Let me add my thanks to Chris for sharing his letter.  Items like this are not found too often and add so much to the history.   Lois Leijdecker-Ott (from the NJ Disbrows) ________________________________ From: Michael Disbrow <dizzynorth@gmail.com> To: disbrow@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:10:41 PM Subject: Re: [DISBROW] 1863 Disbrow Letter >From - Mike Disbrow, listowner I want to add my thanks to Chris for sharing this letter with us. Here is the information I was able to scrape together for my book, "Descendants of Thomas & Mercy (Holbridge) Disbrow", from Part 2, pages 40 and 41: (2-8-1-2-2)  RALPH L.7 DISBROW, son of George6 & Caroline (Smith)     b. 17 Sep. 1826 Amherst, Lorain Co., OH; d. 20 Oct. 1903 Oneida Twp., Eaton Co., MI; m. 4 Mar. 1851 Brownhelm, Lorain Co., OH, HONOR CHADSEY TRIPP (b. 25 Dec. 1828 N. Kingston, Washington Co., RI; d. 18 Jan. 1908 St. Clair, St. Clair Co., MI).  Both bur. Oakwood/Grand Ledge cem., Eaton Co., MI.  Removed to MI in 1853, first living one year at Cotrellville, St. Clair Co., then settling in Oneida Twp., Eaton Co. >From the obituary of Honor (Tripp) Disbrow, in the Grand Ledge [MI] Independent, 24 January. 1908:   "She may be called a pioneer of this county for on her arrival here in the year 1854 it was mostly a wilderness... She was especially useful to the early pioneers of Oneida Twp. with her natural qualifications as a nurse and a good memory serving to enable her to remember the best remedy for the several ailments with which the early settlers were afflicted, and many older settlers remember with gratitude the ministrations of the deceased, rendered without money or price and with a cheerful generosity, that made the simple remedies doubly effective...Eight children were born to them and only three survive...7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren."     Ralph L. Disbrow enlisted 9 Sep. 1862 in Co. D, 7th MI Cavalry, at Oneida, MI , as a private.  "At the battle of Gettysburgh, Penn., while actually engaged in battle on the 3d day of July 1863 he received a gun shot wound in the left leg just above the knee joint, the ball passing entirely through the leg..."  He spent 6 months in the hospital at Ft. Schuyler, NY, then rejoined his regiment. Discharged 15 Dec. 1865 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.  Was granted an invalid pension in 1866.     Children: +(2-8-1-2-2-1) Melvin Delos b. 6 Mar. 1852 N. Amherst, OH   (2-8-1-2-2-2) Eva May  b. c1855 prob. Eaton Co., MI +(2-8-1-2-2-3) Warren Montgomery  b. 20  Sep. 1857 prob. Eaton Co., MI   (2-8-1-2-2-4) Irma Bell  B. Nov. 1859 prob. Eaton Co., MI; m. W. J. Parsons; living 1936 in St. Clair, MI   (2-8-1-2-2-5) Murtie  (Myrtle?)  b. 20 Sep. 1868 Oneida Twp., Eaton Co. (Three other children, prob. died young.) Ref:  obit's - Ralph's in "Grand Ledge Independent"  of 23 Oct. 1903, Honor's as above; marriage records, Lorain Co., OH [Arlynn G. Gantz]; pension file, Nat'l Archives; Mich. Vols.. XXXVII:42;  fam. data of Lorraine Whiting; headstone inscriptions; census - 1850 Sheffield Twp., Lorain Co., OH, 1860 & 1900 Oneida Twp., Eaton Co., MI             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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       ------------------------------- 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