Hello all, On another mailing list there has been a thread going about unusual given names. Many were speculating the recorded versions were some corruption of a common name, particularly when it came to daughters. On one thread I commented that it appeared to be a family name and after checking the person got back with me and said "BINGO !". My father's name is Carlton Griffith Knowles - Carlton being his grandmother's maiden name and Griffith being his great-grandmother's maiden name. So family names as given names don't have to be just one generation up, they can go for multiple generations. And while I know more about the Welsh and English practice, it appears to be a common practice in many cultures. And while I was familiar with sons being given family names (my own name is Carlton David Knowles), I have been very surprised over the years at how often daughters are also given family names as given names. For the thread I answered it was : "My thought would be it's a family name. I have a collateral relative named Martha Carlton Clark, the Carlton being her mother's maiden name. When I searched the index to the 1920 US Federal census and only filled in her middle name as a Surname I got 29 hits. The index to the 1930 (in my experience a more accurate index than 1920) had 110 hits. When I loaded her middle name as a surname at FamilySearch it pulled up, among others, 85 on SSDI and 100 on IGI-North America." If you find an "unusual" given name, son or daughter, it just may prove to be an invaluable clue to the past . C. David Knowles

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XY.2ADE/521 Message Board Post: Hi all, It has been a while since I've been to Boulder and I've been told I wouldn't recognize it. Broomfield has it's own county now. (BGS Quarterly August 1997 Vol 29, #3 p.97 "The Colorado Telephone Company, Subscribers' Directory, Boulder County, March 22, 1902") In 1902 in Broomfield there was a telephone office and 5 subscribers - all ranches. Church, J F, ranch Denver Land Co., ranch Nissan, A, ranch Tucker, Thomas F, ranch Zang, Adolph J, ranch But that's ok , my family and their neighbors in Louisville didn't believe in those new fangled things - there only 5 and all were businesses. Burghardt, Wm, Saloon Clark, C A, General Merchandise Huber, Joseph A, druggist Steinbaugh, J J, blacksmith Tobey & Lee, livery and feed stables David

Our best informant, David, will have seen this because I sent an email to him instead of the list. I know I'll get the hang of this someday. David's comments about pension files inspired me to write down what I learned in the last couple of days.        I just sent to NARA for two pension records.  First you have to ask them to send "NATF Form 85."  The forms are free, but they'll only send five at a time.  You use the same form for "Bounty Land Warrant Applications."        It's a good idea to visit the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors website first (<A HREF="http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/)">http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/)</A> to get as much information as possible about your ancestor's service.  For the pension files, NARA wants to know name, branch of service, state from which your ancestor served, and war or dates served.  They'd LIKE to know the unit number and the service branch (as in '12th Iowa Infantry') and whether the person was officer or enlisted and volunteer or regular.  They'd also like to know dates and places of birth and death, "name of widow or other claimant," and places the veteran lived after service.        It's a single page form and easy to understand.  You keep one copy and send them the other.  You can include a credit card number or they'll bill you.  They hold the request up to 45 days waiting payment.        For $37. you get a "full pension application file" ("recommended for genealogy," but items are not described).  $14.75 gets you the "Pension Documents Packet" which they say may contain all or some of the following: - declaration of pension - declaration of widow's pension - adjutant general statements of service - questionnaires completed by applicants - "pension dropped" cards - marriage certificates - death certificates - discharge certificate        If you are looking for a Civil War era pension, and the person was a Confederate veteran, you write to the appropriate Southern state.  Addresses are given on the form.  I'd be happy to provide an address for anyone who needs one (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Caroline, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia).        This sounds like a possible gold mine, and I don't know why I didn't send my own request sooner! Leah

Hi, I would like to share an experience that taught me a lesson. I like the history part as much as the family part of "family historian." I had a great-granduncle who died, unmarried, in the Civil War. I knew NARA had muster rolls and pension files. So I sent off and got the muster roll. Later a distant cousin found me and asked if I had his pension file. Knowing the cousin was old, I thought him feeble, thought he meant muster and so as not to embarrass I said yes. Even over the phone I knew he was disappointed. Later he came back and said it again ; I said I thought you meant muster, no I don't have the pension file. I had assumed a pension file was only for wives & descendants but it turns out there was a provision for parents to get a pension if they could prove loss of a son was an economic hardship to the family (see what happens when you assume!) Took them a while but finally the mother proved need. When she died the father applied and since need and relationship had been proven by the mother, all he had to do was prove he was married to her. When England began civil registration in 1837 they allowed a few years for it to get organized and accepted church records. In the pension file was a copy of the parish registry for a marriage on 8 November 1838 in Pennal, Merioneth, Wales. Talk about "crossing the pond" !!! I learned it pays to be thorough. In this instance you can check the General Index to Pensions at a regional NARA center ( http://www.archives.gov/facilities/index.html ) or at a FHC. (While it only shows a center in Denver, click on the bottom and it shows "affiliated archives" in Yellowstone and Santa Fe). I understand that for the South each state gave pensions. Cyndi's List has a good section on this - ( http://www.archives.gov/facilities/index.html ) . Buyer beware - I recommended this on a board, someone sent off and I received a very nasty email that, for a large cost, she didn't learn anything new. (I sent off about 18 years ago and thought it reasonable ; I have no idea what inflation has done since). One other cravat - the cousin sent me a copy of what he had received ; but because it would be a while I also sent off to NARA for my own copy. There were about 5 pages in each set that were unique. As I remember we both got 50 pages, so I'm guessing the file was 60 or more pages and they picked out a random selection. Hope this helps, David

Hi list, I recently sent around a list of useful links that I've found. I'm afraid there was some confusion about what I was trying (poorly) to say and I'd like to clarify : 1. At the top of the links page at GenWeb it says - "The following links will take you to Websites outside the COGenWeb Boulder County Project...." All linked sites are independent of and separate from GenWeb 2. I got on the Internet about 10 years ago looking for genealogy related sites. I was so unimpressed I didn't come back until last summer. In my excitement at the progress being made I made some comments that were not well thought out. Online and offline are different TOOLS of genealogy ; not different branches. And while great strides have been made, non-electronic tools still far outnumber electronic. David Knowles ps these things have spell checker ; when will they have thought checker?

Coleen, Don't know if you've had an answer to this post or not. Tha Boulder County Clerks Office has an online index at http://icris.co.boulder.co.us/documentSearch.jsp . I didn't see anything relating to a probate for Rosalind Boland. I checked the Social Security Death Index and all of the residences for her were in Dauphin County, Pa. I noticed quite a few other Bolands in the Clerks index ; she may have died while visiting but I would suspect that any will / probate would be in Dauphin County. David

Hi all, The Boulder County GenWeb site ( http://hollyhockfarms.com/coboulder/ ) has a list of "Helpful Links". Very, very helpful ! In addition here are some I've collected . First I'll repeat from GenWeb - Cyndi's List ( http://www.cyndislist.com/ ). Can't speak highly enough about this site. But I will state I think one section is out-of-date. She says there is no such thing as "Internet Genealogy". In the day of bulletin boards that was true. But today I subscribe to Ancestry.com where they have scanned digital images of Federal and state censuses. There is a site in England (University of Leicester) that has scanned digital images of Pigot's & Co National Directories, among others. There is a national project at GenWeb to post tombstone photographs. In my mind all very legitimate primary source genealogy. LDS site - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp has the ancestral file (beware of many errors), 1880 U.S., 1881 English & 1881 Canadian census indexes, SSDI, IGI (index) TownSearch - http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi Yahoo (maps) - http://maps.yahoo.com/ 1895 Atlas & Gazetteer - http://www.livgenmi.com/1895 MultiMaps - http://www.multimap.com/home.html Denver Public Library - http://www.denver.lib.co.us/ebranch/whg/datafile.html DeadFred (a site to store & share photographs) - http://www.deadfred.com/ ALT Characters (how to get your computer to print things like ñ or £ or ü or é or ¥ - I hope the formatting carries. That should be a Spanish n, a British pound sign, a German u, a French accented e and a Japanese yen sign) - http://hometown.aol.com/MonT714/tutorial/ALTchrc.html Boulder Mailing List Archives - http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COBOULDE/ Enjoy, David

Hello again, Does anyone have Vol 9 #3 August 1977 issue of the BGS Quarterly ? On page 34 is an article " 'Old Louisville Cemetery' near Superior, Colorado". If you have a copy could you summarize for the list ? David And again if you have a copy the Superior Historical Commission probably would like a copy. Contact : Jennifer S. Dunn Community Services Analyst Town of Superior (303) 499-3675 <A HREF="mailto:jenniferd@townofsuperior.com">jenniferd@townofsuperior.com</A>

Hi, Does anyone have Vol 5 #3 August 1973 issue of the BGS Quarterly ? There is an article on page 20, "Burials in Superior Cemetery, Boulder, Colorado." Does it list a burial for Jane, Thomas or David Carlton ? David ps If you do have a copy you may want to forward a copy to the Superior Historical Commission. They are restoring the cemetery. The person I have been in contact with is : Jennifer S. Dunn Community Services Analyst Town of Superior (303) 499-3675 <A HREF="mailto:jenniferd@townofsuperior.com">jenniferd@townofsuperior.com</A>

Hi List, This is guaranteed NOT to be scientific or accurate. But hopefully it will be fun and give some sense of the county. I've got the subscription to census records at Ancestry.com . Some are indexed (1st warning sign). And some allow you to search by "keyword" or "birthplace". I'm not quite sure who comes up on searches - everyone in the family or only heads of household (2nd warning). I believe it varies by census. The following is from the index for the 1920 Federal and I believe only lists heads of household. I picked index for state-Colorado, county-Boulder, left "name" blank and filled in "birthplace". I did not try every country or state but believe I have a fair sampling. Those born in : Canada 153 Mexico 114 England 335 Wales 78 Scotland 68 Ireland 71 Norway 52 Sweden 273 Finland 14 Denmark 66 France 75 Germany 181 Spain 6 Portugal 0 Russia 136 Poland 33 Austria 117 Hungary 6 Slovakia 12 Italy 242 Greece 78 None from Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Congo or from Brazil or Argentina. India 3 Australia 3 China 2 Japan 21 Colorado 1644 Nebraska 329 New Mexico 36 Arizona 0 Utah 12 Wyoming 24 Kansas 450 Texas 72 California 15 Iowa 856 Pennsylvania 446 That's a pretty diverse population. David

Marji, Don't know if you've had an answer or not. Only recently signed on to the mailing list. While browsing the archives I came across your email from January. I also recently signed up with Ancestry.com for their online census images. They have all censuses as scanned images and many have indexes. Unfortunately the 1910 and 1900 aren't indexed. I couldn't find your Kuhefuss on the 1920 index, even using soundex. I found brother Martin Sorley in Washington but they weren't with him. On the 1930 census I found Ann Kuhefusse [sic] as head of house in Seattle, King County, Washington (ED37 page 13B). It is a badly faded and blurred image. But it appears - rents home, age 55, born Wisconsin, widowed, father born Norway, mother born Norway, no occupation. With her is daughter Betty, age 22, born Colorado, no occupation. I could not find Martin Sorley on the index even with the soundex. Also the Boulder County Clerks Office has an online index to their records at - ( http://icris.co.boulder.co.us/login.jsp ) . There are a number of deeds,etc listed for George; he seems to have been in partnership or at least worked closely with a Gunther Carlberg. Also it appears that an August Sorley was the trustee of George's estate. On 7 Dec 1911 there was a document called a "decree" between him and Ann and the 3 daughters. You can write them and get a copy of his will and / or probate ; should pin down death details. Also marriage certificates show on the index but I didn't find any for any Kuhefuss. A guess is Ann left Colorado between 1920 and 1930 and that the 2 older girls married in Washington. Good luck, David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Girardo Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XY.2ADE/520.3 Message Board Post: >From 1930 Census, Boulder, ED 7-50, SH 9B In 1930, Tom V. Girardo and family were living at 1705 Grove St. in Boulder. This is very close to today's Boulder High School, and not far from the university. Tom V. owns the home, it's worth $2,000. (He should have kept it - it sold for $90,000 in 1986.) He's 41, married at 21. Immigrated in 1895. Works as laborer in coal mine. Josie, wife, 36, married at 16, b. CO, parents Italy. Angelo M., son, 18 (all children born in Colorado) Marie D., dau, 17 John P., son, 15 Tommie W., son, 13 Raymond B., son, 10 - he is the only child not in school Marshall, Boulder Co., ED 7-6, SH 3B Antonie Girardo, owns $400 home, single, 47, immigrated 1890, cannot read & write, miner, coal mine Mount Harris, Routt Co., CO, ED 54-27, Sheet 4B 606 Colorado James Girardo, head, rents $11/month, 39, married at 19, immigrated 1897, miner, coal mine Sarah, wife, 37, married at 17, b. NE, parents US, Angelo, son, 13, school, all kids b. CO, Eugene, son, 8, school, Lawrence, son, 7, school, James, son, 5, Aneva, dau, 3 11/12, Louis, son, 1 0/12, Hope this helps! - Karen

