1 Reply Latest reply on Aug 12, 2020 3:46 PM by Jason Atkinson

    Seeking military records of George A. Dichtel

    Chris Dichtel Newbie
    Chris Dichtel Aug 7, 2020 10:07 AM

      He enlisted Union, ranked in as Private, ranked out 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 1st Regiment, Oregon Cavalry Alternate last names: Dichl, Dichll He eventually wound up serving as a scout in some Oregon Indian campaigns (Modoc Wars, perhaps?), took a bullet in the knee, received an honorable discharge, and wound up as resident superintendent of the National Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina about 1847. Here is some info I've dug up on him:

       

      UNION OREGON VOLUNTEERS - 1st Regiment, Oregon Cavalry   

      Overview: Organized at large in Oregon February to April, 1862. Regiment concentrated in Williamette Valley and ordered May, 1862, to Walla Walla Country and Mining Districts of Nez Perce and Salmon River Countries to protect emigrants and miners. Headquarters at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory. Companies "G," "H," "I," "K," "L" and "M" authorized January, 1863. Companies "G" and "H" at Camp Watson on Rock Creek, Ore.; Company "I" at Fort Klamath, Company "K" at Fort Dalles and Companies "L" and "M" at Fort Boles.

      • Expedition from Camp Lincoln, near Canyon City, to Harney Lake Valley March 24-April 16, 1864 (Detachment).
      • Skirmish, Harney Lake Valley April 7 (Detachment).
      • Expedition from Siletz Block House to Coos Bay, Crooked River, April 21-May 12, 1864 (Co. "D").
      • Skirmish, Crooked River May 18 (Detachment).
      • Skirmish near Fort Klamath June 24, 1864 (Detachment).
      • Expedition from Fort Boles to Booneville July 20-August 17, 1864 (Detachment).
      • Expedition from Fort Boles to Salmon Falls, Idaho, August 27-October 5, 1864 (Detachment).
      • Skirmish, Harney Lake Valley September 23, 1864 (Cos. "F" and "H").
      • Operations on Canyon City Road January 1 to November 30.
      • Skirmish on Owyhee River July 17, 1865 (Detachment).
      • Regiment mustered out November 20, 1866.
        • Re: Seeking military records of George A. Dichtel
          Jason Atkinson Pioneer
          Jason Atkinson Expert Aug 12, 2020 3:46 PM (in response to Chris Dichtel)

          Dear Mr. Dichtel,

           

          Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

           

          We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 94) that includes Dichtet, George A - Age 29, Year: 1863 - First Oregon Cavalry, Con-Don. This file has been digitized and can be viewed online through the Catalog. The “t” at the end of his name appears to be an error. Several spellings are used throughout the record.

           

          We also located Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, 1949 - 1949 in the Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Record Group 15) that includes an index card for him, which we are attaching to the end of our reply. This index card indicates that there should be a pension file for him. It has not been digitized yet.

           

          The pension index card indicates that he also served in the 2nd U.S. Infantry Regiment, a Regular Army unit. We searched the Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798 - 1914 in the Record Group 94 and located a record of Geo. A. Dicthtl, born in Bavaria Germany, who enlisted in November 1866 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the adjacent state to where he was discharged earlier that year from his volunteer unit), and in 1868 was appointed to a National Cemetery.  Please note that his wartime volunteer commission as lieutenant did not carry over into the Regular Army, where he instead served as a company quartermaster sergeant. We are attaching crops of the record below. Because of size limitations, we are attaching the left and right side of the register as separate images. The line for him is on the bottom of each.

           

          The Enlistment Papers, 1798 - October 31, 1912 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 94) may have additional information about his Regular Army service. These records have not been digitized yet.

           

          To order records that have not already been digitized, please fill out a NATF Form 86 for the service records and a NATF Form 85 for the pension records and mail the completed forms to the address listed on the form. Because we already provided you the record for his Civil War service, we advise specifying on the NATF Form 86 that you are seeking the record of his Regular Army service as an enlisted person from 1866 through 1868.  In regards to the request for his pension records, we suggest that you attach a copy of the pension index card to the NATF Form 85 when you submit it to help staff locate the record more quickly. For more information see Requesting Copies of Older (pre-WWI) Military Service Records.

           

          Please note that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has suspended reproduction and digitization services until further notice due to COVID-19. We have also disabled the option for ordering these records online. Orders will not be serviced until operations can resume safely. Once operations resume, document reproduction requests will be filled in the order in which they were received. We apologize for any inconvenience.

           

          We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!