tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post1843261131975399387..comments2023-05-16T07:15:08.080-06:00Comments on Battlefield Wanderings 2.0: Confederates in the 14th WisconsinNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03108569840442927455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-16844182317968584802012-04-07T10:24:14.488-06:002012-04-07T10:24:14.488-06:00I have a photocopy of Jacob Loderhose's discha...I have a photocopy of Jacob Loderhose's discharge order where it states in the margin, "Transferred to V. [Veteran's] Reg from Co 'H' 14th Wis. Inf. by C.O. No 150 [unclear what follows]." He was 22 at the time of discharge on June 19,1865; a very young 19 when he "enrolled" June 18, 1862. The document states he was born in Germany and that his occupation prior to enrolling was a farmer. I am envisioning, 1) he is the Confederate originally registered in the Louisiana 21st your research suggests, and 2) when he came to America he settled in a German-speaking Louisiana farming community (possibly the area where the other German-named deserting Louisiana soldiers lived) before switching sides and traveling north to Wisconsin with the Union army. There was likely (I am envisioning again) a contingent of German-speaking Union soldiers in the 14th Wisconsin, where he and the other deserters were allowed to blend in. Jacob Loderhose's son, George Loderhose, my grandfather, was born in Chicago, and so Jacob apparently made his way there where our family has long since resided. Thank you for your research! I have not looked into Jacob's pension records, but will. There is a note on his discharge papers that he received a "bounty" of $100, which I assume to be some type of bonus to all exiting soldiers who served their 3 years in the Union army, not offset by time of service in the Confederacy!Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-1423227176440386482012-03-29T07:12:27.018-06:002012-03-29T07:12:27.018-06:00What intrigued me is that for Jacob Loderhose (and...What intrigued me is that for Jacob Loderhose (and two others) that name appears twice in the listing of soldeirs, once as a Union and once as a Confederate. I haven't done any pension research but that might clear it up. There really might be two different Jacob Loderhose's in the war, or it might be a guy who enlisted in the Confederacy and then deserted to join the Union. I've read memoirs of soldiers who were forced to "volunteer" for Confederate units and then deserted when the opportunity arose to return to the north, and then joined Union units. So this might be a case of that, or there could be two Jacon Loderhose's fighting on opposite sides.<br><br>Do you have any family history info on him, his pension record or anything else that might clear it up?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528725361910007225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-67089396414128072432012-03-28T22:23:27.445-06:002012-03-28T22:23:27.445-06:00My great grandfather is Jacob Loderhose who was mu...My great grandfather is Jacob Loderhose who was mustered out of the 23rd Veterans Reserve Corps in 1865 in Milwaukee, Wisc, but was transferred to this Corps from the 14th Wisc Infantry. Is this a surprising second Jacob Loderhose, or is he the Confederate soldier in the 14th from Louisiana? I have an undated picture of him in what appears to be a Union uniform.Cathynoreply@blogger.com