"Captain Enders Legion"
Captain
Enders' Legion, "The Civil War Service of the Descendants of Philip
Christian Enders and Elizabeth Enders Fahnestock," co-authored
by Russell J. Ottens and Karl F. Schaeffer.
This 448 page hardbound book may be purchased for $35.00 plus $3.00
for shipping and handling. Your
check should be made out to the "Enders Family Association."
Send your orders to your co-authors for your signed books and
immediate shipment.
Russell
J. Ottens
7221
Northgate Drive-East
Tifton,
GA 31794-1905
Phone:
(229) 382-6580
E-mail:
rjottens@hotmail.com
Karl
F. Schaeffer
7334
Shadyview Avenue N.W.
Massillon,
OH 44646-9081
Phone:
(330) 854-6326E-mail: RSchaef535@aol.com
We
have a personal request for all of you!
We literally have thousands of Enders and Fahnestock kin throughout
our country. We would relish
the opportunity to send all our family, who are not on our mailing list, a
brief review of this family Civil War book along with an order form.
Since all book profits go to our "Enders Family
Association" for continuing improvements of our hallowed grounds at
the "Enders Grove" in Enders, PA, we are striving to get this
message out to all our kin. Please
help us and our Family Association. Mail your address list of family members to Russ or Karl!
Many thanks.
In
the September 2002 edition of the "Palatine Immigrant," Clara
Harsh of the Palatines to America Association did a Book Review on our historic
Civil War publication. Many thanks go out to our Rev. Cecil
Pottieger, for his efforts in recommending this book review.
"CAPTAIN
ENDERS' LEGION-
THE
CIVIL WAR SERVICE OF
THE
DESCENDANTS OF PHILIP CHRISTIAN ENDERS"
By
Russell J. Ottens and Karl F. Schaeffer.
2001. 448 pp. Illus.
Index. Hardbound. $35 + $3
p&h. Order from Enders
Family Association, Dr. Cecil Pottieger, PO Box 3371, Frederick, MD
21705-3371. Donated by Rev.
Pottieger.
-1763). He
resigned his commission 20 Feb 1764, married Anna Apolonia Degen 14 May
1764, and sailed for America on the ship Jeneffer on 27 June 1764.
Capt. Enders served in the Pennsylvania Militia during the American
Revolution. Capt. Enders and
his wife had fourteen children, and it is their descendants whose Civil
War service is detailed in this volume.
Also included are the descendants of Capt. Enders' sister,
Elizabeth Enders Fahnestock, who came to America on the same ship.
The
'Legion' tells the stories of
men from the North and the South, in the Union and in the Confederate
forces. Each individual has
genealogical data included along with the information about his military
service. Most of the 162 men
were from Pennsylvania, but there are many from other states, including
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New York,
Ohio and Virginia.
To
describe the impact of this book on a reader, consider a continuous
description of
a war. The grueling
marches
in all kinds of weather, the
fierce hand-to hand battles and the mortally wounded lying in the
fields and the hunger and thirst are all a part of the history of
this conflict. Each of the
men saw the battles from a different view; each found a different
experience to highlight. The
'water famine' described by William Seiders on page 208 tells about the
thirsty troops halting to drink from a pond covered by green slime.
The soldier would use his tin cup to open the scum and quickly fill
his cup before the scum closed in again.
We can surmise that the dysentery that was prevalent in these
troops was surely an end result.
The
genealogical information varies from soldier to soldier.
The parents and birth information are commonly present.
Usually there is additional information about marriage, children
and location after the War. The
authors welcome additional information from descendants who use the book.
This is a well-organized and beautifully presented publication.
Descendants will appreciate information about their patriotic
ancestors; others will find a new insight into the four-year struggle to
maintain the Union."
After
reading this book review, I feel certain that all of you will be pleased
for the high marks we received in honoring our heroic family members who
fought and died in this tragic Civil War.
