I am looking for information about Francis D’Avignon/Davignon, he enlisted in the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Co I as a Corporal under Capt. Underwood on May 25, 1861 at the age of 44. He was demoted to Private on July 3, 1861 after losing his canteen. He was in the Battle of Winchester, VA in May 1862, taken prisoner and back on the Muster Roll as of July 1862. He received Special Orders #27 on July 30, 1862 to report to Head Quarters, 2nd Corps Army of Virginia, near Washington, by Major General N.P. Banks. A copy of this letter is included in his Service Record. Included in his service record is the following: “Notation, book mark: 11569 A 1875 War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, May 20, 1876 Detailed on extra duty as Draughtsman at Head Quarters Defense of Washington (Gen’ Banks Commanding) to date from Sept 26, 1862 per S.O. No 18. Defense of Washington dated Sept. 27, 1862. Detailed on extra duty as Draughtsman to Banks Expedition per S.O. No. 8 Head Quarters Banks Expedition dated 759 Broadway NY Nov 17, 1862 and Discharged to date Jany 23, 1863 by reason of having received a civil appointment in Engineers Dept. So much of S.O. No 17 Par 6 of Jany 12, 1863 from A.G.O. as directs this mans discharge to date May 11, 1862 is revoked” I have his service record, and have requested his Pension file from NARA but received the wrong one. They sent me the pension file for Francis D’Avignon the Surgeon from New York. I have not been able to find him on the index on Ancestry. Francis was born in France about 1813 he was an Artist/Lithographer in New York City and Boston, he died while residing in Medford, MA about 1871. My question are: Where do I look for a copy of the other Special Orders mentioned in the notation dated 1876? SO. 18, 8, and 17? Any idea why this Notation was added to his service record, he had died 5 years earlier? He received a civil appointment to the Engineers Dept. would he still have been eligible for a Military Pension? Would he have received a Pension from the Engineers Dept? What does the Bookmark 11569 A 1875 mean? He enlisted as a Corporal, could this be because of prior military experience? He may have served in the Mexican War, but I have not been able to prove this. Has anyone researched the National Guard Museum & Archives in Worcester, MA, they have a large collection of Civil War records? Thank you for your time, Diane Laferriere