Peter Hanson Korstad - Cam11 Traditional Cache
Peter Hanson Korstad - Cam11
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One of a series of 11 caches placed on 11-11-11 to honour local war veterans.
An ammo can hide.
It was a surprise to us that we have a Civil War veteran buried at Ferry Point Cemetary. Upon research we discovered that 40,000 to 60,000 Canadians served during the Civil War, the majority likely coming from the then independent Maritime provinces and Quebec. Canadians in general were opposed to slavery.
Canadians who fought in the war did so for various reasons; some went voluntarily, while others were pressed into service by shady recruiting tactics (crimping). Many more Canadians found themselves in a position where they were fighting for their "adopted country," having left Canada to reside in the States at some time in their lives, often when they were young.
Little is known about Peter Hanson (aka Korstad) other than that he served with the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, Company A and that he passed away on November 12, 1920. He is buried at Ferry Point (L6 G2).
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