Sorry Jan, I looked at the material and focused on it....adn re-acted to it. I'll be more circumspect in my replies in the future. Thank you for going to the effort of finding so much stuff for us. ~malinda Jan Heiling wrote: > Hi Malinda, > > malinda wrote: > > > There's another interpretation that might be placed on you"facts"...if , > > indeed, they are true...about any height requirements. I haven't seen > > them...but I haven't seen everything. > > Please differentiate between fact and supposition when posting...if > > you can cite your source, I would like to know what it was. > > <snip> > Sorry ... I thought it was clear in my thread to Janice that we were talking > about www searches. > The two that I included in the post are excerpts from the websites indicated > at the end of each excerpt, so that those with interest could go and read. > The first one being what the genealogist had found for their ancestor and > their interpretation of it. > > Jan > > > > > > > Thank you, > > ~malinda > > > > Jan Heiling wrote: > > > > > Hi Janice, > > > > > > I also did some searches ... there are quite a few that will pop up and > > > I thought this first one was of general interest. > > > Jan > > > ------------ > > > Several published accounts indicate that these Oberlin brothers were all > > > over six feet tall > > > and served as bodyguards to General Washington. Analysis of the > > > Pennsylvania Archives > > > and war records do not support this assertion. These records are > > > historically accurate, and > > > also all the General's guards were, by directive, not over five feet ten > > > inches tall. George > > > didn't want to appear smaller than his men. It's also well documented > > > that General > > > Washington thought militiamen to be undisciplined, and although > > > excellent fighters, not > > > necessarily good soldiers. The Oberlins were possibly assigned to his > > > service when he was > > > in Lancaster, as part of their militia duties. Captain Henry Schaeffer > > > (Schaefferstown) was > > > reputed as "close" to George Washington. It may have been through Henry > > > that the > > > Oberlins were connected to the general. > > > http://members.iquest.net/~sdo/history.htm > > > > > > The assembly of the various American and British re-enactment units is > > > being > > > coordinated by Capt. Sal Tarrantino of Farmington, > > > leader of the Second > > > Connecticut Regiment of Light Dragoons, which remains > > > in commission and at the > > > service of the governor of the state. The Regiment was > > > raised in the Windsor and > > > Farmington Valley area and included many Windsor men. > > > They served as Gen. > > > Washington's personal bodyguards and were with him > > > through most of the War, > > > including the Surrender at Yorktown. Because of the > > > Windsor connection, Capt. > > > Tarrantino has for some time wanted to produce a > > > re-enactment in town. His unit > > > will be joined by many other area re-enactment > > > companies, all portraying their > > > members in meticulous historic detail. > > > http://www.ctssar.org/branches/wolcott.htm > > > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp