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OBFUSCATINGWITH
A BLUE AND
SCARLET SKELETO
N
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A STORY, SETTING THE STAGE
• There once was a young man in Ansbach, Germany who was very troubled, and who made a life changing decision.
• This begins his story.
St. Johannis Church
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A Bit of History 1 Mercenary Soldiers
• A “mercenary soldier?”
• The Arrangements
• The Recruitment
• The Guilt?
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Running the Gauntlet
THE STORY- ARRIVING IN AMERICA
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A Bit of History 2 Hessian Soldiers
• Getting There
• How Many?
• What were they like?
• What History Reports?
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Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
April 5, 1778 to September 30, 1778
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THE STORY- HELL IN VIRGINIA
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A Bit of History 3 The Battle of Yorktown
• Significance of the Battle
• The Battle
• The Surrender
• The Prisoners
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THE STORY - A NEW ADVENTURE
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Clearing up the Obfuscation
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Ansbach1st Regiment
Regiment ofPrivate Johann Wolfgang Odoerfer
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The soldier's personal equipment consisted of:
• 2 linen shirts• 1 waistcoat.• 1 pair woolen breeches.• 1 wool soldier's coat.• 2 pair of stockings.• 1 pair of shoes + extra soles • 1 pair woolen gaiters.• 1 neck stock• 1 sword belt• 1 sword or hanger• 1 cartridge box w leather strap• 1 linen bread bag• 1 cowhide knapsack• 1 canteen• 1 musket with red leather strap.• 1 bayonet.• 1 tricorn hat
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How I Met My Skeleton
• An Ancestor from Germany?
• The Meeting
• Serendipity!
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“ODOERFER, Johann Wolfgang, private A/5 Deserted 12 October 1782. According to
Stadtarchiv Ansbach Am 1041, " .... he had spent all of his estate and, therefore, had
to enter military service. He has a wife, a 15 year old son, and a 12 year old daughter
who are in very straitened circumstances.”
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The Rest of Wolfgang’s Story
• Becoming an American
• Starting a New Life
• A Questionable Reward
• The Final Chapter
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Revolutionary War Recordsfrom the State of Virginia
Memorandum.-- All the men whose names are in this return(except the drafted men), are entitled to 200 acres of land from Virginia-- and all whose names are followed by the letter e, are entitled to 100 acres of land from the United States, and were so reported to congress at its session of 1827-28. They whose names are not marked as above, are also believed to be entitled to land from the United States, if they have not already received it.
73. Odoffer, John, e, Private, 1782
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A Portion of the Final Inventory of the Estate of John Odoerfer, April, 1816
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Epilogue
• Historical Impact of the Hessian Soldiers
• Personal Impact of Johann
Wolfgang Odoerfer