Hi Chris. How very thoughtful of you to send this email to everyone. What a treasure!!! How very sad, but just unbelievable that this man would take the time to send this letter.He must of cared very much for RL. I am going to try to find any info I can on him and Jehiel. Was He your ggg grandfather or did your ggg grandmother marry again? I just think it is wonderful that you have this letter and that you took the time to send this. Wow!! Funny thing is, I am from the Disbrow Family, but I am also a Wilson. Small, wonderful, world. Thank you Chris and God Bless Eileen Have-Bramhall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Wilson" <chris@chriswilson.info> To: <DISBROW@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:05 PM Subject: [DISBROW] 1863 Disbrow Letter > > Hello Disbrows, > > I am not a member of the Disbrow family, but I have a copy of a letter you > may be interested in. > > The letter is from an R. L. Disbrow to my great-great-great-grandmother, > Helen Karcher. It is to inform Mrs. Karcher of the death of her husband, > Jehiel, on August 11, 1863, from a wound he received at Gettysburg on July > 3. R. L. Disbrow writes that he was in the hospital in New York with > Jehiel when he died and had been in the same company (Company D) of the > 7th Michigan Cavalry. > > Since R. L. Disbrow was in the hospital with Jehiel Karcher and had been > in the same cavalry company, I assume that he was also wounded at > Gettysburg. But I don't have any more information than that. > > In other records, I found a Ralph L. Disbrow, 36, from Oneida, on the > rolls of Company D of the 7th Michigan Cavalry. The author of the letter > mentions that he lives ``north of Sharelot'', and Oneida is in fact north > of Charlotte, MI, so this must be the author of the letter. > > Here's a transcript of the hand-written letter: > > [S. A. ?] General hospital > Fort Schuiler, NY > > August 11, 1863 > > Mrs. [Litey ? Case/?] (apparently the person who wrote the letter for Mr. > Disbrow) > > I [amfarid ?] to Write to you this mor to a nounce the Deth of youre > Husband Mrs Karcher I have ben With him > Evry Since he was Wonded his Wond Seamed as if it Was doing well But the > mane arter gave Way and Bled the > Doctors took it up and the prospect Was fare for him to Recover But last > nite thay gave Way and Before help cood > Be had it Was to late he Sank away very Easy He Requested me to take > charge of his things and Send them to you > youre likeness I send and Whether I can get his Blankets or not I cant > tell if I can I Will fetch them to you I Shall > come home in a few Weaks and Will let you no When I come I live north of > Sharelot I Belong to the Same > company With him and feal the loss very mutch But can Say I am hapy to no > that He is Beter of than When in this > World I feal Sory to Write the nuse of his Deth to you I simpathise with > you in your loss I hant time to Write More > Before the male goes out I will rite more praticulars > > youres in hast >>From a Sinsere > un none Friend > Mr. R L [Disbrow ?] > > I Send you a lock > of His Hare > > --Chris > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message