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Civil War veteran's family recalls storied ancestry
Herman Jacobs of St Charles County recounts his father Peter Jacobs born 1836 in Trier Prussia who arrived in 1858 aboard a schooner, served three years in the Civil War as Private in the 1st Infantry State Militia, and was discharged January 28 1865. The family notes the 190 anniversary of the war and stories of rail journeys, floods, and land sales shaping their farm heritage.
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Gite
Peter Jarobs Sr
Trier
Persiang Couey
Prussia
United States
John F. Dette
Merman Jacobs
St. Gherles
Peter Jacobs
Catherine Pésifier
Jas
Burlington Railroad
Peter Tocobe
Herman Jaco