FYI: Godfrey Library receives important early Army Death Register The Library has acquired an original Register of Deceased Soldiers of the Army of the United States…. for the period 1810-1836. This register was prepared by the Army Asylum Fund between 1851-1880. This important find is one of the earliest known registers of Army deaths and includes information on soldiers that died in the first half of the 19th Century. The register has alphabetical tabs and the names were entered in a loose alphabetical and chronological order by the first letter of the surname. The citations include the soldier’s name, date of death, rank, name of commanding officer, other notes and an accounting of the soldier’s receipts turned over to the Army Asylum Fund. A search of the soldiers on this list shows that they do not appear in the other usual genealogical indexes and directories. I am extracting the information and it is being serialized in the library’s Godfrey Quarterly. The current issue contains the citations for the “A” surnames. If you would like a copy of this issue (free) just send me your contact information and I will mail it to you. Tom Thomas Jay Kemp Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield Street Middletown, CT 06457-2534 Phone: 860-346-4375 Fax: 860-347-9874 Email: TKemp@Godfrey.org Web site: http://www.godfrey.org