Private Frederick Schilling

I am a
descendent of Frederick Schilling, Company D (GGG grandfather). He died on
June 19, 1918 and is buried in the Homewood
Cemetery. He was not a
young man when he enlisted. He had 5 sons in the union army. Richard (Pvt.);
Augustus (Pvt.) and Emmanuel (Cpl.) were in the 1st PA, a 3-month regiment
which saw no action. William was in the 125th PA and was killed in the bayonet
charge at Fredericksburg.
Francis (my GG grandfather) was a captain in the 12th PA reserves (a.k.a. 41st
PA). He was wounded at 2d Bull Run and
returned to service.

I am
relatively certain that the individual in the Fairfax Hospital
registry identified as "Fred Schelling" ("no Fred Schelling,
Union Army"), is Frederick Schilling of Company
D. During this time frame the family appears to have been in the process of
either learning to read and write, or anglicizing the family surname. The
father and sons combined alternatively used "Schilling",
"Schelling", "Shelling" and "Shilling".