My great grandfather served in the three month troops, for exactly three months. He mustered out in 1862 and shortly after returned to Germany to marry, but thought it interesting that he got a passport before leaving, of which I have a copy. Even though he came at the age of nine, and his father naturalized, he still had to swear allegiance before leaving for a temporary stay in Germany and Switzerland. Susan In a message dated 9/9/06 9:46:15 AM, jcsmitty1212@yahoo.com writes: > That's very interesting. My great grandfather was born in British Guiana of > English parents, and he served in the American Civil War after the family > emigrated to New York. I always wondered if he did so for ideological reasons, > but now you've given me another reason to think about. >    >   Joanne > > Jane Rasmussen <janeluci@bresnan.net> wrote: >   A ggrandfather,age 32 with wife and 3 children, homesteading in WI > also joined as a volunteer in the last year of civil war, I think it > may have been due to the large bonus they were handing out to > volunteers. > Jane >