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To the Vets' in my Family and yours Thanks.

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Going back into the family tree one Adam Weinrich  shows up at the oldest service member and he paid the ultimate honor, dying for what he believe in was a good and noble cause.  Adams  buried in Andersonville Cemetery where he died and is simply listed as the following: Prisoner Details Return to Results Weinrich, Adam SIDE: Union UNIT NAME: 9 New Jersey Infantry REGIMENT: 9 STATE: New Jersey FUNCTION: Infantry COMPANY: C RANK: Corporal DESCRIPTION: Buried in National Cemetery CAPTURE DATE: CAPTURE SITE: ALTERNATE NAME: Wainwright REMARKS: PRIVATE [1]; WAINWRIGHT, FIRST NAME NOT LISTED, RANK NOT LISTED [3]; RANK [6] http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-prisoners-andersonville-detail.htm?prisonerId=06E45F66-EC98-4C58-AB5B-64D149BA0470&prisonerLocation=A He's on my Dad's mother side and from what I can tell goes back to a long line of  Germany & Austria Military and Marine Officers,   and that very interesting...