GILES and WESLEY RUNDLETT -- 118th INFANTRYONE BURIED IN SCIOTA -- THE OTHER IN MISSOURI - Wesley Rundlett (GeorgeWesley Randlet) enlisted in the 118th Infantry when he was 21 yearsold. He was mustered in on August 13, to Captain Levi Dominy's CompanyB. Before he could go to the field, Wesley died on December 19, 1862, atthe disease-ridden Camp Ethan Allen on the south side of the Potomac. Hewas one of 12 men who died of typhoid fever there and about 30 otherswere discharged for disability or deserted while in camp. Wesley wastransported home and buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Sciota, and amilitary headstone was placed there in 1879. Wesley's father, JacobRandlet, started receiving a pension based on his son's service servicein 1866. His wife, Delphine, applied for a pension in 1877 but it seemsnot to have been granted.Giles, Wesley's younger brother, enlisted in the 118th Infantry onDecember 15th of the next year for a town bounty of \$150 and a countybounty of \$200. He joined them at Newport News, VA. After a hard summerof fighting before Petersburg and Richmond, Giles was sent to the XVIIICorps Hospital. After his recovery, he rejoined the regiment and afterApril 1865, there is no further military record for him.He returned to Clinton County, and married Delphine Bassett, hisbrother's widow, and the couple moved to Iowa where they farmed for therest of their lives. After they retired, they moved to Missouri to livewith their son, George. Delphine died in 1930 and Giles in 1931. Bothare buried in the Bethel Cemetery in Summerville, MO.
