I have been reviewing and entering data from the extractions of the DAR Patriot Index by comparing them to data found on the WRG website. A very tedious task, but I am finding matches as well as errors. I have heard from others that often the records were "fudged" in order to make a fit so someone would be eligible for the DAR, and I am seeing it in this index. So I am searching for as much verifiable information as possible. However - some of the codes used are noted with question marks and I have found one that I believe I know the answer to. The code is "CS" and the transcriber noted that they did not know what the abbreviation was. I have another ancestor who was described as a Citizen Soldier during the Revolution and I would guess that is what this would denote. He was a man who fought in battles to defend the area when needed, but he was not enlisted or conscripted and he was not paid as a soldier. This allowed him, and others like him, to remain at home and also allowed the town to retain a group of men to care for the needs of the town. These seem to be men in their late 40's to 60 something. Considered too old for the rigors of the Army full time, but capable of short term assistance as needed. Would that make sense to others as a probable definition of the abbreviation? Jo Hogle

Yes, Jo, that does make sense. They were the precursors to the "Division of Civilian Marksmanship". The CMP, created by Congress, was originally the Department of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM), formed under the Department of the Army in 1916 to provide a pool of trained civilian marksman that the military could draw from if required. Due to deployments of many of the trainers, the Army is again using that civilian pool of instructors. Kess Leake-Campbell On 9/26/05, Jo Hogle <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been reviewing and entering data from the extractions of the DAR > Patriot Index by comparing them to data found on the WRG website. A very > tedious task, but I am finding matches as well as errors. > I have heard from others that often the records were "fudged" in order to > make a fit so someone would be eligible for the DAR, and I am seeing it in > this index. So I am searching for as much verifiable information as > possible. > However - some of the codes used are noted with question marks and I have > found one that I believe I know the answer to. > The code is "CS" and the transcriber noted that they did not know what the > abbreviation was. > I have another ancestor who was described as a Citizen Soldier during the > Revolution and I would guess that is what this would denote. He was a man > who fought in battles to defend the area when needed, but he was not > enlisted or conscripted and he was not paid as a soldier. This allowed him, > and others like him, to remain at home and also allowed the town to retain a > group of men to care for the needs of the town. These seem to be men in > their late 40's to 60 something. Considered too old for the rigors of the > Army full time, but capable of short term assistance as needed. > > Would that make sense to others as a probable definition of the > abbreviation? > > Jo Hogle > >

"CS stands for Civil Service, that is: the holding of a Civil office such as Constable; Jailor; Juror; Justice of the Peace; Moderator; Ordinary; Selectman; Sheriff; Surveyor of Highways; Tax Collector; Town Clerk; Town Treasurer; etc. from preface section of DAR Patriot Index [pages unmarked]. There is even a more extensive list of "PS" Patriotic Service such as collector of provisions; Fence Viewer, Furnishing a substitute, Legislator, Taking an oath of allegiance; Prisoner of War or of the Indians; Refugee; etc." etc." Margaret Swanson, Registrar Rancho Purisima Chapter, NSDAR P.S. One of the more notorious "fudging" was for Eleanor Roosevelt. Quoting Jo Hogle <[email protected]>: > I have been reviewing and entering data from the extractions of the > DAR Patriot Index by comparing them to data found on the WRG website. > A very tedious task, but I am finding matches as well as errors. > I have heard from others that often the records were "fudged" in > order to make a fit so someone would be eligible for the DAR, and I > am seeing it in this index. So I am searching for as much verifiable > information as possible. > However - some of the codes used are noted with question marks and I > have found one that I believe I know the answer to. > The code is "CS" and the transcriber noted that they did not know > what the abbreviation was. > I have another ancestor who was described as a Citizen Soldier during > the Revolution and I would guess that is what this would denote. He > was a man who fought in battles to defend the area when needed, but > he was not enlisted or conscripted and he was not paid as a soldier. > This allowed him, and others like him, to remain at home and also > allowed the town to retain a group of men to care for the needs of > the town. These seem to be men in their late 40's to 60 something. > Considered too old for the rigors of the Army full time, but capable > of short term assistance as needed. > > Would that make sense to others as a probable definition of the abbreviation? > > Jo Hogle > >