American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Christoph Burkhardt
Residence: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1836
Death Date: 14 Apr 1903
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 21 August 1862 at the age of 26.
Enlisted in Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 21 Aug 1862.
Transferred out of Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 1 Mar 1864.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 Mar 1864.
Mustered Out Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 21 Aug 1865.
CHRISTOPHER BURKHARDT
Christopher Burkhardt, an old resident of the town of Reseburg, died at Gus Schmidt's home in this village (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) on Tuesday after an illness of three days, aged sixty-five years. Mr. Burkhardt suffered from an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs at the home of his nephew, Caesar Barth, in the town of Reseburg early on Sunday morning and was later in the day brought to this village. His condition being serious, he soon lapsed into unconsciousness and passed peacefully away about noon on Tuesday. He was a civil war veteran and bore the marks of many wounds inflicted while doing service in the south. His remains will be taken to Kiel, Wis. today for interment.
Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04/16/1903
CHRISTOPH BURKHARDT 1903
Last week Tuesday at Thorp, Mr. Christoph Burkhardt, a long time resident of the area, died at the age of 65 years. The deceased died from bleeding lungs, which he has had for the past three days.
Mr. Burkhardt was born on January 6, 1828 in Rothenacker, Oberant Ehinger, Kingdom of Wurttenberg, and came to America with his mother and siblings in 1853, After staying in Buffalo and Thiensville the next three years, they settled on a farm in the town of Schleswig in 1856. He was married twice. In 1878 he left this area and settled in Thorp, Clark County and where he lived until he died. He was a veteran of the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was at the Battle of Chancellorsville where he was severely wounded.
His earthly remains were returned to Kiel on Thursday and the burial took place on Friday afternoon with numerous mourners, and members of GAR Post and the Kiel Arion Band at the Rockville Cemetery. Chaplin Pf. Mattes gave the eulogy.
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2 wives Charlotte Sophie Mierke/Muhrke who died in 1877 and a sister Caroline Charlotte Mierke/Muhrke. Charlotte Sophie supposedly died in 1877 in Manitowoc County
Name: Christoph Burkhardt
Residence: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1836
Death Date: 14 Apr 1903
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 21 August 1862 at the age of 26.
Enlisted in Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 21 Aug 1862.
Transferred out of Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 1 Mar 1864.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 Mar 1864.
Mustered Out Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 21 Aug 1865.
CHRISTOPHER BURKHARDT
Christopher Burkhardt, an old resident of the town of Reseburg, died at Gus Schmidt's home in this village (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) on Tuesday after an illness of three days, aged sixty-five years. Mr. Burkhardt suffered from an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs at the home of his nephew, Caesar Barth, in the town of Reseburg early on Sunday morning and was later in the day brought to this village. His condition being serious, he soon lapsed into unconsciousness and passed peacefully away about noon on Tuesday. He was a civil war veteran and bore the marks of many wounds inflicted while doing service in the south. His remains will be taken to Kiel, Wis. today for interment.
Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04/16/1903
CHRISTOPH BURKHARDT 1903
Last week Tuesday at Thorp, Mr. Christoph Burkhardt, a long time resident of the area, died at the age of 65 years. The deceased died from bleeding lungs, which he has had for the past three days.
Mr. Burkhardt was born on January 6, 1828 in Rothenacker, Oberant Ehinger, Kingdom of Wurttenberg, and came to America with his mother and siblings in 1853, After staying in Buffalo and Thiensville the next three years, they settled on a farm in the town of Schleswig in 1856. He was married twice. In 1878 he left this area and settled in Thorp, Clark County and where he lived until he died. He was a veteran of the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was at the Battle of Chancellorsville where he was severely wounded.
His earthly remains were returned to Kiel on Thursday and the burial took place on Friday afternoon with numerous mourners, and members of GAR Post and the Kiel Arion Band at the Rockville Cemetery. Chaplin Pf. Mattes gave the eulogy.
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2 wives Charlotte Sophie Mierke/Muhrke who died in 1877 and a sister Caroline Charlotte Mierke/Muhrke. Charlotte Sophie supposedly died in 1877 in Manitowoc County
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Christoph Burkhardt
Residence: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1836
Death Date: 14 Apr 1903
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 21 August 1862 at the age of 26.
