----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Myers" <halmyers2002@yahoo.com> To: <paluzern@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [PALUZERN] Hazleton and Civil War > There is a world of information on many of our civil > war veteran's from this area. A great amount time is > given to it by myself and alot of others. I would > like to give you a little information of one from > the area you refered to. > > Ario Pardee Jr, 21 years old > Enlisted Captain, 6/28 1861, He was commissioned > into the 28th Infantry Regiment. He rsigned 6/12/ > 1865 > > His promotions were > Major, 11/1/1861 > Lt Col, 10/9/1862 > Colonel, 3/19/1864 > BG, 1/12/1865, By Brevet > > We can be very proud of all those from this area > that gave their lives and fought, for a cause they > felt was right. And we should always, always remem- > ber those who never came back to, Mother's or to > wives, and children. > Ted Myers > Civil War Researcher > > --- LegmDavis@aol.com wrote: > > > I was looking through historical docs on > > genealogybank.com and found these 2 > > articles that I thought were interesting. If you > > don't know what happened > > to your ancestors (and I'm trying to find a few), > > maybe this will suggest some > > research. I think Pardee was head/owner of one of > > the mines in the > > vicinity. Please correct me if I'm wrong. > > > > Date: 1861-04-23; Paper: The Philadelphia Inquirer > > ...D.C. speaks of the excitement in Hazleton. The > > two military companies, > > composed mainly of Germans, are increasing their > > lists. On Tuesday last, a > > recruiting officer from Mauch Chunk was in > > Hazleton, procuring recruits to fill > > up two companies in the former town. He succeeded > > in getting fifty-five. > > He also says that Mr. Pardee, one of the principal > > citizens of Hazleton, has > > not only offered to arm and equip a company at his > > own expense, but will > > support the families of the volunteers during their > > absence. > > > > Letter from Hazleton Hazleton, Luzerne County June, > > 20 1861 (News Article) > > Date: 1861-06-21; Paper: The Philadelphia Inquirer > > The Pardee Rifle Company left this place on Tuesday > > last, and are now > > encamped at Lehighton, four miles below Mauch > > Chunk, on the Fair Grounds of the > > Lehigh Agricultural Society. They have been > > accepted by Colonel Grary/Geary > > (?), and will form a part of his regiment. They > > number one hundred men, and, I > > will venture to say, are as fine a looking body of > > men as the State can > > produce. > > This company has been armed and equipped by Mr. > > Pardee, of this place. The > > following is a list of their officers: --Captain, > > Ario Pardee, Jr.; First > > Lieutenant, James Fitzpatrick; Second Lieutenant, > > John Gorman. > > > > Sharon > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to PALUZERN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > We have the perfect Group for you. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups > (http://groups.yahoo.com) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALUZERN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >