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    Reijo Alho

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    1. I am preparing my third printed publication, a family history of the family Poppius, my mother's family, from the period years 1721-1920. My subject matter is the professional history of two members of the family, both officers who served in the Imperial Russian Army. I have had great difficulties to find good websites giving detailed enough information of the various military units of the Army. Odd enough, when situated in country neigbouring the late Imperial Russia (of which my country was an autonomous part of)! I am below giving dated events of these two officers, Johan Henrik Poppius and Gustaf Gabriel Poppius. I would like to get: a) General background information about the army units mentioned: some history, garrison site etc. b) Some information – if possible - about the units' situation during the respective years mentioned. 1847 - Johan Henrik Poppius (1825-1882) graduated in 1847 from Fredrikshamn (Finland) Military Academy year 1847 and was promoted to an officer. He was commanded the same year as an ensign (sub-lieutenant) to The Field Marshal Count Wellington's Infantry Regiment in the Russian Imperial Army. 1849 - Johan Henrik Poppius (1825-1882) was transferred in 1849 to a new military unit, The 15th Field Artillery Brigade. He was promoted in 1849 to a second lieutenant in his new unit and took part in 1849 in battles i.a. in Hungary. 1849 - Johan Henrik Poppius (1825-1882) was transferred in 1849 to The 15th Artillery Brigade at the Sofia Naval Regiment (in Bulgaria). 1865 - Gustaf* Gabriel Poppius graduated from the Fredrikshamn (Finland) Military Academy year 1865 and was in 1865 promoted to a second lieutenant and commanded to The H.R.H. Heir Apparent Cesarewitsch's 18th Perejaslavic (-ian) Dragoon Regiment to Mosdok in Caucasus. 1874 - Gustaf* Gabriel Poppius was promoted in 1874 at The H.R.H. Heir Apparent Cesarewitsch's 18th Perejaslavic (-ian) Dragoon Regiment to a major the same year.1870 - Gustaf* Gabriel Poppius was commanded in 1870 to The Model Squadron, then to a correspon-ding regimental position in 1871, and back to his old regiment in Caucasus in 1872. He was promoted there to a captain in 1872. 1876 - Gustaf* Gabriel Poppius died in 1876 in Kislovodsk, Caucasus at an age of only 32 years and was removed from the army registers the same year. The translations (from swedish) may not in some cases (military grades) unfortunately be exactly correct. I would be most grateful for any referencess and hints in this matter. Can I find the needed data on your very website? If not, could you kindly eventually give some other sources for this purpose? Sicerely yours, Mr. Reijo V. Alho researcher, editor (freelance), author Espoo, Finland erveeaa@gmail.com
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