Kurassier Stelzel?

[IronMike]

I posted this question years ago on the old MMHQ site and never got a definiative answer. Here it is again. Maybe something new has come to light. We have in the families possesion the military record book of my great -great grandfather Frederich Stelzel who was from Roxhiem, Germany and served in the War of 1866 and again in the Franco Prussian War. He won the Iron Cross 2nd Class in 1866 and was wounded in FP War. He was in the "4 Co 7th Regt 69" in the F-P War which was an infantry unit. His record book identifies him though as "Kurassier Stelzel" It says he was a farmer and mobilized for the F-P War. If he was in the infantry why would they call him a Kurassier? Could he have been a Kurassier and when mobilized put in the infantry? Any German Army or F-P War experts out there?Any ideas anyone?

Mike Stelzel

 

[captnenglish]

I've seen similar questions on militaria sites and don't remember the answer.

 

[Dan Morton]

Try asking on the Great War Forum web site.
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php.

A number of the contributors do the type of research you appear to be trying to do and might be able to help.

Coming at it from another direction, here's a URL for a Prussian genealogy forum. Don't know anything about it except that they specifically mention war records and the FP war.

http://www.genealogyforum.com/gfaol/resour...man/Prussia.htm

But that may get you nowhere because, Bobenheim-Roxheim is in Rheinland-Pfalz, not Prussia, so....

Wish I could help more. The very small amount of genealogy research I've done on our family has turned up one interesting soldier on my mother's side. A several times great-grandfather was a lieutenant in one of the Tennessee cavalry regiments led by Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Good luck on your research!

All the best,
Dan

 

[thegoodsgt]

MMHQ? Cripes, you're an old timer!