Individual Details

Military

Eighth Calvery Unit, Company K, Record Group 94
Organized at St. Charles, Ills., and mustered in September 18, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., October 13-17. At Meridian Hill till December 17 and at Alexandria, Va., till March, 1862. Attached to Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac, December, 1861, to March, 1862. Cavalry 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Stoneman's Light Brigade to June, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Stoneman's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, till February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1864 (Detachment). Regiment Unattached Defences of Washington, D. C., 22nd Army Corps, to November, 1864. 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Army Corps, Department of Washington, to July, 1865.

Census

Geo A Heintzleman age 49 is a mason, born Pennsylvania, is subject to military
Sarah age 37 born England
Hailey E male age 16 born Missouri
Effa C female age 14 born Missouri
Lulu age 8 born Floyd

Census

George A Heinteztman age 58 born Pennsylvania,
Sarah age 48 born England
Lulu age 18 born South Floyd, Iowa

Census

G A Heinsleman born Jan 1836 married 32 years Pennsylvania parents born Pennsylvania, owns farm with mortgage
Sarah wife Mar 1846 married 32 years,2 children 1 alive born England, parents born England immigrated 1846
Lulu daughter June 1875 age 24 born Iowa
Joey son Sept 1888 born Russia parents born Russia

Death

Geo A Heintzelman was born in Centre County, Pa., Jan 23 1836. His father, George Heintzelman, was a Native of Union County, Pa.,: his great grandfather came from Holland about the same time as William Penn. He was reared on a farm, and his early education was comparatively limited. He removed to Will County, Ill., in 1854, and in 1860 went to St Genevieve County, Mo. June 16, 1861, while cutting wheat in the field, he was drafted into the rebel army. He made the officers believe it was all right, but asked permission to finish his wheat, which was granted. That night he signalled a boat and escaped, going to St, Louis; he then bought a ticked for Red Wing, Minn., but was robbed on the wharf then stopped at Fulton, Ill., and worked in the harvest-field one month, and enlisted in Company K, Eighth Illinois Cavalry; was in the charge of Yorktown, Williamsburg, sevendays' fight at Richmond, second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Upperville, Gettysburg, Falling Water, and others. After that he went to Plainfield, Ill., and in 1867 went to Newton, Jasper County, Ia.; thence to St. Genevieve County, Mo., in 1870, ad in 1873 came to Nora Springs, Rock Grove township. He is by trade a contractor and mason. He was married May 18, 1866 to Cynthia Culver. They had two children - Harley E. ad Effie C. Mrs. Heintzelman died in Marshfield< Mo., and in 1875 Mr. Heintzelman married Sarah Lewis. They have two children - Lulu and Willie. He was a member of the I.O.O.F., K.P. (in Missouri), A.O.U.W., and the Grand Army of the republic