The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-10
BIOGRAPHICAL
War Record Of the Lste w. w. Zuel
Whose Death Occurred Yeste rday.
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| William w. Zuel whose death oc-
Cured yesterday was formerly one OF
the most prosperous and influential
farmers of Springfield township, Cot
ltonwood county, Minnesota. His ma
tive place is found in Fulton county
New York where he was born August
25, 1912, at GloversviIe, New York.
| The parents of the deceased were
Robert and Elizabeth Zuel, natives
of Scotland. In early life the father
was engaged in operating flour mill
'and saw mill, and later in life fol
lowed the occupation of farming. He
came to Will county, Illinois, in
the spring of lS43, where he died in
lS4S. The mother died in ls47. In
the fathers family there were nine
children, two of whom are now living.
Mr.. Zuel was six years of age when
his parents died, and for six years
thereafter he resided with different
farmers in the vicinity of the place
where his parents had lived. In 1857
he commenced clerking in grocery
store, continuing thereat for one year,
and then engaging in farm work.
In April 1861, he enlisted in local
company to serve in the Union army,
under the three months call, but
was not called out, and so the COM
pany was disbanded He returned to
farming until the | of November, 1861
when he enlisted in Company F, Six
tyfourth Illinois Infantry, known as
the Yates Sharpshooters. He enlisted
as private, and was first under
fire at New Madrid, Missouri, and
again at island No. 10, under General
Pope, for three weeks. His regiment
was then ordered down the river to
Fort Pillow; after arriving there or
ders came to return to Pittsburg
Landing, on the Tennessee river, and
soon after serving at the siege of
Corinth, Mississippi. The company was
then attached to the division which
pursued the Rebels to Bonneville, and
was then ordered back under General
ROsecrans to become guard at his
headquarters near Corinth camp, at
Clear Creek. He participated in the
severe battle of Iuka, September 10.
1862, where he had his canteen shot
laway. His next engagement was in
the battle of Corinth, Mississippi, De-
tober 3 and 4, 1862. From that time
on, for brief period, he participated
Il,
outpost duty eight miles from Cor
NTH Some time was spent during
the fall of that year in skirmishing
with Roddy's cavalry. In the latter
went to Pulaski, Tennessee, where
he enlisted in veteral corps. He was
then granted furlough and went
home on visit. He reported for
duty at ottawa, Illinois, where his
regiment was ordered to Decatur, Ala
bama and joined General Sherman's
army, and participated in the Atlanta
campaign. His next move was to go
with his division to Rocky,face Ridge,
Dallas, Resaca and other points in
Georgia, thence to Kenesaw Mountain
where he participated in sharp fight
ing for several days, especially on
une 9th, and on the 4th of July,
1864. July goth witnesses the san
culinary battle at Peach Tree Creek,
near Atlanta, and from this time on
| fighting continued until Atlanta was
captured. At the battle of Atlanta,
Georgia, the day that General Nc
Pherson was shot and killed, our sub
iect was struck with musket ball
in the right side at the beginning
| of the battle. The shock of the
shot threw him to the ground, but he