Background
Enderlin was born in Germany and grew up in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Enderlin was born in Germany and grew up in Chillicothe, Ohio.
He enlisted in the Army in November 1861. Enderlin thought his unit was not directly engaged, so the bugler voluntarily joined the defense of Cemetery Ridge. On July 2, during combat, George Nixon III (the great-grandfather of American President Richard Nixon) was wounded and was carried out of harm"s way by Enderlin.
Enderlin was later wounded in his right foot at the Battle of Dallas, and served in the Veteran Reserve Corps until his discharge in May 1865.
Enderlin is buried at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States of America.