I don't know if it was on this list or another Burris surname list, but I remember seeing something posted on Fort Burris some time ago. My great great grandfather was born in Ohio, but lived in Iowa for quite awhile--joined the 7th Iowa Volunteers. Niki This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iBH.2ACIB/651.686 > >Message Board Post: > >You might try posting this on losttreasure.com. Its a large site and covers the US. >My fathers name was Kenneth Burris, however, he died in the early 1980's, and is buried in Arizona. >I live in Ohio, and have never heard of a Fort Burris, but will keep it in mind. > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > "It is well that war is so terrible; we should grow too fond of it." Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Marye's Heights, Battle of Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862.