Hi I'm trying to find info on a Kate Zuella Long who married George ?. They ran a grocery and meat market around 1916 in/near Nederland. Thanks for any help. Carol

Hi all, Here is another email from Mary Reilly-McNellan that I'm posting with permission. Again very informative ; thank you very much Mary. David I have read in several publications (Thomas Noel & Dan Corson, "Boulder County, An Illustrated History" and J.B. Schooland, "Boulder in Perspective") that the oldest building in the Boulder Valley is the Tommy Jones Stage Stop. It is still standing along Boulder Creek in Valmont, and is visible north of Valmont Drive near Indian Road. It was built in 1860 by Jones, who also laid out the townsite of Valmont. It was the transportation center of the town, and was also used as a post office and later as a boarding house. The last I looked, it was pretty run-down, but I know that Boulder County had some survey work done on it and I think were trying to give it some help. You might check with the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department to get more info. I don't know about it being made a monument, but they would probably know. They have a very historically savvy employee, Rich Koopmann, who may be able to offer more info. The only reference that I have seen relating William Barney to an early cabin was in Phyllis Smith's book, "A Look at Boulder". Smith describes how Bill Barney completed his cabin located on the southeast corner of Eleventh and Pearl. That was the location of a large Christmas dance in 1859 (because the cabin had a wooden floor), with lots of food and merriment, and Emma Brookfield was one of the dancers. There may be more info about him and the others at Carnegie. Hope this helps. Mary

Hi all, I am forwarding to the list an email I received from Mary Reilly-McNellan, with her permission. When she says "Hope this helps!" my answer is a resounding "YES" ! David ps Note where she says vandals took the plaque. I was certainly no angel as a boy but what is the "fun" in knocking over tombstones or stealing historical markers ? Hello, I used to be a park ranger for the Boulder Mountain Parks during the 1980s and early 1990s. The bronze plaque that you are referring to was erected by the Arapahoe Chapter of the D.A.R. in 1939, and was bolted to a large boulder beneath the southernmost extension of the Red Rocks sandstone outcrop at Settlers Park at the mouth of Boulder Canyon, at the junction of Pearl Street and Canyon Blvd. Unfortunately, the bronze plaque was stolen by vandals in about the early1990s. I attempted to apply for a grant to obtain funding to replace the plaque with another bronze plaque, but was denied funding. There is a simple sign near the original location, but it lacks the charm of the original bronze plaque. If you'd like to see a photograph of the original sign, it can be seen in a book written by Tom Meier entitled " 'It Ain't Necessarily So' The Early Settlement of Boulder Set in Type--Cast in Bronze--Fused in Porcelain". The book refutes many of the early potential "legends" associated with the early settlement of Boulder, and is well researched and well documented. The book was published in 1993, Boulder Creek Press, Boulder, Co., and is, I'm sure, available in Carnegie Library. The names that were listed on the bronze plaque are as follows: Alfred A. Brookfield Catp. Thos. Aikins Daniel Gordon & Brother Moore & Dickens Theodore Squires Wheelock Brothers Capt. A.K. Yount Charles Clouser Thomas Lorton Samuel J. Aikins John Rothrock L.L. Aikins Meier refutes the date of October 17, 1858, that is listed on the plaque (and that has been carried on in many other publications) as being the date of the establishment of the first Boulder camp. Hope this helps! Mary Reilly-McNellan

