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- Name: Henry Drollinger Age: 21 Birth Year: abt 1842 Birth Place: Germany Enlistment Year: 1863 Enlistment Location: New York City Muster Year: 1863 Separation Details: Transferred Separation Date: 1 Feb 1865
Name: Henry Drollinger Muster Year: 1865 Separation Details: Muster Out of Service Separation Date: 20 Apr 1866
The following is taken from The Union army: a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers. Madison, WI: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. volume II.
One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Infantry.?Col., Edward Wehler; Lieut-Cols., Charles F. Smith, John B. Gandolfo, Majs., Selden Hetzel, Augustus B. Sage. The organization of this regiment was begun at Staten island June 20, 1863, by the consolidation of the Blair Rifles, Pratt Guards, Seymour Light Infantry, Burnside Rifles, Westchester Light Infantry and Defenders. Its organization was completed on Oct. 14, 1863, by the assignment to it of the men enlisted for the 7th, 8th and 31st veteran N. Y. infantry, all of which were then reorganizing. Co. A was recruited at Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara and Kingston, and the remaining companies in New York city. The regiment was mustered into the U. S. service by companies, between June 18 and Oct. 17, 1863, for three years. It left the state by detachments from June 21 to Oct. 24, proceeding to Washington, D. C., where it served as provost guard for several months. On Oct. 31, 1863, it was ordered to Mississippi and stationed at Eastport, in the vicinity of Corinth. It was placed in Mower's division of the 16th corps; was engaged at Camden, Jackson, and on Sherman's Meridian expedition. Attached to the 3d brigade (Col. Risdon M. Moore), Mower's division, detachment of the 16th corps, it moved with Banks' expedition up the Red River, taking part in engagements at Fort De Russy, Pleasant Hill, Campti, Cloutierville, Moore's plantation, Bayou Rapides, Mansura and Simsport. The regiment under command of "Col. Wehler was warmly engaged at Pleasant Hill, where it recaptured a battery in a spirited charge and drove the enemy in confusion. Its loss in this battle amounted to 31 killed, wounded and missing. When the detachment of the 16th corps consisting of Mower's and A. J. Smith's divisions were "loaned" by Gen. Sherman to Gen. Banks during the Red River campaign, it was understood they would soon return. The Red River campaign proved so disastrous, however, that their return was delayed and they were unable to join in Sherman's Atlanta campaign. Consequently the 178th remained with the detachment of the 16th corps under A. J. Smith in the Mississippi valley. On the conclusion of the Red River campaign, the regiment took part in the following engagements during the rest of the year 1864: Lake Chicot, Ark.; Colliersville, and La Grange, Tenn.; Ripley, Tupelo, Old Town creek and Hurricane creek, Miss.; Lexington, Independence, and Glasgow, Mo.; and Nashville, Tenn. In the 3d brigade, Garrard's division, 16th corps, it proceeded to Mobile in the spring of 1865, participating in the siege of that city, and the fighting at the fall of Fort Blakely. The regiment was consolidated into a battalion of five companies at Eastport, Miss., in Feb., 1865, and continued in service a year longer, being finally mustered out on April 20, 1866, at Montgomery, Ala., under command of Lieut.-Col. Gandolfo. During its term of service the 178th lost by death 18 men killed and mortally wounded; by disease and other causes 2 officers and 190 enlisted men, a total of 210, of whom 35 died in the hands of the enemy. Its long service in the South accounts for its large disease mortality.
Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
Name: Heinr Drollinger
Departure Date: 6 Mai 1874 (6 May 1874)
Birth Date: abt 1847
Age: 27
Gender: männlich (Male)
Residence: Elmendingen, Baden (Baden-Württemberg)
Occupation: Landmann
Ship Name: Holsatia
Captain: Barends
Shipping Clerk: Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller`s Nachfolger
Shipping line: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
Ship Type: Dampfschiff
Accommodation: Zwischendeck
Ship Flag: Deutschland
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Port of Arrival: New York
Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 030 B
Household Members:
Name Age
Heinr Drollinger 27
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Drollinger
[Henry Drainger]
Age: 52
Birth Date: Sep 1847
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900: Quincy Ward 7, Adams, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1863
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Makes declaration for pension under the act of Feb 6 1907 on 13 Sep 1909. States he is 62 yrs old, a resident of the Soldiers and Sailors Home Quincy IL, enrolled in NYC as Henry Drollinger on the 6th of Jul 1863 as a Private in Co I 178 NY Inf, was transferred to Co C Feb 1 1865, was Honorably discharged at Montgomery Alabama 20th day of April 1866. His personal description at enlistment was height 5 feet 6 inches, complexion light, eyes gray, hair auburn, occupation laborer. His several places of residence since leaving the service are as follows: Ohio 4 years, Germany 4 years, Kansas 5 years, Illinois the rest of the time. He has applied for pension certificate # 954304
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry Drollinger
Age in 1910: 62
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1910: Riverside, Adams, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1863
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: S & S Home
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy: UA
Henry returns to the fatherland, marries, has two children who die young. Then for what ever reason he leaves his wife and returns to the states moving west to Kansas and ending up in the old soldiers home.
Last will and testament Illinois Soldiers Home, leaves all his personal possessions to his brother, Philip of Ellmendingen. Died in hospital Dec 22 1915.
Illinois Probate record has various documents pertaining to the estate including newspaper advertisements of the death and probate. Also a letter from Ellmendingen by way of the Amt (court office) Pforzheim to the Court. The letter, dated 20 Feb 1916, in German states the father, Philipp Drollinger has died and names the surviving children: Mina Heinkel geb (abreviation for geborn or birth name) Drollinger, Christine Maier geb Drollinger and Karoline Drollinger. This is interesting as Germany was engaged in the first World War at the time. So the letter probably came by way of neutral Holland to the states.
Copy in possession of Gordon L. Drollinger
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1847 - 1915 (68 years)
