Frederick Renfelt (Renfeldt) was 31, and living in Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa, when he enlisted in Co. A of the 6th Iowa Cavalry on Oct 14, 1862. He was mustered into federal service on the same date.
Like the 7th Iowa Cavalry, the 6th Iowa Cavalry was assigned to duty in the American West during the Civil War.
Renfelt died of disease on Oct 24, 1864, while stationed at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, where he was initially buried. The fort was abandoned in 1892, and in June 1893, the remains of 63 soldiers and four children were removed and interred in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Like the 7th Iowa Cavalry, the 6th Iowa Cavalry was assigned to duty in the American West during the Civil War.
Renfelt died of disease on Oct 24, 1864, while stationed at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, where he was initially buried. The fort was abandoned in 1892, and in June 1893, the remains of 63 soldiers and four children were removed and interred in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Frederick Renfelt (Renfeldt) was 31, and living in Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa, when he enlisted in Co. A of the 6th Iowa Cavalry on Oct 14, 1862. He was mustered into federal service on the same date.
Like the 7th Iowa Cavalry, the 6th Iowa Cavalry was assigned to duty in the American West during the Civil War.
Renfelt died of disease on Oct 24, 1864, while stationed at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, where he was initially buried. The fort was abandoned in 1892, and in June 1893, the remains of 63 soldiers and four children were removed and interred in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Like the 7th Iowa Cavalry, the 6th Iowa Cavalry was assigned to duty in the American West during the Civil War.
Renfelt died of disease on Oct 24, 1864, while stationed at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, where he was initially buried. The fort was abandoned in 1892, and in June 1893, the remains of 63 soldiers and four children were removed and interred in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Company A, 6 Iowa Cavalry
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