PRIVATE BERNHARDT KIERCHOFF

Unknown DOB – August 24, 1864 (Andersonville, GA); unknown age
Enlisted October 6, 1863
Drafted in October 6, 1863
Unit: 6th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company H

Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry’s Bluff, VA.

Died August 24, 1864 at Andersonville, GA. Cause of death was diarrhea.


Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, 760 POW Road, Andersonville, GA; Plot E-6705. Photo from findagrave.com.


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Published by jeffd1121

USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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