William Koestner
Cole County Home Guard
William Koestner was born and lived all his life in the Zion community southwest of Jefferson City, MO.
In 1863, when he turned sixteen, he volunteered and was admitted to the Cole County Home Guard. Their main duty was to provide security for the citizens in the county and surrounding areas. Most of the Home Guards in central Missouri were pro-Union, due in part to the fact that central Missouri had a large German immigrant population, the vast majority of who were opposed to slavery and racial oppression.
When the war ended in 1865, Koestner was given one hundred dollars by the county. He then returned to his farm near Jefferson City. Koestner had the honor of wearing his Civil War uniform and marching in the Governor's parade during the inaugurations every four years, usually riding in the same vehicle as the Governor. His last inauguration ride was with Governor Lloyd Stark in 1931.
Koestner died in 1932 while digging out a tree stump on his farm. He was eighty-five years of age.
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Cole County Home Guard
William Koestner was born and lived all his life in the Zion community southwest of Jefferson City, MO.
In 1863, when he turned sixteen, he volunteered and was admitted to the Cole County Home Guard. Their main duty was to provide security for the citizens in the county and surrounding areas. Most of the Home Guards in central Missouri were pro-Union, due in part to the fact that central Missouri had a large German immigrant population, the vast majority of who were opposed to slavery and racial oppression.
When the war ended in 1865, Koestner was given one hundred dollars by the county. He then returned to his farm near Jefferson City. Koestner had the honor of wearing his Civil War uniform and marching in the Governor's parade during the inaugurations every four years, usually riding in the same vehicle as the Governor. His last inauguration ride was with Governor Lloyd Stark in 1931.
Koestner died in 1932 while digging out a tree stump on his farm. He was eighty-five years of age.
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William Koestner
Cole County Home Guard
William Koestner was born and lived all his life in the Zion community southwest of Jefferson City, MO.
In 1863, when he turned sixteen, he volunteered and was admitted to the Cole County Home Guard. Their main duty was to provide security for the citizens in the county and surrounding areas. Most of the Home Guards in central Missouri were pro-Union, due in part to the fact that central Missouri had a large German immigrant population, the vast majority of who were opposed to slavery and racial oppression.
When the war ended in 1865, Koestner was given one hundred dollars by the county. He then returned to his farm near Jefferson City. Koestner had the honor of wearing his Civil War uniform and marching in the Governor's parade during the inaugurations every four years, usually riding in the same vehicle as the Governor. His last inauguration ride was with Governor Lloyd Stark in 1931.
Koestner died in 1932 while digging out a tree stump on his farm. He was eighty-five years of age.
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Cole County Home Guard
William Koestner was born and lived all his life in the Zion community southwest of Jefferson City, MO.
In 1863, when he turned sixteen, he volunteered and was admitted to the Cole County Home Guard. Their main duty was to provide security for the citizens in the county and surrounding areas. Most of the Home Guards in central Missouri were pro-Union, due in part to the fact that central Missouri had a large German immigrant population, the vast majority of who were opposed to slavery and racial oppression.
When the war ended in 1865, Koestner was given one hundred dollars by the county. He then returned to his farm near Jefferson City. Koestner had the honor of wearing his Civil War uniform and marching in the Governor's parade during the inaugurations every four years, usually riding in the same vehicle as the Governor. His last inauguration ride was with Governor Lloyd Stark in 1931.
Koestner died in 1932 while digging out a tree stump on his farm. He was eighty-five years of age.
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