John, First to answer properly, we need the data on the soldier. Full Name, dates, places, where did you find the information he was arrested? And anything else so he can be looked up... Nelda But, today well lived - makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. My Genealogy: http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm GeneticGenealogy: http://www.geneticsand.us Gilpin Worldwide Project: http://www.gilpingenetics.us ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:12:43 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] "arrested after desertion" > > > I have an ancestor cousin who was "arrested after desertion". > > What does "arrested after desertion" means? In other words, who did the > arresting? Was it the Colonial forces, or was he arrested by the Hessian > military? > > There is no record of him returning home to Hesse. > > Thanks, > > John > ############################### > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 List created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > AmRev-Hessian Website > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Volunteer Administrator [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message