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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: March 15, 2015
Caption: Zoar Village - Panel 3
Additional Description: Right Caption
In September 1862, two men from Zoar, Christian Ruof and Levi Bimeler, were drafted into military service. Objectors avoided the conflict by paying a penalty. The standard penalty during the Civil War was $300; however, individuals who refused compulsory service for religious reasons would pay a penalty of $200 per draftee.

Thirteen men served in the Union army from Zoar. With the exception of the two men who enlisted in September 1861, the remaining soldiers were mustered into the 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. For many of these young men, their military service was the first time they heard English.
Submitted: March 16, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p302946
File Size: 2.495 Megabytes

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