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Federal (USV)

Private

William Zeiter

(c. 1838 - ?)

Home State: Ohio

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 8th Ohio Infantry

Before Antietam

He enlisted in Company C, 8th Ohio Infantry at age 23 on 15 June 1861.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

The rest of the War

Transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 July 1863.

References & notes

Basic information from Sawyer1. Details from the State Roster, which has him as William Zeiler.

Birth

c. 1838

Notes

1   Sawyer, Franklin, and George A. Groot, editor, A Military History of the 8th Regiment Ohio Vol. Inf'y, Cleveland: Fairbanks & Co., Printers, 1881, pg. 206  [AotW citation 14805]