Name: Joseph Herrman Company: E
Discharged for disability September 18, 1862.
Birth
Date: about
1821
Mustered In
Date: February 12,
1862
Rank: Private
Age: 41
Death
Date: unknown
Place: unknown
Burial: unknown
Mustered Out
Date: September
18, 1862
Rank: Private
Age: about 41
Joseph Herrman Biography and Civil
War Narrative
Joseph Herrman enlisted in the 5th
Minnesota at St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota, and was
mustered into Company E on February 12, 1862. In May Company E moved
south to fight in the Civil War. They reported to General John Pope
near Corinth, Mississippi, on May 24, and were attached to the 2nd
Brigade, 2nd Division of the Army of Mississippi. They were
put to work immediately, participating in the Siege of Corinth
(May 26-30),
including the Battle of Farmington on May 28. Private Herrman was discharged for
disability about four months later on September 18, 1862.