I recently sent to the archives for information on two men. One I knew was related the other was a possible. Anyway, I received them the other day and have a couple of questions perhaps some of you can answer: in the side margin before the years column is hand written E.P. M.I. R, What does it stand for? under the line where his info is written, there is a notation that says "772R-Apr 10" - 63 14 in the days column Sept in Month and 1862; what does this mean? Under remarks: Present on MR-April 10" 1863 M- IR Sept 14. 62 Absent, sick Wounded. absent since June 18"1864. 772- OR. Wounded in Hand. June 19" 1864 near Petersburg. Va. borne as Roberts. Cas-List June 1864. Ok, I know that he lost two fingers on his left hand, is this saying that he was at a field hospital in June? What is the M - IR in Sept of the previous year? What battle might have been going on in Petersburg, Va. in June of 1864? His name was Aaron D. Robertson and he was a private with Company I of the 148th Inf. He enlisted on 28 August 1862 and mustered in on 31 August 1862. He later received a pension of $8.00 a month for the loss of his two fingers. Any help here understanding these papers would be helpful. Vicki in WNY Researching these names: ARWINE, BAKER, BARRETT, BENVANSCHOTEN, BRANDOW, BROKAW, BUTLER, CARNES, CROWE, DEAN, FERRIS, GOLDEN, HAVENS, HENDERSHOTT, HOXTER, HUBER, ISAMAN, JENKS, KELLEHER, KNAPP, KOONTZ, LUNDRIGAN, MAKELEY, MCDERMOTT, MEHLENBACHER, MERRITT, NEU, NORTHRUP, O"CONNOR, OSINCUP, OXX, PATTERSON, POWERS, QUICK, RAHMLOW, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, ROOT, RYAN, SLAUGHTER, STOCUM, WADE, WHITE, WILCOX, WRIGHT, VAN OXX, YECKLEY, YOUNG, ZIMMERMAN.

Vicky, What does WNY stand for? Also, do you have a James S. Brokaw in your records? He was in the 194th Ohio Inf and his wife, Matilda, applied for a CW pension in 1890 from OH. Looking for Matilda's maiden name. Les Williams Tacoma WA

Vicki In regards the "EP MI R" those notes are unfamiliar to me, could be archivers notes. From the Civilwardata.com information (I included it below) one could infer that "772R-Apr 10-63" may refer to an event or document (note that 772OR [here I offer a wild guess: page 772 of Organization (muster?) Roll?] is mentioned again below) note that below it mentions "present on M[uster] R[oll]" on April 10 1863 connected somehow back to his "Muster In" date on September 14, 1862. Again in the remarks it refers back to M-IR (Muster-in roll?) and gives his muster in date. Apparently he was as you surmised absent from muster call and on a casualty list after June 18, 1864. The indication from the data says that your soldier was not present at his "MO" [Muster Out] which occurred on "in absentia" June 22, 1865 at Richmond, Virginia. The unit did not muster out until July 16, in Washington DC. The date June 18, 1864 is two days after the beginning of the Siege at Petersburg, Virgina which lasted until April 2, 1865. (see below Dyer's Compendium for the NY 146th I have guessed at what these things might stand for, it is possible you will be never be absolutely sure what was meant. I hope I helped. Mike Civilwardata.com information: Aaron Dexter Robertson Residence Yates County NY; 18 years old. Enlisted on 8/28/1862 at Benton, NY as a Private. On 9/14/1862 he mustered into "I" Co. NY 148th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 6/22/1865 at Richmond, VA (Absent, at MO) He was listed as: * Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA (Absent, since) From Dyer's Compendium: 146th REGIMENT NY INFANTRY ("5th ONEIDA," "HALLECK INFANTRY," "GARRARD'S TIGERS"). Organized at Rome, N.Y., and mustered in October 10, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., October 11, 1862. Attached to Casey's Division, Defences of Washington, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865. SERVICE.--Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., till November, 1862. Joined Army of the Potomac at Snicker's Gap, Va., November 2. Rappahannock Campaign November, 1862, to June, 1863. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15, 1862. At Falmouth to April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At Warrenton, Beverly Ford and Culpeper till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Beverly Ford, Va., till May, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 1-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out at Washington, D. C. July 16, 1865. Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 126 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 179 Enlisted men by disease. Total 314. [email protected] wrote: > I recently sent to the archives for information on two men. One I knew was > related the other was a possible. Anyway, I received them the other day and > have a couple of questions perhaps some of you can answer: > > in the side margin before the years column is hand written E.P. M.I. R, > What does it stand for? > > under the line where his info is written, there is a notation that says > "772R-Apr 10" - 63 14 in the days column Sept in Month and 1862; what does this > mean? > > Under remarks: Present on MR-April 10" 1863 > M- IR Sept 14. 62 Absent, sick > Wounded. absent since June 18"1864. 772- OR. > Wounded in Hand. June 19" 1864 near Petersburg. Va. borne as Roberts. > Cas-List June 1864. Ok, I know that he lost two fingers on his left hand, is this > saying that he was at a field hospital in June? What is the M - IR in Sept > of the previous year? What battle might have been going on in Petersburg, > Va. in June of 1864? > > His name was Aaron D. Robertson and he was a private with Company I of the > 148th Inf. He enlisted on 28 August 1862 and mustered in on 31 August 1862. > He later received a pension of $8.00 a month for the loss of his two fingers. > > Any help here understanding these papers would be helpful. Vicki in WNY

which State did he was his unit from? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 10:25 AM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] State archives questions >I recently sent to the archives for information on two men. One I knew >was > related the other was a possible. Anyway, I received them the other day > and > have a couple of questions perhaps some of you can answer: > > in the side margin before the years column is hand written E.P. M.I. R, > What does it stand for? > > under the line where his info is written, there is a notation that says > "772R-Apr 10" - 63 14 in the days column Sept in Month and 1862; what does > this > mean? > > Under remarks: Present on MR-April 10" 1863 > M- IR Sept 14. 62 Absent, sick > Wounded. absent since June 18"1864. 772- OR. > Wounded in Hand. June 19" 1864 near Petersburg. Va. borne as Roberts. > Cas-List June 1864. Ok, I know that he lost two fingers on his left > hand, is this > saying that he was at a field hospital in June? What is the M - IR in > Sept > of the previous year? What battle might have been going on in > Petersburg, > Va. in June of 1864? > > His name was Aaron D. Robertson and he was a private with Company I of > the > 148th Inf. He enlisted on 28 August 1862 and mustered in on 31 August > 1862. > He later received a pension of $8.00 a month for the loss of his two > fingers. > > Any help here understanding these papers would be helpful. Vicki in WNY > > Researching these names: ARWINE, BAKER, BARRETT, BENVANSCHOTEN, BRANDOW, > BROKAW, BUTLER, CARNES, CROWE, DEAN, FERRIS, GOLDEN, HAVENS, HENDERSHOTT, > HOXTER, HUBER, ISAMAN, JENKS, KELLEHER, KNAPP, KOONTZ, LUNDRIGAN, > MAKELEY, > MCDERMOTT, MEHLENBACHER, MERRITT, NEU, NORTHRUP, O"CONNOR, OSINCUP, OXX, > PATTERSON, > POWERS, QUICK, RAHMLOW, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, ROOT, RYAN, SLAUGHTER, > STOCUM, > WADE, WHITE, WILCOX, WRIGHT, VAN OXX, YECKLEY, YOUNG, ZIMMERMAN. > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > > >