At present a resident of Farmington, Cal.; was born in Delaware County, Ohio, July 22, 1843; is a farmer; enlisted in Company C of the 15th Iowa Regiment in January, 1863 [sic], and served as a private; was attached to the 17th Army Corps, 4th Division and 3d Brigade; took part in the battles of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Iuka, battle of Corinth, Holly Springs, Grand Gulf, Raymond, Champion Hill, Black River Bridge, Vicksburg, Kenesaw Mountain, and Atlanta; was with Sherman in his march to the sea and to Washington; was mustered out in July, 1865. Comrade Frey is a member of Rawlins Post, No. 23, of Stockton, Cal.
SOURCE: William H. Ward, Records Of Members Of The Grand Army Of The Republic, With A Complete Account Of The Twentieth National Encampment, p. 193
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It is so much fun to read the accounts of the war in the newpapaper of the time. The hopes and disappointments of each battle come alive. The Fort Donelsons account comes to mind. Thanks.
I also just reading Wilmer L. Jones Generals in Blue and Gray. It really isn't a chronology of the war or adds a whole lot of new material. What I do find fascinating is his background of each officer and then the description of their postwar life.. if they had one.
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