Submitted by
David Obert

When looking through the roster, an entry is listed that shows Oscar Obert.  It has a note about him dying from disease.  Family notes that I have at home indicate that Dewitt and four of his brothers went off to fight in the Civil War; two of which did not return.  The two that were killed are Oscar Obert and Orange Obert.  Both Oscar and Orange were too young to enlist; however, family records indicate that they lied about their age and "ran off".  I believe (but don't have the evidence) that the Oscar listed in the 27th and Dewitt's brother Oscar are one in the same.  Orange was much younger, and I can not find any record of him in the Civil War.  It is my belief that he was never actually able to enlist due to his age, but he fought and died with them just the same.  Once again, I don't have the evidence.  The other (surviving) brothers were Lovett and  Gifford H, both from other units.

Note by Elaine Johnson.  I had also noticed the two Oberts in Company B.  But DeWitt was born in New York and Oscar was born in Pennsylvania, (and they were both listed as age 18 when they enlisted).  So I had thought while they might be related, they were probably not brothers.  I had failed to take into account that while they were both age 18 when they enlisted, they enlisted 3 years apart.  And the 1860 census records below show that DeWitt was born in New York and Oscar was born in Pennsylvania. 

So I agree with David's assessment that these two were probably brothers.  (and that Oscar would have had to have lied about his age.  According to the 1860 census he would only have been about 16.)

1860 Census:
Waterloo, Allamakee County, Iowa

Hartman Obert, age 48, male, farmer, real estate 1000, personal 350, born New York
Harriet Obert, age 37, female, housekeeper, born New York
Louis Obert, age 19, male, farmer, born New York
Dewit Obert, age 17, male, farmer, born New York
Gifford H. Obert, age 15, male, farmer born Pennsylvania
Oskar Obert, age 12, male, born Pennsylvania
Ellen Obert, age 9, female, born Iowa
Orange L. Obert, age 6, male, born Iowa
Charles Obert, age 3, male, born Iowa
Albert Obert, age 1, male, born Iowa

Mary Denhart, age 14, female, born Canada