Lower Merion Historical Society

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William Rutz

Pvt., 3rd Pa. Heavy Artillery (152nd Pa. Volunteers), Company A

Held as POW at Andersonville

Mustered in Jan. 18, 1862, in Phila. at age 35, a butcher. Captured Feb. 1, 1864, at Smithfield, Va. Held at Andersonville and survived. Released at Charleston, S.C., Dec. 11, 1864.Recorded at Camp Discharge Feb. 14, 1865. Discharged by special order March 3, 1865.