Colorado Civil War Veterans GARDNER, C H, PVT, D, 3RD CO CAV GARDNER, EUGENE, PVT, H, 59TH IL INF POST 56 GARDNER, I N, PVT, D, 3RD CO CAV GARDNER, J F, SERG, M, 3RD CO CAV GARDNER, JONATHAN W, PVT, H, 2ND RI INF GARDNER, PERRY, PVT, G, 21ST NY INF

Linda, Please contact me off the list re your connections to Frederick/Gardner surnames listed on your signature line. Thanks. Marien@frognet.net -------Original Message------- From: GARDNER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:11:06 PM To: GARDNER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GARDNER] Veteran's Day Entry I would like to thank our son Kevin R. Gorby who served for 12 years with the Special Operations (Ops), in the US Air Force. He served in Desert Storm and unfortunately contracted recurring Meningitis during this time. He was medically discharged and now he is totally disabled from this devastating virus. May God bless him, his wife and two children for they have truly given more than most of us to make certain we are free. Linda K. Whitehead-Gorby Buffalo Junction, VA USA Surnames: WHITEHEAD, HANCOCK - Cheshire & Lancashire, UK FREDERICK, KNOCHE, BERGE - Eikel, Germany (West Falen,Deu) YOUNG, GARDNER CROWL, VANKIRK, FORD, COX, MUSSER - OH, PA. An intolerance for irrelevancies and an inability to filter out unneeded information are not positive traits in genealogists. -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetidW1&sourceid37

Garvin County, Wynnewood Confederate Veterans Oklahoma Zachariah Taylor Gardner Private Company A, Caddo Indian Battalion Born August 15, 1829 in Mississippi Died January 14, 1917 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma from pneumonia Buried in Oaklawn Cemetery In Wynnewood, Oklahoma In 1867, he settled on the Washita River east of Pauls Valley. He farmed for several years there and in the early seventies he built the first grist mill. This was a turbine wheel mill run by water. He ground corn into meal for the soldiers at Fort Sill and for the surrounding community. The Gardner's lived in this area before there was a Wynnewood. Zach owned over 1300 acres of land on which he also ran cattle. Around Pauls Valley he was known as Uncle Zach. The community would meet at his place for picnics on Sunday. He is said to have had a beautiful home, painted white with a white picket fence. His home and mill were some of the sights you wouldn't want to miss seeing if you visited Pauls Valley. A large portion of the Indian Pioneer Interviews done by the WPA at least mention Zach Gardner and many of the interviews have quite a bit of information about him. See Jennie Campbell Reel's biography of him from this collection. She does say he was Choctaw while most other accounts say he was Chickasaw and she lists wifes and children. Betty has documents on the Choctaw Trading Post which do show that Zach was indeed Choctaw. Zach was married to Annie on November 4, 1906 in Pauls Valley. Annie was born February 6, 1849 (this date was taken from her tombstone). Some sources say Zach served under "Major George Washington, who was in charge of a Caddo Indian Battalion" while others say he served in a Chickasaw Battalion. ----------------------------- off-topic I have a great article listing sources for finding military information. If you want it contact me off-line. Liz

Salisbury National Cemetery Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina Gardner, Clyde Nathaniel, b. 06/05/1912, d. 05/19/1945, PFC USMC, Plot: D 379, bur. 04/08/1949, *

Burials at Danville National Cemetery GARDNER, JOEL SEC: 41 NO: 84 DoD: 06 NOV 1862 Rank: PVT Unit/State: 23 MI INF USA

Andersonville Prison Code LastName FirstName Rank State 15907 GARDNER WILLIAM H. SGT. MAJOR ME 17569 GARDNER DAVID PRIVATE MA 19671 GARDNER ALVIN PRIVATE NH 14738 GARDNER SAMUEL PRIVATE VA 11639 GARDNER CHRISTOPHER PRIVATE US 20334 GARDINER HENRY PRIVATE PA 11793 GARDNER HENRY PRIVATE US 21153 GARDNER HENRY PRIVATE NY 15251 GARDINER ROBERT F. PRIVATE NY 10982 GARDINER HERMAN PRIVATE NY 11323 GARDNER ORANGE C. PRIVATE NY 19206 GARDNER WILLIAM PRIVATE NY 10245 GARDNER CHAMPLAIN PRIVATE OH 21850 GARDNER DANIEL PRIVATE OH 30201 GARDNER JOHNS. PRIVATE OH 40700 GARDNER JOHN T. CORPORAL PA 41504 GARDNER ROBERT PRIVATE PA 42823 GARDNER B. PRIVATE PA 43113 GARDNER BENJAMIN T. CORPORAL IL 43572 GARDNER HOWARD P. PRIVATE MA 41156 GARDNER GEORGE W. PRIVATE OH 52895 GARDNER B.T. SERGEANT IL 52896 GARDNER CHARLES PRIVATE US 52897 GARDNER FRANCISM. PRIVATE IA 52898 GARDNER H.D. SERGEANT IA 52899 GARDNER HOWARD PRIVATE MA 52900 GARDNER J. B. PRIVATE NY 52901 GARDNER J.R. PRIVATE IL 52903 GARDNER JAMES PRIVATE NY 54592 GARDNER WILLIAM PRIVATE PA

Rock Island County National Cemetery at Rock Island NAME SECT GRAVE GARDNER, BENJAMIN SE 133 GARDNER, DALE H. P 1515 GARDNER, EARL D. Q 992 GARDNER, EDWARD JOSEPH J 526 GARDNER, FRANK F 914 GARDNER, HOWARD L 1228 GARDNER, JAMES Q 729 GARDNER, RAYMOND A. O 1978 GARDNER, SYLVESTER M. K 449 GARDNER, WILLIAM S. N 1048 The Rock Island National Cemetery was established in 1863 within the area of the United States Arsenal on Rock Island in the Mississippi River near the Cities of Davenport, IA, and Rock Island and Moline, IL. The grave of General Thomas Jackson Rodman, distinguished Civil War officer and Commanding Officer of the Rock Island Arsenal from 1865 to his death in 1871, is located in the Rock Island National Cemetery. The three Civil War era cannons surrounding General Rodman's burial place hold special significance. They were cast by a process invented by him. On 28 August, 1868 interments totaled 136, which number included seventy-four white soldiers on various state volunteer regiments, forty-nine member of the 108th Regiment United States Colored Troops, six women and children, and seven unknowns. Today there are over 18,000 interments at the National Cemetery. Rock Island County Confederate Dead at Rock Island NAME RANK CO REGIMENT DOD GRAVE # GARDNER, D.M. PVT D 32 ALA 1/18/64 217 GARDNER, JOS. L. PVT K WRIGHT'S ARK 1/18/65 1787 GARDNER, THOS. T. PVT C 25 ALA 4/10/65 1938 GARNER, JNO. J. PVT H 9 KY CAV 2/28/64 628 During the Civil War, over 12,000 prisoners were house on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, IL. Of those housed here about 2,000 died from smallpox, pneumonia, and other medical ailments. These men were buried in a separate cemetery located on the eastern end of the island.

Fort Henry Prison Gardner, F. Type of Prisoner Political Prisoner Residence Citizen Date of Registration 07/12/1864 Date of Disposition 07/25/1864 Place of Disposition Released Gardner, Henry Type of Prisoner Prisoner of War Unit Name Rebel Cav Date of Registration 03/03/1863 Date of Disposition 03/06/1863 Place of Disposition Oath of Allegiance Gardner, Joseph Type of Prisoner Prisoner of War Unit Name 1 VA Cav Co K Rank Guerilla Date of Registration 02/11/1865 Date of Disposition 05/01/1865 Place of Disposition Released Historical Notes Fredrick Co Va 02/08/65 Gardner, Joseph Type of Prisoner Prisoner of War Unit Name 33 VA Cav Co C Date of Registration 02/15/1865 Historical Notes Frederick Co Va 02/08/65 Fort McHenry located on the tip of a peninsula in Maryland's Baltimore Harbor, held a wide variety of prisoners during the Civil War. Amongst the prisoners were Baltimore's Board of Police Commissioners, Southern sympathizers, officers previously in the U.S. Army or Navy who had left to bare arms against the United States, Fort McHenry also held 110 Rebel surgeons and 10 chaplains. Prisoners were treated well at Fort McHenry. Those with money were allowed to buy goods from the sutler. Local female sympathizers were allowed to visit, but a Union guard was always within earshot. The physicians and chaplains met nightly for a debate club, and also conducted classes in French, German, and Spanish. One guard was occasionally bribed by some prisoners to let them go to Baltimore for a night of fun before returning undetected early in the morning. This is the same Fort McHenry that Francis Scott Key watched being bombarded by the British on the nights of September 13-14, 1814, during the War of 1812 and caused him to write "The Star Spangled Banner", which was first published under the title "Defense of Fort M'Henry." Source: Atlas Editions Civil War Cards

