Descendants of the Men

Who Belonged to the 20th New York State Volunteer Infantry

 

If you are a descendant

we would be happy to add you to this list.

Please contact Gary Kappesser.

gkkapp(a)infionline.net

 

Note: for email addresses

the @ character has been

changed to (a) to prevent

"mining" of addresses.

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Iola I. Rust Brewer

Ohiobrewers(a)aol.com

 

Great-granddaughter of Ernst Julius Adolph Rust - Private, Company A

 

***Photograph of Ernst Julius Adolph Rust***

 

 

James Bonaro

gogiants05(a)msn.com

 

Great, great grandfather was Henry Schumacher –private, Company I

 

Roy Bonjour

r.bonjour(a)worldnet.att.net

 

Great-grandfather's brother was Julius O. Kuhfahl – Private, Company G.

 

Robert Bonnet

rgbonnet(a)mail.microserve.net

         

Great-grandson of Friedrich Bonnet – Private, Company E

 

Michael Brunskill

michael.brunskill(a)realiscorp.com

 

Great-grandson of Jacob Fisher – Corporal, Company G.

 

 

 

Matthew B. Bursig

Yankreb84(a)aol.com

 

A Long Island Turner and "honorary descendant" of the Regiment.

 

Carl Buskuhl

CBuskuhl(a)aol.com

 

Great – grandfather's brother was Freiderich Buskuhl – Private, Company A.

 

Mary Ann Franson

mfranson(a)cruzio.com

 

Great-granddaughter of David Mueller - Private, Company E.

 

Barry Gloeckner

barrygloec(a)yahoo.com

 

Great-grandson of Bernard Glockner – Private,  Company B..

 

Frank J. Gloeckner

Golfgloeckner(a)cox.net

 

Great-grandson of Bernard Glockner – Private,  Company B..

 

Jim Haas

jehaas(a)comcast.net

 

          Great grandfather's brother was Frederick  Dockendorf- Private, Company I.

 

                             ***Photograph of Frederick Dockendorf***

 

James G. Heydenreich

Jimh20ny(a)aol.com

 

Great Grandson of Charles Henry Heidenreich, Jr. – Private, Company H

Great Great Grandson of Charles Henry Heydenreich, Sr. – Corporal, Company H

 

 

Philip Edward Kappesser IV

eckapp(a)aol.com

 

Great-grandson of Philip Kappesser – Private, Company E. and Frederick W. Fix – Corporal, Company G.

 

Robert Klages

lklages1(a)cox.net

 

Great great grandson of Henry Klages – Private, Company  D.

 

Richard Lebeis

unbroke(a)unbroke.com

 

Great – grandfather's brother was Friedrich Lebeis – Private,  Company C.

 

George Lenz

glenz(a)optonline.net

 

Great Grandson of (Johann) Peter Lenz  – Private, Company H

 

Philip Mason

pm4853(a)aol.com

 

Great grandson of  Frederick Staudermann – Private, Company K.

 

William S. Miller

            billm28100(a)comcast.net

 

            Great Great Grandson of Otto G. Lienhard (Lienhardt) – Corporal, Co. F.

 

Robin Moore

qnavywife(a)aol.com

 

Great – great granddaughter of Philip Kappesser - Private, company E. and Frederick Fix -corporal, Company G.

 

Wallace R. Rust

wrrust(a)cs.com

 

Great-grandson of Ernst Julius Adolph Rust - Private, Company A.

 

Donald L. Rust

rustyart(a)aol.com

 

Great-grandson of Ernst Julius Adolph Rust, Private - Company A.

 

Paul Stambach

Stambear35(a)aol.com

 

          Great-grandson of George Lautz – Private, Company F.

 

Margaret Testa

MaggieT47(a)aol.com

 

          Great grandfather's brother was Frederick  Dockendorf- Private, Company I.

 

Robert S Tubner

Bob9970(a)aol.com

 

Great Grandson of Christian Tuebner (sometimes spelled Teubner), Private Co.K

 

 Ellen Weber

eweber(a)rci.rutgers.edu

 

Great Grand-niece of Henry Doll - Sergeant, Company K.

 

Great Grand niece of Rudolph Doll - Corporal, Company K.

 

                        ***Photograph of Rudolph Doll***

Martin Wulstein

mwulstein(a)aol.com

 

Great – grandfather's brother was Ernst Douai (private, Company I.).  G.Great Grandfather Dr. Adolf Douai well known leader of 48er's during German Revolution of 1848. He was jailed for his activities and came to USA in 1852. A prolific writer and composer of music, he also was known in this country for establishing many schools and writing readers for the NYC school system. He was also a delegate at Republican Convention in Chicago in 1860 where they nominated Lincoln and were responsible for planks in the Republican Platform that would prevent the spread of slavery and eventually its abolition.