Military Monday: Andrew Brunswick Civil War Draft Registration

This is an 1863 Civil War Draft Registration List for several counties in western Ohio.  My husband's great-great-great-grandfather, Andrew Brunswick, is listed.  He immigrated to America from Germany in 1853 under the name of Andreas Braunswig.  He married Philomena Oldendick in 1855, with whom he had eight children, and worked as a farmer in Auglaize County, Ohio.  So far, I have been unable to determine whether or not he actually did serve actively in the military during the Civil War.  He died in Mercer County, Ohio in 1898. 

Can you imagine being a recent immigrant to America right before or during the U.S. Civil War?  And then all of a sudden being asked to fight and perhaps die in a war for which you have no understanding of the causes?  I highly recommend reading this series entitled The Immigrants' Civil War published online by LongIslandWins.com.  It's an ongoing blog discussing how the foreign-born population influenced the Civil War and vice versa.  Definitely a must-read if you are interested in Civil War and/or immigrant history.

Civil War Draft Registration for Andrew Brunswick

Source Citation:  National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 3.
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