Friedrich Conrad BROCKMANN

FRIEDRICH CONRAD BROCKMANN

Preussisch Minden Weser Westfalen Preussen

Immgrated in 1857 from 1900 Census

other spellings: Brookmann, Bruckmann, Brookman, Brokmann

worked as a day laborer.

owned their home at 264 Southern Avenue in Pittsburgh,

FRIEDRICH AND CHRISTINA BROKMANN

Sources:Kirchenbuch 1677-1969-Evangelische Kirche Almena (A. Vearenholz). Research done by Dietmar Willer from local records in Meierberg. Census records 1880 , 1920, 1900, IGI Source 0582441; naturalization record B625; Death Certificate;

Friedrich Conrad Brockmann (Bruckmann, Brokman, Brockmann etc) was born March 31, 1835 in Meierberg, Detmold, Lippe, Germany to Hermann Conrad Brockmann b. May 4, 1786 and Sophie Wilhelmine Roemer bn January 26, 1797. Sophie's home was House #19 in Meierberg. Friedrich was christened in the Kirche Almena, and there is a rendering of the church done in 1864 that we have (see book). The house, built in 1751 has been restored. Herman and Sophie married on October 30, 1817. Friedrich and family lived in house no. 44 in the Village of Bremke in Meierberg. Friedrich emigated to the U.S. in abt 1857 and in 1866 married Christina Charlotte Wilhelmine Jerabele Lehmann from Boelhorst, West Phallen, Prussia (Germany). He and Christina lived on Mount Washington (Known as Coal Hill: see article in Brokmann Book) in Pittsburgh until they moved to Southern Ave. abt 1875. They had several children. Mina “Minnie” our great grandmother, William b. Sept 1869 who worked as a laborer in an iron mill, Frederick b. 1867 who worked as a day laborer, Otto b. March 1877 who worked as a teamster and unknown. All were born in Pittsburgh.

Frederick was a member of the 74th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E. The regiment was an all German immigrant regiment. He was listed as an invalid as of August 11, 1890. There is a website for it. www.olypen.com/tinkers/74th%20Pennsylvania/Webpage/ We have a copy of his pension records.

Friedrich died on 15 February 1905 of pneumonia at the home he lived in for 30 years at 264 Southern Avenue. He was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery on 17 February 1905.

Christina applied for a pension as a civil war widow and received compensation. She lived with their son Otto until she died sometime after 1920.

Finger Nail Sketch of the Regiment:

Mustered into Federal Service on 14 September 1861 as the 35th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Renumbered as the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry in the early part of 1862.

Received their colors on 5 March 1862 according to Advance the Colors!

Re-enlistment of regiments are noted as being January 1864 and in March 1865. The March enlistees are the ones listed in Samuel Bate’s book on Pennsylvania Regiments and referred to as the second regiment in this website.

See the bibliography portion of the Site.

Mustered out of Service on 29 August 1865.

Battle Lists

The battle list is pursuant to Bates and the Official History – I have added to this the skirmishes that Chuck Abbott and Bret Coulson have helped to define. Battles had a very specific definition and they are listed with an asterisk (and have links to picture tours). Others are actions or skirmishes. This is not a complete list in that Bret is still finding other skirmishes, etc. Please note that for some Numbers 5, 6 are the same battle, but the U.S. Army identified the 28th of August 1862 as the Battle of Groveton and the next two days at the Battle of 2nd Bull Run (Manassas if you are south of the Mason-Dixon line).

1. • Cross Keys, VA 8 Jun 1862 <../74th/Battle%20of%20Cross%20Keys.htm>

2. Freeman’s Ford, VA 22 Aug 1862

3. Sulpher Springs, VA 24 Aug 1862

4. Waterloo Bridge, VA 25 Aug 1862

5. *Groveton, VA 28 Aug 1862

6. • 2nd Bull Run, VA 29-30 Aug 1862 <../74th/2nd%20Bull%20Run.htm>
7. • Chancellorsville 2-3 May 1863 <../74th/Chancellorsville.htm>
8. • Gettysburg 1-3 Jul 1863 <../74th/Gettysburg.htm>

9. Seabrook Isl. SC 16 Nov 1863

10. John’s Island, SC 25 Dec 1863

11. John’s Island, SC 9-11 Feb 1864

12.James Island, SC 22 May 1864

13. James Island, SC 1-3 Jul 1864

Frederick Brockmann (Brokman, Brookmann)

Volkszählung USA, Pittsburgh

• 01.1867 Pennsylvania

Vater: Friedrich Conrad (Frederick) Brockmann (Brokman)

Mutter: Christina Charlotte Lehmann (Brockmann, Brokman)

Herkunft: Pennsylvania

Lebensphasen:

1880 Volkszählung USA, Pittsburgh

Status: Geburtsort_in_der_USA

Quellen: Cens1880, Willer

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