Civil War Prison Camp, Elmira, Chemung County, New York Burials in Woodlawn National Cemetery From the Elmira Prison Camp GARDNER A.M. 08/03/64 VA G,26th GARDNER Robert 03/02/65 NC E,36th GARDNER W.B. 03/05/65 NC F,10th GARDNER William C. 01/01/65 NC E,55th "The death rate at this prison camp was 25%!" In May 1864 the U.S. War Department learned there were vacant barracks in Elmira, N.Y., that had been used as a rendezvous point earlier in the war. Men were sent to encircle the camp with a stockade fence and make it into Elmira Prison. By July about 700 Confederate prisoners were being transferred there from Point Lookout, Md., and other overcrowded Federal prisons, and before the end of August they numbered almost 10,000 enlisted men. Living conditions were bad from the start, with insufficient shelter-the barracks held only half the prisoners; the others were crowded into tents, even in winter-and with a serious sanitary situation presented by a stagnant pond stretching the length of the enclosure, into which sinks drained. The 40-acre camp was below the level of the Chemung River, which bordered it, making drainage difficult. The prisoners' diet lacked vegetables, and by August there were 793 cases of scurvy. Dr. Eugene F. Sanger, camp surgeon and commandant, feuded constantly about unfilled needs and 1 Nov. 1864 wrote U.S. Army Surgeon General Joseph Kl Barnes: "Since August there have been 2,011 patients admitted to the hospital and 775 deaths. . . Have averaged daily 451 in hospital and 601 in quarters, and aggregate of 1,052 per day sick. At this rate the entire command will be admitted to hospital in less than a year and thirty-six percent die." Winter was severe and prisoners suffered greatly before additional barracks were completed. New prisoners brought the total number confined to 12,122 by 12 May 1865, the last day captives arrived. On 1 July the officer in charge made this accounting of those prisoners of war: released, 8,970; still in hospital, 218; died, 2,917; escaped, 17. 10 escapees had spent 2 months digging a tunnel 66 ft long under the stockade perimeter, and at 4 a.m., 7 Oct. 1864, had crawled through to freedom. Of the 12,122 soldiers imprisoned at Elmira, 2,963 died of sickness, exposure and associated causes. The camp was officially closed on July 5, 1865. All that remains today of Elmira Prison is a well kept Cemetery along the banks of the Chemung River. Source of foregoing article: The Historical Times "Encyclopedia of the Civil War." Elmira Prisoner John R. King said; "There were nearly 30,000 prisoners at Elmira one time; sometimes less and sometimes more. During the winter those who came from the South felt the cold exceedingly and died from pneumonia. Our clothes poor. The pants I had when arriving at Elmira were in such a bad condition that for a long time I wore nothing but my underwear." See more of his story at: Written From Memory by John R. King. Prisoners who died at Elmira Civil War Prison are buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery. The cemetery is located at: 1825 Davis St., Elmira, NY 14901.

Camp Chase Confederate Burial List GARDNER, F. M. PVT 24 OCT 1864 Notes: NITRE HAND, CSA Row: 11 No.: 36 Grave: 355 Until Nov. 1861, Camp Chase, named for Sec. of the Treasury and former Ohio governor Salmon P. Chase, was a training camp for Union volunteers, housing a few political and military prisoners from Kentucky and western Virginia. Built on the western outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, the camp received its first large influx of captured Confederates from western campaigns, including enlisted men, officers, and a few of the latter's black servants. On oath of honor, Confederate officers were permitted to wander through Columbus, register in hotels, and receive gifts of money and food; a few attended sessions of the state senate. The public paid for camp tours, and Chase became a tourist attraction. Complaints over such lax discipline and the camp's state administration provoked investigation, and the situation changed. Food supplies of poor quality resulted in the commissary officer's dismissal from service. After an influx of captured officers from Island No. 10, officers' privileges were cut, then officers were transferred to the Johnson's Island prison on Lake Erie. The camp's state volunteers and the camp commander were found to have "scant acquaintance" with military practice and were transferred, the camp passing into Federal government control. Under the new administration, rules were tightened, visitors prohibited, and mail censored. Prisoners were allowed limited amounts of money to supplement supplies with purchases from approved vendors and sutlers, the latter further restricted when they were discovered to be smuggling liquor to the inmates. As the war wore on, conditions became worse. Shoddy barracks, low muddy ground, open latrines, aboveground open cisterns, and a brief smallpox outbreak excited U.S. Sanitary Commission agents who were already demanding reform. Original facilities for 3,500-4,000 men were jammed with close to 7,000. Since parole strictures prohibited service against the Confederacy, many Federals had surrendered believing they would be paroled and sent home. Some parolees, assigned to guard duty at Federal prison camps, were bitter, and rumors increased of maltreatment of prisoners at Camp Chase and elsewhere. Before the end of hostilities, Union parolee guards were transferred to service in the Indian Wars, some sewage modifications were made, and prisoners were put to work improving barracks and facilities. Prisoner laborers also built larger, stronger fences for their own confinement, a questionable assignment under international law governing prisoners of war. Barracks rebuilt for 7,000 soon overflowed, and crowding and health conditions were never resolved. As many as 10,000 prisoners were reputedly confined there by the time of the Confederate surrender. Source: "Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War Those who died. The first Confederate prisoners who died at Camp Chase were interred in the City Cemetery at Columbus, Ohio. Sometime in 1863 a cemetery was established at the prison and the remains of those soldiers were moved to the new prison cemetery. Known as Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, over 2,087 Confederate soldiers graves can be found there. Many years after the War, William H. Knauss, a Union officer and author of The Story of Camp Chase, took a personal interest in marking the graves of Confederate soldiers who died during the battle at Antietam. Thanks to his efforts, the first memorial services were held in 1896 and continued annually. In 1906 white marble headstones were placed on all graves in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. On June 7, 1902 a memorial was placed at Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery. It is a large arch made of granite blocks with a large bronze statue of a Confederate soldier on top of it, who now stands guard over the graves of all who lost their lives at Camp Chase Prison. Inscribed on the monument: " 2260 Confederate Soldiers of the War 1861 - 1865 Buried in this Enclosure." Beneath the statue, on the front of the arch is one word that says it all....... "AMERICANS".

My Gardners have served in every war since the Rev. war, but I would like to mention ALFRED WAYNE GARDNER, born Providence, KY. During WW2 he served in the Navy. During the battle of Leahi, his ship was hit. Hundreds of men were killed including Alfred Wayne. He was 19 years old. His body was never recovered. ----- Original Message ----- From: Darrell A. Martin Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 8:37 PM To: GARDNER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GARDNER] From the list admin -- Veterans Day USA Greetings from your list admin: Tomorrow, Monday November 11, 2002 is Veterans Day in the Unites States of America. It used to be called Armistice Day to celebrate the end of the Great War, now known as World War One. Veterans Day is specifically for living military veterans, not a general day for honoring anybody and everybody. Please keep in mind that for many of us, a few pieces of colored ribbon -- and this day -- are all we get to call our own. I would like to invite all subscribers to contribute "something" to the list about a member of the family who served his or her country in the military. If you have family members who would go unmentioned otherwise, please feel free to bend the "on topic" rules and go ahead. And SEND THAT FAMILY MEMBER A COPY. Also feel free to mention those whose service was to a country other than the USA. Honor knows no political boundaries. Darrell former Sergeant, Unites States Army Vietnam proud father of Petty Officer 3rd Class Derrick A. Martin, Electronics Tech. U.S. Navy 2001-date, currently home on leave RootsWeb List Admin - 5 VT and 1 MA location lists Darrell A. Martin - 18 surnames lists, 1 Scottish clan list darrellm@sprynet.com - 1 software list ==== GARDNER Mailing List ==== An intolerance for irrelevancies and an inability to filter out unneeded information are not positive traits in genealogists. -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com ============================== 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=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

My ancestor William Gardner, born in 1736 and died in 1794 in Maryland. He was listed as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His payment was to keep the clothing and supplies he carred home with him. He was the grandfather of Isaac Gardner, born 1797 in Maryland. As a 14 year old Isaac came with his uncle, William's youngest son George and George's wife Catherine, to Ohio from Maryland in 1811. The next year George was drafted into the army but paid his nephew Isaac to be his substitute. Isaac left with the army from near Zanesville for Detroit. Isaac only got as far as Franklinton, OH before he became sick and was sent home. Based on his 14 days of military service, Isaac claimed and received 80 acres of land and applied for 40 more! Isaac died in 1860 and is buried in Ross Co., OH. George Gardner's sons Jacob and Joshua both served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Joshua in the calvary and was killed in 1863. Jacob was an "artificer" inducted in 1864 and was discharged Sept. 25, 1865 at Nashville, TN. Jacob's grandson Charles Dewey Gardner was the next Gardner ancestor to serve, driving a tank in the Army during World War I. My Uncle Dewey was discharged in 1918. Jacob's great grandson, my father, was Carey Gardner, Jr. He tried to enlist in the Army Air Corps in 1939 and again in 1941 but was rejected because of "bad teeth". He worked in an industrial plant in Kent, Ohio making parts for bombers. That prevented him from going into the service until he enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served as a Lt. JG aboard a small boat in the South Pacific. Dad was sent home in the summer of 1946 and remained in the Navy Reserve until 1954. Dad was proud of his Navy service and had many stories to tell and photos of New Guina and the Phillipines. In his last few years he was proud to stand with the other Navy vets at band concerts playing the service themes. Dad died on Nov. 18th last year and was buried in the family cemetary on a hill in rural Muskingum Co., OH. The honor guard from the Frazeysburg VFW was 14 men with a rifle corps and color guard. He would have been extremely proud. Thanks Dad...and all my Gardner ancestors for their service and sacrifice. Carey Gardner New Philadelphia, Ohio

I would like to thank our son Kevin R. Gorby who served for 12 years with the Special Operations (Ops), in the US Air Force. He served in Desert Storm and unfortunately contracted recurring Meningitis during this time. He was medically discharged and now he is totally disabled from this devastating virus. May God bless him, his wife and two children for they have truly given more than most of us to make certain we are free. Linda K. Whitehead-Gorby Buffalo Junction, VA USA Surnames: WHITEHEAD, HANCOCK - Cheshire & Lancashire, UK FREDERICK, KNOCHE, BERGE - Eikel, Germany (West Falen,Deu) YOUNG, GARDNER CROWL, VANKIRK, FORD, COX, MUSSER - OH, PA.

----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Tucker To: William Tucker Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 9:23 PM Subject: History HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY Official recognition of the end of the first modern global conflict -- World War I - - was made in a concurrent resolution (44 Stat. 1982) enacted by Congress on June 4, 1926, with these words: WHEREAS the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and WHEREAS it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and WHEREAS the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other s! uitable p! laces, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, and the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday - - a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as "Armistice Day. " Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in the Nation's history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Veterans. " With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. Later that same year, on October 8th, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first "Veterans Day Proclamation " which stated: "In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible." A letter from the President to the Honorable Harvey V. Higley, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, was sent on the same date designating him to serve as Chairman. In 1958, the White House advised the VA's General Counsel that there was no need for another letter of appointment for each new Administrator, as the original proclamation in 1954 established the Committee with the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman. The Uniforms Holiday Bill (Public Law 90-363 (82 Stat. 250)) was signed on June 28, 1968, and was intended to insure three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays- - Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. It was thought that these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cultural activities and stimulate greater industrial and commercial production. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holidays on their original dates. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on October 25, 1971. It was quite apparent that the commemoration of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance to a great number of our citizens, and so on September 20th, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978. This action supported the express will of the overwhelming majority of the State legislatures, all major service organizations and the American people. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: a celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. For P. M. Release October 8, 1954 Murray Snyder, Assistant Press Secretary To The President THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE Lowery Air Force Base Denver In connection with the signing of the proclamation on Veterans Day, the President today sent the following letter to the Honorable Harvey V. Higley, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs: === Dear Mr. Higley: I have today sighed a proclamation calling upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954 as Veterans Day. It is my earnest hope that all veterans, their organizations, and the entire citizenry will join hands to insure proper and widespread observance of this day. With the thought that it will be most helpful to coordinate the planning, I am suggesting the formation of a Veterans Day National Committee. In view of your great personal interest as well as your official responsibilities, I have designated you to serve as Chairman. You may include in the Committee membership such other persons as you desire to select and I am requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch to assist the Committee in its work in every way possible. I have every confidence that our Nation will respond wholeheartedly in the appropriate observance of Veterans Day, 1954. Sincerely, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER === Veterans Day, 1954 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 3071 Whereas it has long been our customs to commemorate November 11, the anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragic struggle and by rededicating ourselves to the cause of peace; and Whereas in the intervening years the United States has been involved in two other great military conflicts, which have added millions of veterans living and dead to the honor rolls of this Nation; and Whereas the Congress passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926 (44 Stat. 1982), calling for the observance of November 11 with appropriate ceremonies, and later provided in an act approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351) , that the eleventh of November should be a legal holiday and should be known as Armistice Day; and Whereas, in order to expand the significance of that commemoration and in order that a grateful Nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all its wars who have contributed so much to the preservation of this Nati! on, the Congr! ess, by an act approved June 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 168), changed the name of the holiday to Veterans Day: Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954, as Veterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain. I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on Veterans Day. In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the al of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of October in the Year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the (SEAL) United States of America the one hundred and seventy-ninth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, By the President JOHN FOSTER DULLES, Secretary of States

