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Theodore Kirn was my great-great grandfather. He emigrated to the United States in July, 1863. He came to the United States from the Grand Duchy of Baden to enlist in the Union Army and become a citizen of the United States. He served for one year in the 41st Missouri Regiment guarding the Union Army supplies in St. Louis. He was stationed at Benton Barracks for the one year he served before being honorably discharged and mustered out in July, 1865.He then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, and became a grocer.