Hi Susan, If you know where he originated from, why not look there? He might have gone back to be with relatives. If he did and stayed on for any length of time, he might have needed some kind of permission to stay or to leave. Also, he might show up in a baptismal record. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Curelopp" To: <hesse@rootsweb.com> Sent: 03 April, 2011 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [HESSE] German-Americans in the Civil War - Wikipedia,the free encyclope... > Thank you Bobbi, Kim, and Pat, for your suggestions. I know just about > all I need on my great grandfather from 1849-1862, then 1865-his death, > all here in the U.S. What I'm wondering is, other than a marriage record > in 1865 Zug, Switzerland (which I don't have), are there any suggestions > on tracing his movements in Germany and Switzerland during that 3 year > stay? He became a US citizen through his father's naturalization, and I'm > pretty certain he never attempted to become a citizen elsewhere. It's > tough figuring out what he was doing those three years. > > Susan