 1842 - 1911 (68 years)
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| Name |
Rudolph August Krueger |
| Born |
24 Aug 1842 |
Prussia, Germany  [1, 2] |
- The 1892 New York state census lists his birthplace as Prussia.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
16 Sep 1861 |
Otto, New York, United States [3, 4] |
| 64th USVI |
| Immigration |
22 Apr 1863 |
Castle Garden, New York, New York, United States [5] |
Address:
ship Sir Robert Peel |
- Occupation listed as "smith", and sovereignty as Germany. Note that the date of immigration on this citation differs nearly 10 years from later Census entries.
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| Census |
1892 |
Chautaqua, New York, United States [6] |
| Census |
1900 |
Chautauqua, New York, United States [7] |
- This census states he had been married 36 years and that he immigrated in 1856 (1910 census states 1855).
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| Census |
1910 |
Chautaqua, New York, United States [8] |
Address:
Dean Road |
- According to the census, he was born in Germany about 1843, immigrated in 1855 (1900 census shows 1856), and his parents were both born in Germany. He is listed as owning his home and being a farmer, and literate. He is noted to have been married to Margaret for 46 years.
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| _UID |
1271B8873959402896B3A43098639EED5F20 |
| Died |
1911 |
| Buried |
1911 |
Fredonia Cemetery, Fredonia, NY [9] |
- His grave was unmarked as of 1999.
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| Person ID |
I790 |
Bradley - Post |
| Last Modified |
5 Nov 2018 |
| Family |
Margaret Fleisch, b. 16 Sep 1842, Alsace Lorraine, France , d. 1 Nov 1926, Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York, United States (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
4 Apr 1864 |
Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States [7] |
| Children |
| | 1. George R. Krueger, b. 8 Mar 1867, Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States , d. 16 Apr 1953, Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York, United States (Age 86 years) |
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| Last Modified |
4 Jan 2021 |
| Family ID |
F326 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Rudolph served in the U.S. Civil War. He enlisted for three years at Otto, NY in the 64th N.Y.V.I. (also known as the Cattaraugus Regiment), Company C, on September 16, 1861 at age 19. He re-enlisted on January 19, 1864.
Among the battles in which the 64th served were: Yorktown; Fair Oaks; Gaines' Mills; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Spottsylvania; and Petersburg (according to the NY Adjutant General's Report, 1868).
On May 5 1864 he was wounded at the Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Spotsylvania County), part of Grant’s Overland Campaign (for this gunshot wound to the left leg he ultimately received a pension of $2 per month).
The principal commanders in the battle of Wilderness were Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade for the USA and Gen. Robert E. Lee for the Confederacy. Losses were heavy:5597 Killed, 21463 Wounded, and 10667 Missing or Captured from the USA, and 2000 Killed, 6000 Wounded, and 3400 Missing or Captured from the CSA. There were 162,920 total troops engaged (USA101,895; CSA 61,025).
On the morning of May 5, 1864, the Union V Corps attacked Ewell’s Corps on the Orange Turnpike, while A.P. Hill’s corps during the afternoon encountered Getty’s Division (VI Corps) and Hancock’s II Corps on the Plank Road. Fighting was fierce but inconclusive as both sides attempted to maneuver in the dense woods. Darkness halted the fighting, and both sides rushed forwardreinforcements. At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill’s Corps back in confusion. Longstreet’s Corps arrived in time to prevent the collapse of the Confederate right flank. At noon, a devastating Confederate flank attack in Hamilton’s Thicket sputtered out when Lt. Gen. James Longstreet was wounded by his own men. The IX Corps (Burnside) moved against the Confederate center, but was repulsed. The battle was a tactical draw. Grant, however, did not retreat as had the other Union generals before him. On May 7, the Federals advanced by the left flank toward the crossroads of Spotsylvania Courthouse.
On September 22 1864 he was transferred to Company A, and promoted to Corporal on October 10 of that year. He was further promoted to First Sergeant on January 7 1865, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on July 11 1865 (date of rank May 27, 1865). Three days later (July 14) he was mustered out of service at Washington.
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| Sources |
- [S142] Census, 1900, US, Stated birth date Aug 1842, Germany.
- [S217] Germany Births & Baptisms 1558-1898, FHL Film Number: 1194702.
- [S251] United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSG2-Y47 : 4 December 2014, Rudolph Krueger, Sergeant, Company CA, 64th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 79; FHL microfilm 882,135.
- [S252] United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933.
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2S-PPW : 11 March 2018), Rudolph Krueger, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,325.
- [S250] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV33-X386 : 12 March 2018), R Kruger, 1863.
- [S216] NY Census 1892.
- [S142] Census, 1900, US.
- [S140] Census, 1910, Viewing original image.
- [S99] Hornburg, Ada.
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