Individual Details

Immigration

Arrived 5 July 1854 on Ship Adriatic from Liverpool to New York.
Hertzberg, John 36 (Age) M (Gender) Woolworker (Occup) Germany (Province) Ohio (Destination)
Eliza 28 F WLWKR Germany Ohio
Johan 3 M Child Germany Ohio

Dresshar, George 55 M LABR Germany Ohio
Catherine 54 F LABR Germany Ohio
Catherine 23 F LABR Germany Ohio
Hannah 16 F LABR Germany Ohio
Johan 18 M LABR Germany Ohio

Miller, Michael 48 M Farmer Germany Ohio
Not sure about the Miller but that was Catherine Dressler's maiden name so wrote it down
From p 395 Germans to America
List of Passengers Arriving at US Ports, 1850-1855, Vol 7, May 1854-Aug 1854, Edited by Ira A Glazier and P. William Filby in 1989 by Scholarly Resources, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware
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Also found online:
Source Citation: Year: 1854; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 142; Line: 31; List Number: 853.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data:
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. ARC ID:3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. ARC ID: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. ARC ID: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
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Death

Date in old book, History of Stearns Co p.435. He was 67 .JULY 18 1903
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Burial 20 July 1903 from Obit
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Obit in St Cloud Times Wed 22 July 1903 p.5

Mustered out
John Dressler, a well known veteran of the Civil War, Died on Saturday afternoon.

John Dressler, a veteran of the Civil War, answered his last roll call late Saturday afternoon and has joined the great army, that is bivouacked with the dead. He was born in Hessen, Germany, in the year 1836. He immigrated with his parents to America in 1854 and settled at Cincinnati, Ohio. A year later he came to Minnesota and settled at Sauk Rapids. In 1856 he moved to Stearns county and located on a farm near St Cloud. In 1860 he married Katherine Love, who survives him. In 1862, when the President called for 300,000 volunteers, and immediately followed it with another call for 300,000 more, this young German who had adopted this country as his own, and was making a beautiful home for himself and family, where he hoped to rear his children and spend the remainder of his life in comfort and happiness, gave up all these bright prospects and enlisted in company "I" 7th Minnesota Infantry Volunteers, and went to defend his adopted country. He served his country faithfully for thee years and until the close of the war. He was a brave soldier always ready for duty. He was in all the battles that his regiment participated in including the great battle of Nashville. At the close of the was broken in health he returned to Minnesota and settled in St Cloud and when his strength permitted worked at his trade - that of a carpenter. With each succeeding year he grew more feeble until he was compelled to give up all kinds of labor. During the past fifteen tears he has been a great sufferer of pain at times being almost unbearable, and for several years has required the constant attention of his faithful and devoted wife. During all those years of sickness and distress when the agonies were more than he could endure, he never for a moment regretted what it had cost him to defend his adopted country. A truer and more loyal man never lived. The old soldiers and many of the citizens of St Cloud will remember seeing him sitting in his chair on the side walk in front of his home,, with his head uncovered, holding his army musket in his hands, saluting his country's flag, as his comrades in the Grand Army carried it in Declaration Days. He never tired of talking of his country and its glorious flag.
He leaves to mourn his death his faithful wife who has been his constant nurse all these years, and one daughter, Mrs. Anna Swenson of Seattle. He had one son, Mr. Henry Dressler, a brilliant young attorney, who died a few years since.
His funeral was held Monday afternoon from his late home., Rev Dewart, of Merriam officiating, and the Baptist church quartet singing the beautiful music. The flowers included a magnificent wreath from the GAR Post and a beautiful offering from the Women's Relief Corps. The all bearers were Comrades Fred, Reed, John Schaefer, D A Perkins, M F Sweet, PB Gorman, and John Leison all members from McKelvy Post which attended the funeral in a body. He was by these comrades and in the presence of many sympathizing friends laid at rest by the side of his son in North Star cemetery. He has answered the call to the Great Commander-in-Chief.
------------J.E.West
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