victoria tester wrote: > > Hello, everyone. Hoping someone on the list can help. Have two questions. > > Was recently in a small cemetery in southern Indiana where my five greats grandfather, James MacMichael, born in Ireland, is buried. His gravestone says that he died November 16, 18-- (year looks like 1861 but am not positive) in service of his country at Jeffersonville, but I can find no references to that place. ------------------- There's a James McMichael (sic), who enlisted in Company I, 34th IN Inf. on 9 Oct 1861, who died at Jeffersonville, IN on 16 Nov 1861. Sounds like he might have died in an accident or of disease. ------------------- > Also, I have heard that his widow, Sarah, applied for a pension. Can anyone tell me how I would go about looking for a copy of it? ------------------- Union pension records are at the National Archives in Washington. If you can't get there yourself, you can ask them to send them by mail. The first thing you need to do is request Form 85. You can do this by sending an e-mail to inquire@nara.gov with "Form 85" as the subject. Tell them how many forms you need and what your mailing address is. Once the form arrives, fill out at least the required entries, mail it back, and then put it out of your mind - lately, it's been taking months to get a reply. I located the index card for Sarah's pension application at Ancestry.com. They are currently offering free access to their databases thru the 21st if you'd like to see it for yourself. Dennis mailto:fran@ees.eesc.com Sterling Heights Michigan USA