Charles Bachmann

Name: Charles Bachmann Company: D
Birth Date: about 1836 Place: Saxony (Germany)	Mustered In Date: September 3, 1864 Rank: Private Age: 28 Residence prior to military service: Saxony (Germany); Newark, New Jersey; Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota Vocation prior to military service: architect, contracter, and builder
Death Date: September 5, 1889 Place: Young America, Carver County, Minnesota	Mustered Out Date: January 10, 1865 Rank: Private Age: 28-29 Residence following military service: Young America, Carver County, Minnesota Vocation following military service: architect, drug store owner

Charles Bachmann Biography

Charles W. Bachmann was born about 1836 in Saxony (Germany). He married Ida Maekenroote, also born in Saxony. Charles and Ida immigrated to Newark, New Jersey about 1855. Three years later they moved to Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota. While making their journey to Minnesota, two of their children died in eastern Pennsylvania.

Before the Civil War, Charles Bachmann was an architect, contracter, and builder. Charles enlisted in Company D of the 5th Minnesota Regiment on September 3, 1864, and was mustered out, per order, four months later on January 10, 1865.

Charles returned to Carver County, taking up residence in Young America in 1866. In 1870 he was awarded the job of designing the new Guardian Angels Church building. In 1882 he opened a new drug store which was managed by his son, Edward. In all, Charles and Ida had 11 children, including Charles, Laura (married A. O. Malmgren), Robert, Emil, Edward (born May 28, 1863; married Hannah Mutschler of Perham, Minnesota), Ida (married Frederick Gley of Young America), Selma, and Emma.

Charles W. Bachmann died September 5, 1889, in Young America at age 62. Ida died January 4, 1913 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.

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