Hi, This Battle should have been near Decatur, AL, but I can find no specific location. Since Curtis Wells was probably the name of a community in 1864, I would suggest looking for it on the 1850 and 1860 census in Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone Co. AL. I will do the same; if I find anything I will be sure to post it to the list. Keith Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kennth Russeau" <KRusseau@webtv.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] These are the times that try mens souls...... > I have read the guide lines & hope this request is in line. I have been > searching for my grandfathers, ( not great grandfather ) grave site, was > told it was in St. Joseph ctm. in Erie mi. Checked with ch. sexton, > looked several times, no luck. His name would be " Alexander Russeau > Union, Inf. 18th. Reg. Co. K " Because he could not read or write, he > was listed as Alexander Reese in the mi. Vols. also does any one know > where the battle of Curtis Wells was fought in Ala.? Sinci I only have a > web tv it only goes so far, thanks a millionmax, and........... > > > > > Have a musket, " ball"! Ken. > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >

My gggrandfather, John H. Moody, was imprisoned at Rock Island Arsenal Prison after the Battle of Lookout Mountain. I suspect that he was a "galvanized yankee" because he went to fight Indians after he got out of this prison. While in prison, he contracted a bad case of scurvy. A doctor somewhere "scraped the bone" in his arm in an attempt to cure his arm of the scurvy, but he never again had use of that arm. My questions: What is this procedure of "scraping the bone"? What did it entail, and how was it supposed to work? Was this a common treatment for scurvy? Any information about this disease and treatment would be greatly appreciated. Janet Graham Theberge