Ordner Family Papers, ca. 1956 , A&M 2006

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Abstract

A genealogy of the Ordner family which indicates its relationship to the Carrolls of Carrolton, Maryland; and a Civil War diary of George W. Ordner of Company B, Fifth Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry, relating its movements, encampments, skirmishes and battles. His unit served mainly in West Virginia, fighting at Droop Mountain and driving the Confederates from Mercer County in the 1864 campaign.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ordner Family Papers, A&M 2006, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Carroll family
Civil War - West Virginia 5th Cavalry Regiment, Company B.
Civil War -- War diaries
Civil War battles - Droop Mountain.
Civil War battles.
Diaries and journals.
Genealogy
Mercer County (W. Va.)
Ordner family
Ordner, George W.