Peter Noel (9-11-1832 .. 7-20-1863). Peter Noel with Oral
History - Peter was the son of Joseph Noel
and Maria Longmyer / Longmeyer. He was born in
1832 in Westmoreland County, PA and was taken by his
half-brothers, Adam, Joseph, and John to Iowa in 1835. Peter was wounded in the
American Civil War at Champion Hill, Vicksburg and
died at a Hospital on his way home in St Louis. His
brother took his body, and he is buried at Davenport,
Iowa. Peter has no know children. The brother
could have been Jacob S Noel of Westmoreland County,
PA as Peter stopped there on his way to Iowa. Jacob
may have escorted him as he was very ill.
Taken from Army Records As Written
Peter was 29 yr.’s old when
he enlisted Aug 11th, 1862, at Millersburg Iowa Eyes
blue, Oct. 31, 62 Present Died July 20th 63 at City Hosp. St. Louis, Mo.
from wounds rec. in battle. Wounded at Champion Hill
May 16th by a minie ball fracturing radius and ulna of
left arm.......Amputation performed at lower third May
26th. When admitted in very low condition...Arm
gangrenous...Suffering from Diarrhea. July 10 ......much depressed July 16th....no
appetite NOTE: Scrawled in the top right corner of
cert. are the words "Taken by his brother.” |