The Herbst Page

Submitter Information	Civil War Ancestor Information
Herbst, JoAnn F. 106 Mountain Laurel Way Georgetown, TX 78628 United States Email Address: purltwo@aol.com	Horn, Frederick (Fritz) Branch of Service: Army-Infantry Company/Regiment: Company E. 26th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Date of Service: August 22, 1862 Starting Rank: 4th Sargent Discharge Rank: 1st Lieutenant Date of Discharge: June 5, 1865 Reason for Discharge: Ending of war.

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Lineage from JoAnn Herbst to Frederick (Fritz) Horn


1	JoAnn Evon Failor		Relationship:	Mother
	Birth Date:	July 30, 1932	Birth Location:	Perry, Dallas Co., Iowa
	Death Date:		Death Location:

2	Harriet Virginia Rhode		Relationship:	Mother
	Birth Date:	June 2, 1902	Birth Location:	Danbury, Woodbury Co., Iowa
	Death Date:	December 4, 1990	Death Location:	Perry, Dallas Co., Iowa

3	Anna Horn		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	November 23, 1868	Birth Location:	Camanche, Clinton Co., Iowa
	Death Date:	February 17, 1950	Death Location:	Mapleton, Monona Co., Iowa

4	Frederick (Fritz) Horn		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	January 22, 1836	Birth Location:	Schleswig/Holstein, Germany (Prussia)
	Death Date:	June 27, 1920	Death Location:	Camanche, Clinton Co., Iowa

Additional Biographical Information

Fritz Horn took part in the engagements at Arkansaw Post, the siege of Vicksburg where he was severely wounded, Missionary Ridge, Ringold, where he was again wounded, Tennessee Mountain and all the battles around Atlanta, taking part in the march to the sea and the last battles in the Sherman campaign and at Bentonville, North Carolina. He received a pension from the U.S. Pension Agency and also Reimbursement for Burial from the Government.