 152.
Of the missing
Six are supposed
to have been killed.
Frederick's remains were never identified, but it is presumed he was buried at Gettysburg. He was survived by his mother, Maria Williams.
This stone
marks the spot
reached by the
right of the regiment
the left extending
towards the south-east.
The position was held
under a severe fire
which killed or disabled
nearly three-fifths of the
regiment, including every
officer present above
the rank of lieutenant.
Number engaged 275.
Killed 31, wounded 109,
Missing 12, total 152.
Of the missing
Six are supposed
to have been killed.
Frederick's remains were never identified, but it is presumed he was buried at Gettysburg. He was survived by his mother, Maria Williams.
Frederick was a member of Company D of the NJ 11th Infantry Regiment. He enlisted in the service in 1862 and was involved in many battles. On July 2, 1863 his unit was involved in ferocious fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Frederick was mortally wounded that day during the fighting. A monument at the south end of the battlefield commemorates the brave action of the NJ 11th Infantry. The inscription on the monument reads:
This stone
marks the spot
reached by the
right of the regiment
the left extending
towards the south-east.
The position was held
under a severe fire
which killed or disabled
nearly three-fifths of the
regiment, including every
officer present above
the rank of lieutenant.
Number engaged 275.
Killed 31, wounded 109,
Missing 12, total 152.
Of the missing
Six are supposed
to have been killed.
Frederick's remains were never identified, but it is presumed he was buried at Gettysburg. He was survived by his mother, Maria Williams.
This stone
marks the spot
reached by the
right of the regiment
the left extending
towards the south-east.
The position was held
under a severe fire
which killed or disabled
nearly three-fifths of the
regiment, including every
officer present above
the rank of lieutenant.
Number engaged 275.
Killed 31, wounded 109,
Missing 12, total 152.
Of the missing
Six are supposed
to have been killed.
Frederick's remains were never identified, but it is presumed he was buried at Gettysburg. He was survived by his mother, Maria Williams.
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