SheZDolan@aol.com wrote: > > This is my first time posting to the list and I'm a rank novice at genealogy. > Can anyone give me any information on my great-grandfather, William Henry > Power, born February 27, 1845? To the best of my knowledge he was born in or > near Waterford, Ireland; lived in Philadelphia after the Civil War, but am > not sure where he lived prior to that. He was supposedly present at the > capture of John Wilkes Booth. ------------------ Sheila, Was his wife's name Margaret M.? If so, there's a William H. Power who was in Company D, 95th PA Infantry - here he's carried as William A. POWERS - and enlisted 17 Sep 1861, mustered out 28 Sep 1864; he was later in Company F, 7th US Veteran Volunteer Infantry. He applied for an invalid pension in 1879. Wife Margaret applied for a widow's pension in 1919. The 95th was organized in Philadelphia and became part of the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac. The 7th was organized at Camp Stoneman at Washington from 25 Jan to 14 Apr 1865. As far as I know, the 16th NY Cavalry was the only military unit at JWB's capture, and I couldn't find a William Power listed. The kernel of truth might be he was present at the incarceration/trial/execution of the conspirators. Dennis