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      In the mid 1700's, John Beamer settled from Bavaria Germany to Frederick County,

Maryland. In the years to come, the younger Beamer generations learned the importance of

this "Plymoth Rock" Beamer equivalent. While some Beamers left and some stayed,

the territory would become sacred of the future Beamer generations to come. Thus, like

anybody attached to their roots, the ancestral American land of Maryland was grealy cherished,

with knowledge that several relatives remained in those areas.

      In the case of John and Adam Beamer, their respect for their forefathers land, in addition

to their eagerness to join their relatives in Maryland stood strong in their minds. This may have

augmented their views of sympathy toward the rebellion may have further pressed

them to leave Ohio. Whatever issue it was to the two eldest living Beamer siblings, the

secession was enough for them to leave their state of residence, their families, and their

status as farmers in Van Wert County, Ohio to join the Beamers of Frederick Country, Maryland.

      An important thing to consider for the Beamers living in Frederick county was the fact that their

state, Maryland was a border state. As such, Marylandís occupants often sided its loyalties with Virginia.

That was exactly the case with the Beamerís of Frederick County Maryland.  Thus, along with their

cousins from Maryland, both John and Adam Beamer joined the Confederate Southern Army on the eve

of war.