Third New Jersey Cavalry
Born: 01 Jan 1828 in Kandel, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 18 May 1906 in Dayton, Ohio
Immigrated: 31 Oct 1847 to Easton, PA
Son of Albert Hans and Christina Schweider.
First marriage: 03 March 1854 to Catherine Leidner in Easton, PA
Second marriage: 27 Oct 1866 to Dorothea Riegelein in Easton, PA
In August 1864, Albert enlisted in Company K of the 3rd New Jersey Cavalry with his younger brother, Peter.
They were both enticed by the $100 sign-on bonus.
On January 28, 1865, Albert was wounded near Warnersville, VA.
According to his pension papers, "he dislocated his left ankle and fractured his left leg by his horse falling on him; his command was on a reconnaissance after the rebels, the roads were frozen and icy, and his horse smooth-shod, with no blacksmith along to sharpen horse-shoes, and his horse slipped and fell on said leg and ankle with the results stated; in consequence thereof he is now greatly disabled his said leg ankle, because of weakness and pain therein."
Albert was recuperating in a hospital in Frederick City, MD when the rest of his company was forcing Lee's surrender at Appomattox Station.
Within a year after the war, his wife died of dropsy (congested heart failure). As as the custom with "family men," he quickly remarried to provide a new mother to his children and went on to have twelve more children.
In 1890 he left his wife and moved to the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio. He resided there until his death in 1906 at the aage of 63.
In a poignant letter written to the pension board after Albert's death, his widow summed up the plight of many veterans: "My husband was like a great many other old soldiers. He couldn't work, became restless, went to Philadelphia to live with his daughter. Then he would return home for a while and finally got it into his head to go to the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio. He would come every three or four months, stay a little while and then go back. He finally died and was brought home and buried."
bio written by Karen Denmark
Source: http://3rdnjcavalry.com/AlbertHans.html
Born: 01 Jan 1828 in Kandel, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 18 May 1906 in Dayton, Ohio
Immigrated: 31 Oct 1847 to Easton, PA
Son of Albert Hans and Christina Schweider.
First marriage: 03 March 1854 to Catherine Leidner in Easton, PA
Second marriage: 27 Oct 1866 to Dorothea Riegelein in Easton, PA
In August 1864, Albert enlisted in Company K of the 3rd New Jersey Cavalry with his younger brother, Peter.
They were both enticed by the $100 sign-on bonus.
On January 28, 1865, Albert was wounded near Warnersville, VA.
According to his pension papers, "he dislocated his left ankle and fractured his left leg by his horse falling on him; his command was on a reconnaissance after the rebels, the roads were frozen and icy, and his horse smooth-shod, with no blacksmith along to sharpen horse-shoes, and his horse slipped and fell on said leg and ankle with the results stated; in consequence thereof he is now greatly disabled his said leg ankle, because of weakness and pain therein."
Albert was recuperating in a hospital in Frederick City, MD when the rest of his company was forcing Lee's surrender at Appomattox Station.
Within a year after the war, his wife died of dropsy (congested heart failure). As as the custom with "family men," he quickly remarried to provide a new mother to his children and went on to have twelve more children.
In 1890 he left his wife and moved to the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio. He resided there until his death in 1906 at the aage of 63.
In a poignant letter written to the pension board after Albert's death, his widow summed up the plight of many veterans: "My husband was like a great many other old soldiers. He couldn't work, became restless, went to Philadelphia to live with his daughter. Then he would return home for a while and finally got it into his head to go to the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio. He would come every three or four months, stay a little while and then go back. He finally died and was brought home and buried."
bio written by Karen Denmark
Source: http://3rdnjcavalry.com/AlbertHans.html
Third New Jersey Cavalry
Born: 01 Jan 1828 in Kandel, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 18 May 1906 in Dayton, Ohio
Immigrated: 31 Oct 1847 to Easton, PA
Son of Albert Hans and Christina Schweider.
First marriage: 03 March 1854 to Catherine Leidner in Easton, PA
Second marriage: 27 Oct 1866 to Dorothea Riegelein in Easton, PA
In August 1864, Albert enlisted in Company K of the 3rd New Jersey Cavalry with his younger brother, Peter.
They were both enticed by the $100 sign-on bonus.
On January 28, 1865, Albert was wounded near Warnersville, VA.
According to his pension papers, "he dislocated his left ankle and fractured his left leg by his horse falling on him; his command was on a reconnaissance after the rebels, the roads were frozen and icy, and his horse smooth-shod, with no blacksmith along to sharpen horse-shoes, and his horse slipped and fell on said leg and ankle with the results stated; in consequence thereof he is now greatly disabled his said leg ankle, because of weakness and pain therein."
Albert was recuperating in a hospital in Frederick City, MD when the rest of his company was forcing Lee's surrender at Appomattox Station.
Within a year after the war, his wife died of dropsy (congested heart failure). As as the custom with "family men," he quickly remarried to provide a new mother to his children and went on to have twelve more children.
In 1890 he left his wife and moved to the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio. He resided there until his death in 1906 at the aage of 63.
In a poignant letter written to the pension board after Albert's death, his widow summed up the plight of many veterans: "My husband was like a great many other old soldiers. He couldn't work, became restless, went to Philadelphia to live with his daughter. Then he would return home for a while and finally got it into his head to go to the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio. He would come every three or four months, stay a little while and then go back. He finally died and was brought home and buried."
bio written by Karen Denmark
Source: http://3rdnjcavalry.com/AlbertHans.html
Born: 01 Jan 1828 in Kandel, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 18 May 1906 in Dayton, Ohio
Immigrated: 31 Oct 1847 to Easton, PA
Son of Albert Hans and Christina Schweider.
First marriage: 03 March 1854 to Catherine Leidner in Easton, PA
Second marriage: 27 Oct 1866 to Dorothea Riegelein in Easton, PA
In August 1864, Albert enlisted in Company K of the 3rd New Jersey Cavalry with his younger brother, Peter.
They were both enticed by the $100 sign-on bonus.
On January 28, 1865, Albert was wounded near Warnersville, VA.
According to his pension papers, "he dislocated his left ankle and fractured his left leg by his horse falling on him; his command was on a reconnaissance after the rebels, the roads were frozen and icy, and his horse smooth-shod, with no blacksmith along to sharpen horse-shoes, and his horse slipped and fell on said leg and ankle with the results stated; in consequence thereof he is now greatly disabled his said leg ankle, because of weakness and pain therein."
Albert was recuperating in a hospital in Frederick City, MD when the rest of his company was forcing Lee's surrender at Appomattox Station.
Within a year after the war, his wife died of dropsy (congested heart failure). As as the custom with "family men," he quickly remarried to provide a new mother to his children and went on to have twelve more children.
In 1890 he left his wife and moved to the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio. He resided there until his death in 1906 at the aage of 63.
In a poignant letter written to the pension board after Albert's death, his widow summed up the plight of many veterans: "My husband was like a great many other old soldiers. He couldn't work, became restless, went to Philadelphia to live with his daughter. Then he would return home for a while and finally got it into his head to go to the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio. He would come every three or four months, stay a little while and then go back. He finally died and was brought home and buried."
bio written by Karen Denmark
Source: http://3rdnjcavalry.com/AlbertHans.html
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