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From: Chris Howard <>
Subject: Re: [OHAUG] Civil War Registry
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 22:18:55 -0400


Would the militia have been pretty much just local? My ancestor came to the
U.S. after the 1848 Revolution. He probably thought he'd gone out of the
frying pan into the fire!

Chris Howard

Ken/Jill Parry wrote:

> Hi - I'm far from an expert in this area, although I've done a lot of
> checking into the military services and pensions of my ancestors. I have
> found several of my ancestors, not yet naturalized, serving in local
> militias. I would suspect that they had a strong interest in protecting
> their new homelands. I do hope that someone on the list can fill in a lot
> more about this.
>
> Jill
>
> >
> >>Yesterday my "Towpath" newletter arrived from the New Bremen Historic
> >>Assn. (For those listers who have not joined the association, I urge you
> >>to do so. The newsletter is always interesting and informative. Thanks
> >>to the volunteers who work so hard to publish this excellent
> >>newsletter.)
> >>
> >>The theme for the quarter was the Civil War, and included a listing of
> >>German Township Militia members. Much to my surprise, my ancestor,
> >>August SCHNEIDER, was listed. It had never entered my mind to search the
> >>Civil War records, as August emigrated here in 1857, and was not
> >>naturalized until 1872. I always assumed he did not play an active role
> >>in the War.
> >>
> >>So this raises several questions: Obviously, is this my August
> >>Schneider, or could there be another from the township? Was it common
> >>for non-citizens to enroll in the militia? Was the militia a local
> >>military force to protect the area, or was it assigned to battlefields
> >>elsewhere? This is all new to me, and I would be very interested in any
> >>knowledge listers may have about the involvement of Auglaize County/New
> >>Bremen/German Township residents during the war.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge, and thanks again for all
> >>the hard work of the volunteers for this list, the Genealogical
> >>Association and the Historical Association.
> >>
> >>Christina Schneider Howard
> >>
> >>Researching SCHNEIDER, REINACHER, SCHULTZ, TRAUTWEIN, HORATH, BLANKE,
> >>CHASE.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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