This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GW.2ADE/972 Message Board Post: The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site at [ http://www.buffalonet.org/army/splash.htm ] You can potentially learn some, or all, of the following information about an ancestor: Name, Age, Height, Hair Color, Eye Color, Complexion Type, Birthplace, Prior Civilian Occupation, Unit Assignment, Rank, Desertions, Apprehensions, Reenlistments, Cause of Discharge, Cause of Death and more. For instance: AINSWORTH, Henry http://www.buffalonet.org/army/1336.htm was discharged in California after the Mexican War.