Ralph married KOLSTAD, Donna L. on 29 Nov 1947. Donna (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 2 Apr 1929; died on 30 Oct 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living
4. Living
5. Living

Erwin married SCHLEI, Clara. Clara was born on 30 Jun 1897; died on 30 Apr 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1874

Herman married BLUM, Catherine Augusta on 1 Nov 1890. Catherine (daughter of BLUM, Wilhelm and WULF, Dorothea) was born on 21 Sep 1870 in Wisconsin, United States; died on 31 Oct 1930; was buried in Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Volume: 04Page: 0139

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1847
• Military: 1 Oct 1861, United States Army; Pre-Civil War, enlisted in the army; First Regiment of Nebraska Veteran Volunteer Cavalry; company D; Address:
  pre-civil war
• Military: 13 Nov 1861, United States Army; pre-civil war, mustered, Iowa Calvary; Address:
  pre-civil war
• Military: Jan 1862, United States Army; pre-civil war, regiment renamed Curtis Horse; Address:
  pre-civil war
• Military: 15 Apr 1862, United States Army; Civil War, regiment renamed Fifth Iowa Cavalry; Address:
  Civil War
• Military: Between Jan 1864 and Apr 1864, United States Army; Civil War; Address:
  Civil War
• Military: 14 Jan 1864, United States Army; Post Civil War, regiment term expired, but re-enlisted and re-mustered; Address:
  Post Civil War
• Military: 8 Aug 1864, United States Army; Post Civil War, regiment consolidated; Address:
  Post Civil War
• Military: 1 Jul 1865, United States Army; Post Civil War, promoted to full 4th corporal; Address:
  Post Civil War
• Military: 8 Aug 1865, United States Army; Post Civil War, mustered out, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; Address:
  Post Civil War
• Occupation: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States; employee; Address:
  Mirro Aluminum

Notes:

Military:
The cavalry unit he first joined was called the First Nebraska Cavalry.

Unknown Source:
Name: William Plum
Residence: St Louis, Missouri
Age at Enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 10 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Iowa 5th Cavalry Regiment on 13 Nov 1861.
Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 01 Jul 1865.
Mustered out on 08 Aug 1865 at Nashville, TN.

Military:
From: Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, by Kenneth Carley

At the end of January 1862, companies from Minnesota were in St. Louis to train at Benton Barracks, where they joined companies from Iowa (three of them German), Nebraska, and Missouri. The companies were organized as the Curtis Horse Regiment, named after Gen. Samuel Curtis, then commander of Benton Barracks. On April 15, 1862, on orders from the secretary of war, Curtis Horse was renamed the Fifth Iowa Cavalry, as more of the men in the regiment were from that state.

The regiment was assigned typical duties for the cavalry. They were to protect railroad and telegraph lines to ensure delivery of supplies and dispatches. Much of their time was spent in scouting, escort and picket duty. In battle, they would be in the advance line of on the flanks and often would chase the retreating enemy. As the army increasingly lived off the land, the cavalry engaged in raids to bring food and horses. The Fifth Iowa Cavalry was active in western an middle Tennessee and Kentucky and northern Alabama. In summer 1862, they built telegraph lines and repaired bridges enabling General Buell to reach Shiloh for a Union victory and kept lines open during the siege of Corinth. Throughout 1863, they continued scouting and raiding and pursued Rebels after Chickamauga.

In January 1864 the regiment's term of service expired. Most of the men reenlisted and were granted a thirty-day veterans' furlough.

It was during this furlough time, William Blum was married.
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The regiment originally known as "Curtis Horse" - which title was subsequently changed to the "Fifth Iowa Cavalry" - commenced organization at Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, Mo., on December 20, 1861, pursuant to the following order:

Special Orders
No. 70
1: Pursuant to Special order No. 74, of the Department of the Missouri, to carry out special instructions from the Secretary of War, directing the organization of cavalry regiment to be called the "Curtis Horse," the following detachments and companies are united for that purpose, viz.:

Nebraska Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel M. T. Patrick-four companies.

Detachment of Iowa and Minnesota troops, known as the command of Captain Schaeffer de Boernstein-three companies.

Detachment under same command twenty-seven men, company of Osage County Mounted Rifles, commanded by Captain Kidd-one company.

Other detachments and companies may be attached hereafter, not to exceed twelve companies.

It later goes on to say that Company D was composed of men recrited in Omaha, Neb., by William Curl, and thirty-five men from Missouri, recruited by William Aston, and was mustered into service at St. Louis, Nov. 13, 1861.

Military:
eligible veterans were released on 30 day furlough between Jan 7 and April 24, 1864. To be eligible you had to have re-enlisted.

Military:
Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States

Military:
William's uniform and other memorabilia is on display at the Mishicot Museum, Mishicot, Wisconsin.

Wilhelm married WULF, Dorothea on 6 Mar 1864 in Wisconsin, United States. Dorothea (daughter of WULF, John Heinrich and MAETZ, Maria Margaretha) was born on 21 Jul 1843 in Holstein; died on 16 Apr 1932 in Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Misc: Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States; Anniversary of St. Peters Lutheran Church; Address:
  St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Immigration: 1853
• Occupation: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States; employee; Address:
• Occupation: 1900, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States; employee; Address:
  Mirro Aluminum

Notes:

02 July 1908 (From the correspondent in Mishicott, 30 June)

Mrs. W. BLUM, accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss L. NOCKER, spent last week in Algoma visiting relatives.

Occupation:
Role: Resident

Occupation:
Role: Resident