Polk County IA Archives Obituaries.....WERTZEL, CONRAD April 6, 1862 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathryn !Gaskill katielouscrafts@mchsi.com January 6, 2006, 12:07 am "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM" OR, MEMOIRS OF 'COMMON MEN.'" by LEONARD BROWN, 1869 CONRAD WERTZEL, AGE, twenty-two; residence, Des Moines, Polk County native of Indiana; private; enlisted Sept. 9, 1861; killed in the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Captain A. G.Studer says of Wertzel, - " He was a good, faithful, and obedient soldier -a favorite among his companions. At Shiloh, when marching into battle, he was very eager and cheerful. A shell burst close to him - right over his head and the heads of his comrades. ‘Good morning, Sir, ' said Wertzel, and fell the next moment -a minie ball striking him between the eyes. He was the first man killed in Company B. He was passing through Des Moines from the mountains when be enlisted. His mother lived in Illinois." “He was a good man," says Lieutenant Wilkins. Additional Comments: This is taken from "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM" OR, MEMOIRS OF 'COMMON MEN.'" by LEONARD BROWN, published by Redhead & Wellslager, 41 Court Ave.Des Moines,IA. 1869. This book contains remembrances of fallen soldiers from Polk County during the Civil War. This includes some genealogical material as well. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/polk/obits/w/wertzel179gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb