Thanks, Etienne, I wonder if the Frnech government would issue one posthumously for an ancestor that was missed. In 1857, Jacob Schirck was living in Warren, Pennsylvania. I do have copies of his discharge papers that were scanned and sent to me by a cousin. Sharon Etienne Herrbach wrote: >Hello Rachelle, Sharon, and listers, > >I am not aware of any medal given to Franco-Prussian war soldiers. >These fought for France indeed, but France was defeated. It was the >end of the Second Empire and Alsace and Moselle became German. > >As to your ancestor, Rachelle, the first thing to know is his place of >origin, especially for a quite common surname like Spielmann > >Sharon: the Ste Helene medal was given to soldiers still alive in >1857. However I doubt that they were able to traceall those who >emigrated to America or elsewhere. > >Etienen > > > > > >>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:02:19 -0400 >>From: "shell" <bohinski@bright.net> >> >>I am curious about the medals given to the soldiers. What about in >>the Franco-Prussian War? >>Did those soldiers receive any medals and is there any website to >>check for them? This would >>have been fighting for Napoleon the 3rd. Thanks for any help. >>Trying to find any records of my >>great-grandfather, Frank Spielman from Alsace-Lorraine France. Is >>there anywhere to write >>for info? Was Catholic. And when he would drink to much he would >>put on his uniform and >>remember the war. >>Rachelle Wildermuth-Bohinski >> >> > > > > >>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:06:07 -0400 >>From: Sharon Centanne <centans@tampabay.rr.com> >>Subject: Re: [A-L] Re. Napoleon >> >>Thank you for this informatin Etienne. I went to the site, but my >>ancestor's surname gave no results. >>I do know from family history that Jacob Schirck of Muttersholtz, >>Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France fought >>for Napoleon I as a cook in his army. However, Jacob and his family >>emigrated to America in 1834. >>Did only those who were still in France receive the medal? >> >>Thank you! >>Sharon Centanne >>Third great granddaughter of Jacob Schirck of Muttersholtz >>http://home.tampabay.rr.com/centans/schirck.html >> >>Etienne Herrbach wrote: >> >> >>>all soldiers of Napoleonic wars who were still alive in 1857 were >>>given the "Medaille de Ste Helene" by Napoleon the IIIrd. See: <http://www.stehelene.org >>> >>> >>>>, >>>> >>>> >>>then "recherche" or "recherche avancee". >>>Etienne >>> >>> > > > >