I remember studying the Sand Creek masacre as a teenager in the 50s. We went as a class and visited an expert, who I imagine, is dead now. His relating of the story wasn't nearly as sever as those going around now. I think it must be very difficult to judge men's actions of 140 years ago using todays standards. I had a great great uncle who was in Chivington's units and he mustered out a month before Sand Creek. On Tue, 6 May 2003 17:59:03 -0600 "pauli1028 SMITH" <pauli1028@msn.com> writes: > David, > > I took a Colorado History course at Front Range Community College > last fall and we studied the Sand Creek Massacre. Handed out in the > class was a copy of an article from one of the Denver newspapers > where two recently found letters written by two men who were members > of the 3rd were transcribed. There were photos of the original > letters too. These two men gave first hand accounts of the > atrocities committed there. I seem to remember one of the letters > was to Chivington's Commanding Officer or a General or someone in > Washington D.C. The comments about Chivington were not complimentary > in the least. I'll have to see if I still have the handout. > > Pauli > > > Hi, > I've been surfing the net and found a number of things about this > John Chivington who led the raid at Sand Creek. > > He was a Methodist Minister ; in fact the presiding elder of the > Rocky Mountain District. > > He and his troops preformed a daring manuever that won the Battle > of Glorietta Pass ; called the "Gettysburg of the West." (If the > Confederates had not been stopped they were set to over run > Colorado). > > Then 2 years later he leads a troop, many of whom were drunk, in a > slaughter of Indian women and children at Sand Creek. > > Below are some links I found. No one operates in a vacuum and it > is interesting to note the references to the feelings of the general > population. > > Here's a page with an interesting account of the Battle of > Glorietta Pass -http://www.cia-g.com/~rockets/dNMhist.gpass.htm . > Unfortunately it isn't sourced. > > Doesn't mention units but does talk about Chivington�s Colorado > Volunteers. And note the comments about "use" of the Indians by the > Confederacy and the Union. > > Here is a PBS site (I trust PBS) about the battle - > http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/newmexico/nm_glorietta.htm > . And the article about Chivington is very enlightening. > > And here is a Civil War Regiment site - > http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncotr.htm - that is taken > from "Source - "A Compendium of the War of theRebellion" by > Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3)". > > It lists 1st Regiment Infantry and 2nd Regiment Infantry as taking > part in the Battle of Glorietta Pass. Later they were reorganized as > 1st and 2nd Colorado Cavalry. > > David > > > ==== COBOULDE Mailing List ==== > Boulder County, Colorado COGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~coboulde/ > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > Fred Clarke fclarke@juno.com 10885 W 69th Ave Arvada CO 80004 303 424 2560 ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

David, I took a Colorado History course at Front Range Community College last fall and we studied the Sand Creek Massacre. Handed out in the class was a copy of an article from one of the Denver newspapers where two recently found letters written by two men who were members of the 3rd were transcribed. There were photos of the original letters too. These two men gave first hand accounts of the atrocities committed there. I seem to remember one of the letters was to Chivington's Commanding Officer or a General or someone in Washington D.C. The comments about Chivington were not complimentary in the least. I'll have to see if I still have the handout. Pauli Hi, I've been surfing the net and found a number of things about this John Chivington who led the raid at Sand Creek. He was a Methodist Minister ; in fact the presiding elder of the Rocky Mountain District. He and his troops preformed a daring manuever that won the Battle of Glorietta Pass ; called the "Gettysburg of the West." (If the Confederates had not been stopped they were set to over run Colorado). Then 2 years later he leads a troop, many of whom were drunk, in a slaughter of Indian women and children at Sand Creek. Below are some links I found. No one operates in a vacuum and it is interesting to note the references to the feelings of the general population. Here's a page with an interesting account of the Battle of Glorietta Pass -http://www.cia-g.com/~rockets/dNMhist.gpass.htm . Unfortunately it isn't sourced. Doesn't mention units but does talk about Chivington’s Colorado Volunteers. And note the comments about "use" of the Indians by the Confederacy and the Union. Here is a PBS site (I trust PBS) about the battle - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/newmexico/nm_glorietta.htm . And the article about Chivington is very enlightening. And here is a Civil War Regiment site - http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncotr.htm - that is taken from "Source - "A Compendium of the War of theRebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3)". It lists 1st Regiment Infantry and 2nd Regiment Infantry as taking part in the Battle of Glorietta Pass. Later they were reorganized as 1st and 2nd Colorado Cavalry. David

