Ursula, Sometimes the men had prior military service - in state militias or had been in the military before and were called back up. When they reported, they were experienced and thus granted rank. Bob Kaes -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marie Van Laeys Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 5:45 PM To: ubatrans@klondyke.net; germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Civil War Question Ursela, I can't say for sure but I would think how well educated (could they read and write) maybe even the occupation and standing in the community. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ursula B. Adamson" <ubatrans@klondyke.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 3:54 PM Subject: [G-P-L] Civil War Question > Hello to those who are better informed about the civil war than me: > > I have the records of a Civil War soldier from Michigan who enlisted > at age 22 as a Seargeant - so it says on the online records. > Can anyone tell me what qualifications he had to have in order to > enlist as a Sergeant? > I'm sure he didn't just show up and say, hey I want to enlist as a > Sergeant. > > Looking forward to your answer. > > Ursula from Michigan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message