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
