Wrede, Frederick, b. ca. 1840
Biographical Note
Born around 1840, Frederick Wrede, from Angelica, Allegany County, New York, served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Wrede enlisted in September or October 1861 to serve in the 85th New York Regimental Band, 2nd Brigade, Beck's Division. On August 11, 1862, Wrede was discharged from the army by an Act of Congress while at Harrison's Landing, Virginia. He later re-enlisted on August 21, 1863 to serve as a bugler in Company B, 12th New York Cavalry.
External Source:
"Wrede, Frederick", National Park Service's Civil War Soldier Database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=797A1BE1-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed October 5, 2023.
"Wrede, Fred.", National Park Service's Civil War Soldier Database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=727A1BE1-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed October 5, 2023.
"Frederick Wrede" in the New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/17019:1964, accessed May 2023.
"Frederick Wrede" in the New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/204822:1965, accessed October 5, 2023.
"Frederick Wrede" in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/3309449:1555, accessed October 5, 2023.
"Frederick Wrede" in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/590734:1555, accessed October 5, 2023.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frederick Wrede Diary
This collection contains a diary written by Frederick Wrede, who served in the Union Army at the beginning of the American Civil War. The first eighteen pages of the diary were written while Wrede was still a soldier. The rest of the diary documents Wrede's transition back to civilian life.