Hi all, I knew I'd find more under the dust. In the "Boulder Genealogical Society Quarterly August 1993 Vol 25 #3" is an excellent article about Thomas Akins by Kay Short McDowell and Tim Ostwald. (In one of those eerie coincidences the same issue has a five-generation ancestor chart for C. David Knowles) The article is "The Descendants of Thomas. A. Akins and Margaret Ross - Part 1". They make a few brief historical comments and I'd like to note a few things from those. They speak of the start of Boulder and Valmont as though it was simultaneous. The party of Thomas Akins stopped at the "abandoned Fort St. Vrain, located near the present site of the St. Vrain power plant." They also state "John Rothrock, a surveyor and carpenter...contributed his skills by building 13 or so cabins... at the mouth of Boulder Canyon." And mention "...Thomas J. Jones, the first settler in Valmont." C. David Knowles

Hi, I've been surfing the net and found a number of things about this John Chivington who led the raid at Sand Creek. He was a Methodist Minister ; in fact the presiding elder of the Rocky Mountain District. He and his troops preformed a daring manuever that won the Battle of Glorietta Pass ; called the "Gettysburg of the West." (If the Confederates had not been stopped they were set to over run Colorado). Then 2 years later he leads a troop, many of whom were drunk, in a slaughter of Indian women and children at Sand Creek. Below are some links I found. No one operates in a vacuum and it is interesting to note the references to the feelings of the general population. Here's a page with an interesting account of the Battle of Glorietta Pass -http://www.cia-g.com/~rockets/dNMhist.gpass.htm . Unfortunately it isn't sourced. Doesn't mention units but does talk about Chivington’s Colorado Volunteers. And note the comments about "use" of the Indians by the Confederacy and the Union. Here is a PBS site (I trust PBS) about the battle - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/newmexico/nm_glorietta.htm . And the article about Chivington is very enlightening. And here is a Civil War Regiment site - http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uncotr.htm - that is taken from "Source - "A Compendium of the War of theRebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3)". It lists 1st Regiment Infantry and 2nd Regiment Infantry as taking part in the Battle of Glorietta Pass. Later they were reorganized as 1st and 2nd Colorado Cavalry. David

Hi Everyone, I came across a series of articles a while ago that Morse Coffin wrote for the Longmont Ledger in 1907. (Since he died over 90 years ago and the paper went out of business in the 1930s I don't think there is a copyright issue.) Longmont Ledger: Morse Coffin's Memories published in weekly installments beginning July 12, 1907. Excerpt below ran on August 2nd and 9th. "In 1863, the Indian situation seeming to demand it and also an intimation from the governor that same was desirable, a militia company was formed at Burlington (our little burg) and called "The Evans Guard." The officers were Captain A. J. Pennock and lieutenants, Alf. Cushman, L. H. Dickson and Robert Woodward. In its makeup were many good men and it met regularly twice a month for drill. In the summer of 1864 the governor advised us to get ready and hold ourselves for instant service, which we did by rustling horses for those needing them and holding ourselves ready, as ordered, as did Capt. Arkin's Co. at Boulder. But the crisis passed without our being called to active service. The large and beautiful silk flag presented to the "Guard" by the ladies of the valley is now missing, as are also the records of the company which were, as I now recall, well kept by Geo. W. Coffin, as orderly sergeant. The "Guard" went dead on raising of Co. D. 3rd Cav. as officers and many of the boys went into the new company." "In the meantime the Indian war was on in earnest in this whole country and a lot of young men and some not so young, from this section and Boulder and vicinity formed Co. D. 3rd Colo. Cavalry with D. H. Nichols as captain and A. J. Pennock and L. A. Dickson as lieutenants. This was a 100 day regiment but we served 130 days and were mustered out the last day of December 1864. It was a short campaign but an active one, and I guess we earned out wages." "While out we had a little scrap at Buffalo Springs, 150 miles down the Platte, on October 10th and on November 29th was pulled off the Battle of Sand Creek." "Of those yet living here and near here who served in Co. D. there are Lieut. L. H. Dickson, Geo. L. Beckwith, Wm. H. Dickens and Columbus Weese: also L. A. White. Of Co. B. same regiment. There are also living at Berthoud Elijah Lovejoy and I. N. Gardner and at Boulder Granville Berkley, George Squires, Frank Montgomery, Wm. Elliot and H. B. Ludlow; also a few others in other parts of this state and in other states." So it appears that both Boulder and Burlington (later Longmont) had local militias that were absorbed into Company D of the 3rd Colorado Cavalry. Laters, Harry Ross Longmont Genealogical Society