Enlisted in Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 21 Aug 1862.
Transferred out of Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 1 Mar 1864.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 Mar 1864.
Mustered Out Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 21 Aug 1865.
CHRISTOPHER BURKHARDT
Christopher Burkhardt, an old resident of the town of Reseburg, died at Gus Schmidt's home in this village (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) on Tuesday after an illness of three days, aged sixty-five years. Mr. Burkhardt suffered from an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs at the home of his nephew, Caesar Barth, in the town of Reseburg early on Sunday morning and was later in the day brought to this village. His condition being serious, he soon lapsed into unconsciousness and passed peacefully away about noon on Tuesday. He was a civil war veteran and bore the marks of many wounds inflicted while doing service in the south. His remains will be taken to Kiel, Wis. today for interment.
Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04/16/1903
CHRISTOPH BURKHARDT 1903
Last week Tuesday at Thorp, Mr. Christoph Burkhardt, a long time resident of the area, died at the age of 65 years. The deceased died from bleeding lungs, which he has had for the past three days.
Mr. Burkhardt was born on January 6, 1828 in Rothenacker, Oberant Ehinger, Kingdom of Wurttenberg, and came to America with his mother and siblings in 1853, After staying in Buffalo and Thiensville the next three years, they settled on a farm in the town of Schleswig in 1856. He was married twice. In 1878 he left this area and settled in Thorp, Clark County and where he lived until he died. He was a veteran of the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was at the Battle of Chancellorsville where he was severely wounded.
His earthly remains were returned to Kiel on Thursday and the burial took place on Friday afternoon with numerous mourners, and members of GAR Post and the Kiel Arion Band at the Rockville Cemetery. Chaplin Pf. Mattes gave the eulogy.
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2 wives Charlotte Sophie Mierke/Muhrke who died in 1877 and a sister Caroline Charlotte Mierke/Muhrke. Charlotte Sophie supposedly died in 1877 in Manitowoc County
Name: Christoph Burkhardt
Residence: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1836
Death Date: 14 Apr 1903
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 21 August 1862 at the age of 26.
Enlisted in Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 21 Aug 1862.
Transferred out of Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 1 Mar 1864.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 Mar 1864.
Mustered Out Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 21 Aug 1865.
CHRISTOPHER BURKHARDT
Christopher Burkhardt, an old resident of the town of Reseburg, died at Gus Schmidt's home in this village (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) on Tuesday after an illness of three days, aged sixty-five years. Mr. Burkhardt suffered from an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs at the home of his nephew, Caesar Barth, in the town of Reseburg early on Sunday morning and was later in the day brought to this village. His condition being serious, he soon lapsed into unconsciousness and passed peacefully away about noon on Tuesday. He was a civil war veteran and bore the marks of many wounds inflicted while doing service in the south. His remains will be taken to Kiel, Wis. today for interment.
Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04/16/1903
CHRISTOPH BURKHARDT 1903
Last week Tuesday at Thorp, Mr. Christoph Burkhardt, a long time resident of the area, died at the age of 65 years. The deceased died from bleeding lungs, which he has had for the past three days.
Mr. Burkhardt was born on January 6, 1828 in Rothenacker, Oberant Ehinger, Kingdom of Wurttenberg, and came to America with his mother and siblings in 1853, After staying in Buffalo and Thiensville the next three years, they settled on a farm in the town of Schleswig in 1856. He was married twice. In 1878 he left this area and settled in Thorp, Clark County and where he lived until he died. He was a veteran of the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was at the Battle of Chancellorsville where he was severely wounded.
His earthly remains were returned to Kiel on Thursday and the burial took place on Friday afternoon with numerous mourners, and members of GAR Post and the Kiel Arion Band at the Rockville Cemetery. Chaplin Pf. Mattes gave the eulogy.
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2 wives Charlotte Sophie Mierke/Muhrke who died in 1877 and a sister Caroline Charlotte Mierke/Muhrke. Charlotte Sophie supposedly died in 1877 in Manitowoc County
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