My great-grandfather Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm) Kosack. I know he was born in November 1843 in what we thought was Germany. I know his mother, 2 sisters and 3 brothers came to the United States in January 1859 on the ship Johannes arriving in Baltimore, MD.
I believe that this photo of my great grandfather Frederick was taken around his wedding time.
He joined the Union Army along with 2 of his brothers in 1861 in Carroll County, MD Company K, 2nd Regiment, Maryland to serve a term of three years. His older brothers both had serious injuries - Otto had his left leg amputated on the battlefield in Fredericksburg, Virginia 13 December 1862. His eldest brother Edward had a gunshot wound to the left hip at the battle in Petersburg, Virginia. Frederick ended up with Heart problems and was discharged in February 1863.
I have not been able to determine who their father really was, where they really came from - Edward stated that he was from Zierke, Groshurocthum, Possen, Prussia but I just don't know.
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