According to Ancestry.com Civil War Pension Index.....there is a S. L. Wilges with Co. 27 N.G. (Ross Co. Mail) I cannot make out the date. Application No. 1404294 OH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitchellworks" <jmitchjr@horizonview.net> To: <ohross@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [OHROSS] Civil War > Frank, > > Did your cousin look at microfilm? I have the 1889 set of The Official > Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion > 1851-1865 . The lists of soldier's names from each company are in > alphabetical order with the exception of the officers. Those are listed > first according to rank. I looked again at each company, and the officers > as well, and did not see any name close to your Samuel's. I also checked > my CD ROM which lists all soldiers from every state, but the only Samuel > Wilgus I found was in the 10th PA. He enlisted early (1861). > I wonder if your Samuel reenlisted, would he still have had to have been > mustered out with the 149th first? Perhaps someone else might know the > answer to this. > > I did read that the 149th was composed of the 27th Ohio National Guard > from Ross County and the 55th Battalion from Clinton County. The Regiment > was organized at Camp Denison from the 8th-11th of May, 1864, to serve 100 > days. The Regiment was mustered out 30 Aug., 1864. > > Sorry I couldn't be of more help. > > Lynn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank and Linda Conner > To: ohross@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 9:05 AM > Subject: [OHROSS] Civil War > > > A cousin that looked at the roster said that W's were out > of alphabetical did you se anything like that? > His application for pension is very very hard to read. > one part I could read was that he was in Ross Co. 27th > National Guard and was taken into the 149 th OVI > > Thank you for you time Lynn > Frank Conner > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message