John Kratz Fretz

Male 1843 - 1864


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  • Born  19 Apr 1843  Bucks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender  Male 
    Died  12 May 1864  Spottsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • At the age of 14 he left home and seved as farm laborer. In 1862 he enlisted in the 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers for three years. In 1863 he was appointed Corporal. He was engaged in some of the severest battles in the Civil War including Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. In the great battle of Spottsylvania C. H., in which his regiment was nearly annihilated, he fall a martyr to his country's couase on May 12, 1864, from a bayonet wound in the mouth and a rifle ball which entered his right eye. "A brave and gallant soldier, and a true patriot.
    Person ID  I8543  ShowalterFunk
    Last Modified  26 Nov 2014 

    Father  Martin Fretz,   b. 12 Sep 1808,   d. 13 Jul 1882, Warren Co., NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Elizabeth Kratz,   b. 31 Aug 1813, Bedminster Twp., Bucks Co., Pa. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1855, Sussex Co., NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  6 Oct 1831 
    Family ID  F6109  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S40] Ancestory.com, Roots Web.com, Scott/Cauffman FT by Wendy Scott, downloaded 3/31/07.


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