Eberhard Anheuser's military enlistment card

Military enlistment card for Eberhard Anheuser. Anheuser served as a private in the local Union home guards from May 8, 1861, through August 8, 1861. Anheuser and Adolphus Busch joined the regiment at the beginning of the Civil War and took part in the capture of secessionist forces at “Camp Jackson” outside St. Louis.