Samuel Zeigler (Ziegler) enlisted as a private in Company L, 7th Missouri Cavalry, for three years, on February 29, 1864, at Hannibal, Missouri; he was thirty-seven years old when he enlisted. The 7th participated in Frederick Steele’s Camden Expedition and other operations in Arkansas. On December 15, 1864, Zeigler was transferred to Company H, 1st Missouri Cavalry. Zeigler was mustered out of the service on September 1, 1865.

Carte-de-Visite by Unknown Photographer

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30782-X