I could only find 57 soldiers who were with Company F at Shiloh. Several things could have happened. 1) Fold 3 did not have some of the surnames starting with some letters. This sometimes is normal for www.fold3.com And I could have overlooked some soldiers as I did this fairly quickly. But I don't think I overlooked that many. This should by no means interpreted as the entire roster of Company F of the 2nd Texas at Shiloh but rather just the ones I could locate.

Seeing enlistment dates post September 5, 1861 gives me the impression the company was not up to the standard strength of 100 soldiers. While there were a total of about 242 soldiers in Company F I was only concerned about those who were at Shiloh. Many enlisted or were drafted later in the war. American surnames started appearing within the ranks in 1862 and are not mentioned here.

By mid 1864 just a handful of the original soldiers were left who had enlisted in 1861. Shiloh, Corinth, and Vicksburg along with disease had taken a severe tolls on the original members of Company F. It's no wonder why there are no post war letters or diaries about the original soldiers of Company F can be located.

The original soldiers in Company F appear to be exclusively German. While there were a great many Germans in the other companies of the 2nd Texas, Company F seems to have been unique in this area. However I have not broken down the other companies as I have Company F.

As far as I know this is the first time the soldiers have been listed like this. I was surprised to learn that other soldiers in Company F who had been wounded on April 7, 1862 were taken to Camp Douglas, in Chicago, Illinois. In my opinion one of two things happened to cause this. 1) The field hospitals were full and some soldiers were taken to the nearest hospital that could tend to their wounds. 2) The wounded Confederates on April 7, 1862 could have been wounded and taken prisoners at some other point on the battlefield.

The German states in 1848 had a revolution and chaos rose in various German states. With the promise of free land in Texas many of these future soldiers in Company F had arrived in Galveston, Texas just prior to the WBTS. According to historians in Galveston, Texas the majority of Galveston was German during the 1850's.

According to the Shiloh National Park they said this about the 2nd Texas on April 7, 1862. "The poor 2nd Texas Infantry boys moved forward (north) on April 7 across Sarah Bell's cotton field and were ordered not to fire as it was believed more Confederates were in their front. Instead, waiting in the woods just beyond the Peach Orchard was the Union Brigade of Jacob Ammen, part of Nelson's Division. This brigade was made up of the 36th Indiana, 6th Ohio, and 24th Ohio Infantry Regiments."

Company F 2nd Texas at Shiloh

1.*Frederick Adler- missing at Shiloh on April 7, 1862. Enlisted at Galveston, Texas on September 5, 1861. Shot and taken to hospital in St. Louis, Missouri where he was admitted on April 17th and died from gun-shot wound on May 19, 1862.

2.Caspar Alterbrun – Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Discharged on August 30, 1862 due to old age.

3.William Alterbrun – Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded in arm at Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862 and taken to a Confederate hospital. Discharged on August 30, 1862 due to wound.

4.John Baumgartner – Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Deserted on December 2, 1862.

5.*Augustus Beckmann – Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded on April 7, 1862 and taken to a Union hospital at Camp Dennison, Ohio and died on May 9, 1862.

6.*William Beckmann - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded on April 7, 1862 and taken to a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

7.Henry Berlocher - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded at Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862. Also Wounded at Battle of Corinth on October 3, 1862 and died on November 25, 1862 as a POW in a Union hospital.

8.Fred Billigmann - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. He was taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. His name also appears in a muster roll for the Texas Hospital in Quitman, Mississippi in December 1862. (He may have known William Beckmann here?) He survived the war. Letters or diaries from this soldier may be important.

9.Henry Bindschaedler - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. It was noted that he lost his rifle at the Battle of Shiloh. Wounded at Corinth and taken prisoner and later paroled.

10.Joseph Brucher - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner in May 1863 and sent to prison at Fort Delaware and joined the Union Army. He also spent time at the Texas Hospital in Quitman, Mississippi.

11.Henry Burghard - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Deserted December 2, 1862.

12.John Dettenhoff - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862.

13.Junior 2nd Lieutenant C. A. Dettmar - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. He was elected 2nd Lieutenant by the soldiers of Company F.

14.John Dietz - Enlisted on September 7, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. (Note records show September 7th not 5th) Wounded on April 7, 1862 and taken to Camp Douglas, Illinois.