Greetings from your list admin: Tomorrow, Monday November 11, 2002 is Veterans Day in the Unites States of America. It used to be called Armistice Day to celebrate the end of the Great War, now known as World War One. Veterans Day is specifically for living military veterans, not a general day for honoring anybody and everybody. Please keep in mind that for many of us, a few pieces of colored ribbon -- and this day -- are all we get to call our own. I would like to invite all subscribers to contribute "something" to the list about a member of the family who served his or her country in the military. If you have family members who would go unmentioned otherwise, please feel free to bend the "on topic" rules and go ahead. And SEND THAT FAMILY MEMBER A COPY. Also feel free to mention those whose service was to a country other than the USA. Honor knows no political boundaries. Darrell former Sergeant, Unites States Army Vietnam proud father of Petty Officer 3rd Class Derrick A. Martin, Electronics Tech. U.S. Navy 2001-date, currently home on leave RootsWeb List Admin - 5 VT and 1 MA location lists Darrell A. Martin - 18 surnames lists, 1 Scottish clan list darrellm@sprynet.com - 1 software list

For my grandfather, Richard L. Gardner, U.S. Navy and to my son Sgt. William J. Tucker, now serving, you are remembered and honored Nov. 11 and every day.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - New Hampshire GARDNER DAVID ERNEST PFC Army WALPOLE GARDNER ROBERT LOUIS SGT Army NASHUA

Just found out by DNA testing that we are Jewish Gardners. Any more out there? Marilynn

Sure would like to see some details of a test that could prove that!! Ira (Hebrew name) Gardner Marilynn Masten wrote: > Just found out by DNA testing that we are Jewish Gardners. > > Any more out there? > > Marilynn > > ==== GARDNER Mailing List ==== > There is a reasonable expectation that messages on this list will > have some connection with the GARDNER family (or variant spellings). > What that means is up to you. -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > > ============================== > 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

I don't know where my Gardner's came from...I don't know who anyone married ...my grandfather George Washington Gardner married Addie Snyder. and she was born in N.C and her father was thomas Snyder and he was born in N.C. her mother looked to ...Lewis born in N.C. and she was born March 15 1882. that the information that can be read off her death certificate..its a very poor copy. Grandfather George Washington Gardner was born Sept 23, 1875 in DeWitt IL and his father was George B. Gardner no place of birth or birthdate or who his father was...grandfathers mother name is Sarah we don't know her maiden name or where she was born. That's all we know of the Gardner side..oh my mother and all her brothers and sisters was born in Bement IL (Piatt Co.) and we know that grandfather lived in Bement IL for 48yrs. he died on June 2, 1962. my grandmother died of Breast Cancer June 21, 1934 in Bement IL. so thetas all I know of the Gardner side..all my Gardner's that I know about! are passed and so I can't get any information from them.