| Admin/Biog History |
August Haron attempted to enlist in Company C, 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in September 1861, but was rejected by the surgeon due to chronic swelling in the knees. His name does not appear on the muster rolls. He was 23 years of age; 5' 8" tall; dark complexion; blue eyes; black hai; and a farmer born in Wurtenburg (Germany). There was an August "Harn" living in Oshkosh in 1857 who worked as a Mason, which could explain the chronic swelling of the knees. |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
Archives |
| Collection |
Civil War Small Collections |
| Dates of Accumulation |
circa September 1861 |
| Abstract |
A Certificate of Disability issued to August Haron, Captain George Eckardt's Company, 9th (German) Wisconsin Active Militia. He was did not pass the physical examination due to a swelling in the knee. |
| Event |
Civil War |
| Legal Status |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Object ID |
SC411.5.23.5 |
| Object Name |
Certificate, Disability |
| People |
Haron, August/Neuman, Herman/Salomon, Fiederich/ |
| Subjects |
Civil War/Homefront/9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry/Recruiting & enlistment/Disabled people/Medical aspects of war/Medical screening |
| Title |
Certificate of Disability |