15.Louis Duersch - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Discharged on August 30, 1862 for disability. (Additional note fold 3 does not show soldiers surname for the letter E or F.

16.Fred Gropp - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862.

17.2nd Lieutenant John Gross - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas as a private. Elected as a 2nd Lieutenant in January 1863. Appeared to have survived the war.

18.Adolph Hausmann - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Listed as missing in September 1862.

19.H. Heine - Enlisted on November 22, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Missing from the Battle of Shiloh April 7, 1862. No further records.

20.Jacob Henke - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississppi on July 4, 1863. Appears to have survived the war.

21.Louis Hitzfield - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. He was found dead outside of Corinth, Mississippi.

22.Edmond Huebner - Enlisted on November 22, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner during the Vicksburg Campaign and sent to Fort Delaware where in enlisted in the United States Army.

23.August Ingle - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Transferred to the Confederate Navy in 1863.

24.John Kitzinger - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Discharged for general disability in July 1862.

25.John Krinn - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Missing since the Battle of Corinth in October 1862.

26.Christian Kroeger - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded at Shiloh and lost his rifle. He was taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. Appeared to survive the war.

27.*Edmond Lentz – Enlisted on January 17, 1862 at Houston, Texas. Killed at the Battle of Shiloh on April 7, 1862.

28.Henry Loewing - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. Appears to have survived the war.

29.1st Lieutenant Jackson S. McMahan - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Elected 1st Lieutenant by members of Company F later transferred to Company G and promoted to Captain. Died in December 1862.

30.Gus William Melchers - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. He was attached to the Texas Hospital in Quitman, Mississippi as a cook and should have known William. He survived the war.

31.Valentine Meyer - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Discharged for medical reasons in July 1862.

32.*Louis Meyer - Enlisted on November 23, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded and taken prisoner on April 7, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh. Taken as a prisoner to Camp Douglas, Illinois.

33.Captain John Muller – Elected as captain of Company F by the soldiers of the company on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Killed at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862.

34.Fred Nieder - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Deserted on March 26, 1862 and caught March 28, 1862. Reported as missing at Battle of Corinth in Ocotber 1862. Taken prisoner.

35.William Otto - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Transferred to the Confederate Navy in 1863.

36.William Pflenderer - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh and taken prisoner to Camp Douglas, Illinois and later exchanged.

37.Henry Ploen - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862.

38.John Ponsel - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at Corinth in October 1862.

39.Fred Prell - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. May have survived the war had had a court martial.

40.2nd Lieutenant Gustavus Prellwitz - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Company D in August 1862. Then promoted to Captain and taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Reported as deserting in December 1863.

41.Leopold Rauschenberg - Enlisted on November 22, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Killed during the Vicksburg Campaign.

42.William Rollfing - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Died in a Confederate hospital in August 1862.

43.Louis Rusch - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Wounded and missing from the Battle of Shiloh on April 7, 1862. No further record.

44.Charles Ruwald - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Missing since the Battle of Corinth in October 1862. Taken prisoner no further records.

45.Joseph J. Salberg - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Killed at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862.

46.Charles Schmidt - Enlisted on September 30, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Died in New Orleans in July 1864.

47.Edward Seifarth - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Killed on November 29, 1862 on the road from Jackson, Mississippi to Vicksburg. He also had a court martial for striking another soldier.

48.Frank Slater - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner in September 1862. No further records.

49.D. Soete - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. He was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh and lost his rifle. He held the flag for the 2nd Texas at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862 and was wounded and taken prisoner.

50.John D. Strickhausen - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Transferred to the Confederate Navy in January 1864 and died while in that service.

51.Adolph Strube - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. Listed as absent without leave since January 1864.

52.John Teubner - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Transferred to duty as a company cook. Taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi no further records.

53.John D. Viebruck - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863.

54. William Weber - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Corinth in October 1862. No further records.

55.Fritz Wessels - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Died in Confederate hospital in Okolona, Mississippi on June 2, 1862.

56.Anton Wrede - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Taken prisoner at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. He appears to have survived the war.

57.N. S. Zoll - Enlisted on September 5, 1861 at Galveston, Texas. Reported sick in Mississippi and transferred.