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Belgian Civil War soldiers in MINNESOTA

• 2nd Infantry
   

  • John HOWARD from Albion, Wright Co.
    age 22; drafted, enlisted 1 Nov 1864 Co. C; discharged 11 Jul. 1865
     

• 5th Infantry
   

  • John SCHLECHTER from Hennepin or Carver County    
    Co. K; age 43; enlisted November 1, 1864; wounded at Nashville; discharged Sept 6, 1865 
     

  • Jacques NEUVILLE from Brussels, Wisconsin    
    enlisted November 1, 1864, discharged November 16, 1865
    alias  Joseph TERAUX (age 25; enlisted 16 Nov. 1864 Co K; discharged 6 Sep. 1865 ?)

Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., March 15 to April 30, 1862. [...] 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division (Detachment), Army of the Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to September, 1865.
SERVICE.-[...] March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September 17-November 15. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 24-30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Eastport, Miss., and duty there till February, 1865. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 6-22. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its Defences March 7-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery April 13-25. Duty at Montgomery, Selma and Demopolis, Ala., till August. Mustered out September 6, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 86 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 175 Enlisted men by disease. Total 269.
 

• 7th Infantry

  • Nicholas MAJERUS from Red Wing, Goodhue Co.
    age 23; enlisted 16 Aug. 1862, Co. G; discharged 16 Aug. 1865
     

  • Henry NIVAREL from Hastings, Dakota Co.
    age 26; enlisted 2 Aug 1862 Co. F; discharged 16 Aug. 1865 as Corporal
     

• 9th Infantry

  • Henry GREIN from Rockville, Stearns Co.
    age 25; enlisted Co. G 18 Aug. 1862; discharged 24 Aug. 1865
     

  • Dominick MOMPER from Glasgow, Wabasha Co.
    age 26; enlisted 17 Aug. 1862 Co. K, died 10 June 1864 of gunshot at Guntown, Miss.
     

• Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry

  • Joseph CLEMENT from Plato, Mc Leod Co.
    age 30, enlisted Co. D, 11 Febr. 1863, discharged 10 Febr. 1866
     

  • Adolph ROBERT(S)  from Greenwood (or Osses, Hennepin Co.)
    age 46; enlisted Co. B, 3 Aug. 1863, discharged 7 May 1866

Organized at Fort Snelling and St. Paul, Minn. Companies "A, B, C, D" July 25 to September, 1863. Company "E" mustered August 31, 1864, and Company "F" mustered September 1, 1864.
Companies "A, B, C, D" march to Pembina October 5-November 13, 1863, and frontier duty there till May, 1864. Moved to Fort Abercrombie May 5-16, 1864. Assigned to duty Companies "A" and "B" as garrison at Fort Abercrombie, Company "C" at Alexandria and Pomme de Terre. Company "D" on patrol duty from Fort Abercrombie to Pembina. Companies "E" and "F" on frontier duty. Mustered out April 26 to June 22, 1866.
Battalion lost during service by disease 21.
 

• 2nd Minnesota Cavalry

  • Charles FALTES (Nicholas SCHUWEILLER)  from Quincy, Olmsted Co.
     age 30, enlisted 14 Dec. 1863, Co. L; discharged 4 May 1866
     

• 1st Heavy Artillery

  • Joseph GILSOUL from Faribault, Rice Co.
    enlisted September 14, 1864, discharged June 24, 1865

Organized at St. Paul and Rochester, Minn., September, 1864, to February, 1865. Companies ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., as fast as organized and garrison duty there till September, 1865. Mustered out September 27, 1865.
Regiment lost during service by disease 87.