RE; Camp Chase, Ohio, Albert Arthur Pettet discharge, Connie; I am posting this to the list, because someone else might have some interest in the contents. I hope others will find it interesting, if not of direct interest. My grandfather was born in Ohio, on Sept. 21, 1833. When he entered the service, he lived in Hocking County. Ohio. His brother, Daniel Pettet, b 1837, from Hocking County was also in his unit. I am not an expert on the Civil War, but I understand the Union Army was under a lot of pressure around Washington, at the time. They felt it was important to get reinforcements to the area quickly, so the asked the states for volunteers to serve for 100 days. His regimental papers show he, along with the rest of his regiment, "Entered the Service", Ohio May 2, 1864, but they were "Mustered In", at Camp Chase, Ohio on May 13, 1864, by H. Douglas, Captain 18th Infantry, USA., and Mustered out Aug. 27, 1864, at Camp Chase Ohio. I'm not sure if that shows they only received 11 days of training, or whether it means something else. I also have a paper called, "The Presidents Thanks and Certificate of Honorable Service to Teamster Albert Pettet, 151 Ohio National Guard". It is an executive order thanking members of the Ohio National Guard for their "Patriotic and Valuable Service", in the campaigns of, In the Valley of the Shanandoah, On the James River, around Petersburg and Richmond, and the Entrenchments of Washington. The Secretary of War is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the Governor of Ohio, and to cause a CERTIFICATE OF THEIR HONORABLE SERVICE, to be delivered to the Officers and Soldiers of The Ohio National Guard, as Volunteers for One Hundred Days. Abraham Lincoln". At the bottom it has; "Now therefore, this certificate of Thanks and of Honorable Service is conferred on Teamster Albert Pettet, in token of his HAVING HONORABLY SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER FOR ONE HUNDRED DAYS in Company H, 151 Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. Given under my hand at the City of Washington, this Fifteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty four". It is signed by president Abraham Lincoln, and the Secretary of War, Edwin Stauntun. I shortened the contents here somewhat. Evidently every man in the Ohio National Guard, that served in the Civil War got a certificate. I wanted everyone to know that this is something to look for, in their ancesters records. I was lucky in that mine was handed down, from within my family. You notice the date of the certificate, is about four months after he left the service. My grandfather's discharge paper reads as follows; Know ye that Albert Pettet, Teamster of Captain John Oaks, Company H, 151 Regiment of the Ohio National Guard Volunteers, who was enrolled on the Second of May, One Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Four, to serve 100 days during the war, is hearby DISCHARGED from the service of the United States, this 27 day of Aug, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio by reason of exoneration of dutys. (No objection to his being renlisted is known to exist). Said Albert Pettet was born in Muskingum County, in the state of Ohio, is thirty one years of age, Five feet 8 inches high, Light Complexion, Blue eyes, Raven hair, and by occupation when enrolled a Farmer. Given at Camp Chase this 27 day of August 1864 Capt. John Oaks Co. H 151 Regn. ONG commanding the co. Elvin Pettet epettet@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <OHPERRY-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:02 AM Subject: OHPERRY-D Digest V02 #100