This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------244B7594D4F18822D3B48E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thomas Francis Amburgey has received an official grave marker commemorating his service in the Civil War with the 5th Ky Inf. See attached for details. Joseph Amburgey (GG Grandson) --------------244B7594D4F18822D3B48E50 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <wsgs@mis.net> Received: from MIS.Net (mailhost.mis.net [204.68.227.104]) by ns3.zoomnet.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA18591 for <jamburg@zoomnet.net>; Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:34:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from corey (hazky-ras2-186.mis.net [206.28.38.186]) by MIS.Net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id NAA31267 for <jamburg@zoomnet.net>; Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:34:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by localhost with Microsoft MAPI; Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:32:59 -0800 Message-ID: <01BF9B15.A1BD00C0.wsgs@mis.net> From: Faron Sparkman <wsgs@mis.net> Reply-To: "wsgs@mis.net" <wsgs@mis.net> To: "'Joseph Amburgey'" <jamburg@zoomnet.net> Subject: Thomas Francis Amburgey Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:32:53 -0800 Organization: WSGS X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 Encoding: 35 TEXT Dear Joseph, Sorry it has taken so long to get back with you about the new marker for Thomas Francis Amburgey in Knott County - but that one proved to be much more difficult than we had thought. We got four guys together with a four-wheeler a little over a month ago with the new stone strapped on the front, but the ditch which had to be crossed was too steep for the four-wheeler. It would have turned over! So we had to take the stone and the four-wheeler back home that day. On a second try, a week or so later, some of our guys helped get boards across the ditch and with another 4-wheeler, took the stone across the deep ditch and around the side of the hill. Apparently when that new house was built there (behind the Pentecostal Church) the original road to the cemetery was done away with. Now it is only accessible by foot, and of course it was too steep to carry a 240 pound granite stone. But we got it done! I know you are glad that Thomas F. Amburgey now has a new Confederate marker showing his service in the 5th Kentucky Infantry, and I hope you will be able to visit the cemetery in the future. At present I don't have a scanner, so I won't be able to get pictures to you. We set stones almost every day (this week two in Perry County and two in Laurel County) - and because most of our guys work - we usually have to throw something together the night before - in terms of planning when and where we are setting stones. Next week we will be working in Floyd, Breathitt and Magoffin County. As of today we have set 360 Confederate markers, have 41 on the ground ready to set, and another 62 on order. I have recently ordered a stone for Ambrose A. Amburgey in Knott County - and we are currently researching the burial site of Jesse Amburgey - both are on Main Carr. Write me anytime. Sincerely, Faron Sparkman Col. Ben Caudill Camp --------------244B7594D4F18822D3B48E50--