1st Lieutenant Peter Ruppenthal
BIRTH
1844
Germany
DEATH
11 Jan 1911
Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
CEMETERY
Tigerton Union Cemetery
Tigerton, Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
Hero Story
Enlisted: 14 Sep 1861 as a musician at Schleswig, WI
Promoted to Full Corporal Discharged for promotion on 17 Sep 1864
Promoted to Full 2nd Lt on 17 Sep 1864
Promoted to Full 1st Lt not mustered in on 11 Jul 1865
Mustered out: 17 July 1865 at Nashville TN
Born: 1844 Germany
Died: 11 Jan 1911 Oshkosh, WI
Buried: Tigerton Union Cemetery
Parents :Jacob & Catherine Weber
Wife: Wilhelmine (Minnie) Beckmann-Ruppenthal
3rd Wife His brother Phillip's Widow: Maria Philipena Rudolph
Children Mathilda, Otto, John, Herman, Charles, Elizabeth and Peter

Ruppenthal, Peter, one of the first settlers in Tigerton, has passes away after much suffering last Wednesday in a hospital in Oshkosh. He was buried on Sunday with Pastor Sack from Zion Church officiating. After the service held in the house of the deceased, his casket was carried to the hearse by six members of the local German was veterans. The procession headed to the Vollmer Chapel, followed by the veterans. In the midst of the veterans was an old friend of the deceased by the name of the old father Durow, followed by people from near and far. It is true. The German soldier, the wisdom, the German custom customs and broken English with blood and life from his father land as well as his adoptive fatherland where he is willingly sacrificed. This was our friend Peter Ruppenthal, who was one of the youngest men to answer Lincoln's call to defend this fatherland.
Grave Details
Existing Grave Marker
No
V.A. Issued Grave Marker
No
Find A Grave Memorial ID
58900042
Billion Graves Record Number
Unknown
Cemetery Records Grave Site Description
Section 1B - Row 25
Orientation of Grave
Unknown
Grave Marker Visible
Yes
Religious Symbol
None
Grave Marker Material
Marble
Grave Marker Type
Upright
Marker Condition?
Good
Marker Position
Plumb
Marker Elevation
Proper
Military Details
Military Veteran
Yes
Confederate Veteran
No
Branch of Service
Army
Officer or Enlisted
Officer
Enlisted On
9/14/1861
Enlistment Location
Unknown
Discharge
7/17/1865
Highest Rank Achieved
1LT
Assigned to Which Military Unit
9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Co. A
Military Function
Infantry
Military Job Description
Unknown
Wartime Service
Yes
Battles Fought
First Battle of Newtonia, Arkansas, Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas
War #1
Civil War
War #2
Unknown
War #3
Unknown
Died In Service
No
Missing In Action
No
Wounded In Action
Unknown
Prisoner Of War
No
Retired Military
Unknown
Disabled
Unknown
Medals Awarded
Unknown
Personal Details
Spouse Name
Wilhelmine (Minnie) Beckmann-Ruppenthal
Father Name
Jacob Weber
Mother Name
Catherine Weber
Created by
Bruce Dudzik
Created on
14 Oct 2023