Des Moines, Ia., Dec. 20.—Judge W. S. Conrad of the Ninth judicial district, died this morning as the result of a paralytic stroke. He was distinguished as having fewer reversals by the supreme court than any other Iowa judge. He served as captain of theTwenty-fifth Iowa Infantry during the Civil war.
Decatur, IL Review Dec 20, 1901 p1
Bio by: kpet
Civil War Veteran
William Fitch Conrad
Residence:
Occupation: Lawyer
Age at Enlistment: 35
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 25th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1862.Promoted to Full Sergeant Major.Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Jan 1863.Mustered out on 06 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1826
Death Date: 20 Dec 1901
Death Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of RebellionIowa Department of the Grand Army of the RepublicResearch by Jack Lundquist
Biography: WILLIAM FITCH CONRAD William Fitch Conrad was born at Ithaca, New York, on November 7, 1826, and died at Des Moines on December 20, 1901. As a young man he studied law in New York and Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and moved to Burlington, Iowa, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Twenty fifth Iowa Infantry. He was soon promoted to sergeant major, then to first lieutenant of Company K. Before his commission as lieutenant had been received, he was elected captain of his own company. On May 24, 1863, near Vicksburg, he was captured by the Confederates and taken to Libby Prison where he was held for almost a year. Transferred to other prisons he was held until November 28, 1864, when he eluded the guards and started for the Union lines. For forty days he was "in the wilderness", but finally, on January 7, 1865, he reached the Union lines near Knoxville, Tennessee. At the close of the war, Captain Conrad again took up the practice of law, going with his family to Canton, Missouri. There he remained until 1876, when he became a resident of Des Moines. In 1886 he was elected Judge of the Ninth Judicial District of Iowa -- a position which he held until the end of his career. He served as Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1880. Source: The Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic Page 65
Contributor: Linda Linn
Decatur, IL Review Dec 20, 1901 p1
Bio by: kpet
Civil War Veteran
William Fitch Conrad
Residence:
Occupation: Lawyer
Age at Enlistment: 35
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 25th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1862.Promoted to Full Sergeant Major.Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Jan 1863.Mustered out on 06 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1826
Death Date: 20 Dec 1901
Death Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of RebellionIowa Department of the Grand Army of the RepublicResearch by Jack Lundquist
Biography: WILLIAM FITCH CONRAD William Fitch Conrad was born at Ithaca, New York, on November 7, 1826, and died at Des Moines on December 20, 1901. As a young man he studied law in New York and Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and moved to Burlington, Iowa, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Twenty fifth Iowa Infantry. He was soon promoted to sergeant major, then to first lieutenant of Company K. Before his commission as lieutenant had been received, he was elected captain of his own company. On May 24, 1863, near Vicksburg, he was captured by the Confederates and taken to Libby Prison where he was held for almost a year. Transferred to other prisons he was held until November 28, 1864, when he eluded the guards and started for the Union lines. For forty days he was "in the wilderness", but finally, on January 7, 1865, he reached the Union lines near Knoxville, Tennessee. At the close of the war, Captain Conrad again took up the practice of law, going with his family to Canton, Missouri. There he remained until 1876, when he became a resident of Des Moines. In 1886 he was elected Judge of the Ninth Judicial District of Iowa -- a position which he held until the end of his career. He served as Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1880. Source: The Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic Page 65
Contributor: Linda Linn
Des Moines, Ia., Dec. 20.—Judge W. S. Conrad of the Ninth judicial district, died this morning as the result of a paralytic stroke. He was distinguished as having fewer reversals by the supreme court than any other Iowa judge. He served as captain of theTwenty-fifth Iowa Infantry during the Civil war.
Decatur, IL Review Dec 20, 1901 p1
Bio by: kpet
Civil War Veteran
William Fitch Conrad
Residence:
Occupation: Lawyer
Age at Enlistment: 35
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 25th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1862.Promoted to Full Sergeant Major.Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Jan 1863.Mustered out on 06 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1826
Death Date: 20 Dec 1901
Death Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of RebellionIowa Department of the Grand Army of the RepublicResearch by Jack Lundquist
Biography: WILLIAM FITCH CONRAD William Fitch Conrad was born at Ithaca, New York, on November 7, 1826, and died at Des Moines on December 20, 1901. As a young man he studied law in New York and Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and moved to Burlington, Iowa, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Twenty fifth Iowa Infantry. He was soon promoted to sergeant major, then to first lieutenant of Company K. Before his commission as lieutenant had been received, he was elected captain of his own company. On May 24, 1863, near Vicksburg, he was captured by the Confederates and taken to Libby Prison where he was held for almost a year. Transferred to other prisons he was held until November 28, 1864, when he eluded the guards and started for the Union lines. For forty days he was "in the wilderness", but finally, on January 7, 1865, he reached the Union lines near Knoxville, Tennessee. At the close of the war, Captain Conrad again took up the practice of law, going with his family to Canton, Missouri. There he remained until 1876, when he became a resident of Des Moines. In 1886 he was elected Judge of the Ninth Judicial District of Iowa -- a position which he held until the end of his career. He served as Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1880. Source: The Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic Page 65
Contributor: Linda Linn
Decatur, IL Review Dec 20, 1901 p1
Bio by: kpet
Civil War Veteran
William Fitch Conrad
Residence:
Occupation: Lawyer
Age at Enlistment: 35
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 25th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1862.Promoted to Full Sergeant Major.Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Jan 1863.Mustered out on 06 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1826
Death Date: 20 Dec 1901
Death Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of RebellionIowa Department of the Grand Army of the RepublicResearch by Jack Lundquist
Biography: WILLIAM FITCH CONRAD William Fitch Conrad was born at Ithaca, New York, on November 7, 1826, and died at Des Moines on December 20, 1901. As a young man he studied law in New York and Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and moved to Burlington, Iowa, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Twenty fifth Iowa Infantry. He was soon promoted to sergeant major, then to first lieutenant of Company K. Before his commission as lieutenant had been received, he was elected captain of his own company. On May 24, 1863, near Vicksburg, he was captured by the Confederates and taken to Libby Prison where he was held for almost a year. Transferred to other prisons he was held until November 28, 1864, when he eluded the guards and started for the Union lines. For forty days he was "in the wilderness", but finally, on January 7, 1865, he reached the Union lines near Knoxville, Tennessee. At the close of the war, Captain Conrad again took up the practice of law, going with his family to Canton, Missouri. There he remained until 1876, when he became a resident of Des Moines. In 1886 he was elected Judge of the Ninth Judicial District of Iowa -- a position which he held until the end of his career. He served as Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1880. Source: The Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic Page 65
Contributor: Linda Linn
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