Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Merchant/Cigar Maker

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Lived in Boonville from 1860 to 1875

Served as a private in the 6th Regiment Missouri State Militia (Eppstein), enrolling on 21 Dec 1861. Transferred to Field and Staff as Principal Musician. He served through the changes to the 13th Regiment Missouri State Militia to the 5th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry. He mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, KS on 14 Jan 1865. Although another record has his discharged at Ft. Leavenworth as Feb 1866. It also notes that he was disabled by deafness at Denver Colorado on Jan 1866. This was from exposure to cold which settled in his head and resulted in deafness, which continued up until the time of his death. It prevented him from manual labor.

The following is from Adolph's medical officer: "I first saw a soldier called Adolph Wald in March 1865 at Rolla, Missouri. He was our Chief Musician, and a good brave one too. He was well and hearty then to all appearances as I could see him performing daily. Each and day, when we were in Camp together and that was almost all the time, we travelled out to the Plains together, But Constant blowing the Instrutment (a horn) and then Severe and Sudden changes of weather. In heat in day time from which there was no retreat, and the Chilling nights, Severe Rains and Sometimes very cool rains and other times being off very warm, Sleeping on the Ground without Tents freuently, commenced to wear on him. And he had what in common Parliance was called a cold, stopping up in the Head, Severe and Constant Headache when I noticed him yet performing his duties as Leader of the Band as well as he could, I gave him tgreatment for it at Junction City (near Ft. Riley) Cold Creek and at Council Grove Kansas, we parted about the 8th day of July 1865. Since which time I have not met him. However I understood from Some of the Soldiers that he was worse after I parted with him. I have no interest in the presentation of his Claim for pension. Either directly or indirectly, nor am I of relations to him Either by blood or marriage."

In the Boonville City Directory of 1869-1870 " Wald, Adolph (Wald & Aehle) 6th Street between Chestnut and Spring Streets; Wald & Aehle (Adolph Wald and Walter Aehle) dry goods, groceries 5th between Spring & Chestnut"

The Boonville Advertiser of June 22, 1906: "Adolph Wald, a former citizen of Boonville, died last Sunday at his home in Cinn, Ohio. He lived here from 1860-1875 and was in the Mercantile Business several years under the firm name of Wald & Aehle"

The following is from http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/marion/marbioref-29.htm#awald
ADOLPH WALD, of No. 417 North Liberty street, Indianapolis, is a well known andhighly esteemed German-American citizen. He was born near Berlin, Germany, Dec. 14, 1843, son of Emanuel Wald.

Emanuel Wald brought his family to America in 1855, and soon found recognition for his abilities as a teacher and preacher. On coming to this country the family located at Burlington, Wis., but in 1858 removed to Brownsville, Mo. There the influence of the coming strife of the Rebellion was already felt, and, as Mr. Wald favored the Union cause, conditions became so unpleasant that he decided to return to the North. He again took up his residence at Burlington, Wis., where he passed his remaining years, dying at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. Wald had been twice married, his first wife dying in his German home, and his second in Missouri. He was the father of seventeen children.

Adolph Wald and his brother Herman bore arms for the Union during the Great Rebellion. Herman, who served in a Missouri regiment, died in Burlington, Wis., in 1897. Adolph enlisted August 1, 1861, in Company B, Boonville Battalion, United States Reserve Corps. He was an accomplished musician, having given this art much attention from his childhood, and when he entered the army his services were in great demand, and he was present as a musician in the leading events in and around Boonville and Carthage until the Battalion was disbanded Dec. 18, 1861. Three days later, Mr. Wald and the most of the battalion enlisted in the 1st Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He served with this regiment as principal musician until it was mustered out at St Lou is, Jan. 14, 1865. Mr. Wald, however, did not return to civil life, and on Feb. 20, 1865, he became a member of the 13th Missouri Veteran Cavalry, being appointed its chief trumpeter; with this command he remained until it was mustered out Jan. 11, 1866, months after the closing of the War, as it was long engaged on the southwest frontiers, where it did various duties, until its discharge at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Mr. Wald served as leader of the regi mental band, and was so commissioned.

In 1876 Mr. Wald and his family became residents of Indianapolis, where he was prominent for many years as a musician and band leader, until deafness, which was the result of catarrh acquired in the army, compelled him to give up active musical labors. He is now engaged in the manufacture of cigars. He is a prominent and popular member of Major Anderson Post, G. A. R., at Indianapolis. Mr. Wald was married at Boonville, Mo., Dec. 27, 1866, to Miss Barbara Herlinger, who came to the United States with her parents when but three years of age.

Died:
Old Soldiers Home

Adolph married Hirlinger, Barbara on 27 Dec 1866 in Boonville Evangelical and Reformed Church, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. Barbara (daughter of Hirlinger, Erhardt and Huth, Maria Ursula) was born on 18 Oct 1846 in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 5 Sep 1919 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried on 8 Sep 1919 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher, preacher, farmer

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From the Aug 2, 1886 issue of the Sentential:

E. Wald - Burlington, Wisconsin. Property sold to H. Miller by Sheriff

The Wisconsin newspapers note that his wife died in Missouri in December of 1863. On or about 19 Jul 1877 he was involved in a serious accident in Burlington. His funeral was held at St John's Lutheran Church in Burlington

From the Burlington Standard

Christian Emanuel Frederick Wald, was born Nov. 25th, 1795 in Prussia, Germany, emigrated to America and Burlington until 1859, when he went with his family to Boonville, Missouri. When the late rebellion began, two of his sons Herman and Adolph joined the Union Army. There his wife died in Dec. 1863, after being an invalid for nine years. He then left the state and went back to Wisconsin, and has lived in and around Burlington with his children. Being a school teacher in Prussia for twenty-seven years he could not do otherwise here than teach the children of his family and those of his friends, until sickness compelled him to give it up, and did not complain until the two last days. He would complain of feeling cold, andf or that reason kept close to the stove, and went one hour and one half until death relieved him. He leaves 13 children, of which but three were present at his funeral. He died at the residence of his son, Herman.

In 1870 he was living with his daughter Augusta nee’ Wald Schmidt in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Christian married Dumke, Maria Elisabeth in UNKNOWN in Prussia (Historical), Germany. Maria was born in 1817 in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany; died in Dec 1863 in Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Last name has also been spelled as Dumpke.

Carl married Duncan, Dorothea. Dorothea was born in UNKNOWN; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]