A heads up for anyone with too much money. John O'Neal <A HREF="http://www.shoporium.com/shops/oldpapertreasures/view_item.php3?id=37737">ILLINOIS VOLS. G.A.R. APPLICATIONS. E14870</A> http://www.shoporium.com/shops/oldpapertreasures/view_item.php3?id=37737 CIVIL WAR ILLINOIS VOLS. G.A.R. APPLICATIONS. 3 DIFF. Three Grand Army of the Republic applications of former Illinois Privates: Private Frank Rea of 35th Ill. Vols. Private John B. Whittey of Co. "H" 92d Ill. Vols. Private David B. Viney of Co. "F" 94th Inft. Vols. Each application dated Headquarters, MePherson Post No. 51. Dated 1883, 1890, 1899. Signatures. Large printed forms filled in by pencil. Approximately 8 1/2X14", folds, light aging, few margin tears. GUARANTEED "ANTIQUE", PRINTED 100+ YEARS AGO.

In the past several months someone on the list was looking for info on Wooldridge. I found this photo in the US Army Military History Institute collection. The web site address is given below. The thing to remember when using this site is to check any and all of the 3 boxes on the search page in order to narrow down the number of finds. John O'Neal RG98S-CWP69.97 Post war image (1885) of Pvt. Isaiah Boon (Boone) Woodridge, Co. I, 6th Regt., Illinois Vol. Cav. He is pictured with his wife, Caroline Pyatt Woodridge. (Also spelled Wooldridge). http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html

Please help me find the accurate information regarding my great grand father's service record. He died in Fulton County, Illinois, and he is buried there, that much i am certain of. However, one of his niece's applied for his pension, and at that time his name, rank and service file got mixed up with some one else's, and we have not been able to find his accurate record's since. Hope you can help!Here is all i know that is true. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FREEMAN born May 15, 1846 in North Carolina Enlisted 1864---Discharged 1865---Rank--Private Place of enlistment--Hunters Chapel, Mitchell County, North Carolina Served under--Colonel Mort Wiseman Thank you.

Yes Judy, there could have been more then one John W. Curl. There is a Curl that is related to the Swisher family but I don't think it was my John Curl. The only other info I have is his discharge papers(copy). States that he was born in Ohio and enlisted in 1863 to serve 3 years. He was discharged at Springfield, Illinois in 1865 by reason of Telegram War Dept. I have no idea what this means. I would be more then happy to receive any information you find about John W. Curl. Thank you for your response. Have a nice day :) Janice Janice, . Could there have > been more than one John W. Curl? Who's the widow listed below if his wife's > name was Delcina? > > PENSIONERS IN DEWITT COUNTY -- 1883 > DeWitt. > Lafferty, Julia, widow Curl, John W. > > I found this one little blurb in the paper. If I come across others, I'll > pass them along. > > The Clinton Public > Sept. 23, 1887 > J. W. Curl's son, who has been severely sick for some time, is convalescing > rapidly. > > Judy Simpson

Janice, I saw your message on the IL-CIVIL-WAR list. I'm not related, but I help Earliene Kaelin with the DeWitt County web site, and I've seen the name Curl many times while reading the Clinton Public newspaper. Could there have been more than one John W. Curl? Who's the widow listed below if his wife's name was Delcina? PENSIONERS IN DEWITT COUNTY -- 1883 DeWitt. Lafferty, Julia, widow Curl, John W. I found this one little blurb in the paper. If I come across others, I'll pass them along. The Clinton Public Sept. 23, 1887 J. W. Curl's son, who has been severely sick for some time, is convalescing rapidly. Judy Simpson

Floyd, If these two are related then we do have connection. The only other thing I know of John W. Curl is he was born in 1844 in Ohio. His parents were Jeremiah and Lucinda Curl. Hope in comes into something we can share. Thank you for your reply and have a nice day :) Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Floyd E Gingrich <gingrichfe@juno.com> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] John Curl > > Illinois Marriage Registry: > > CURL, J E GINGRICH, IDA B JOHNSON > 10/05/1899 002/0050 00001112 > CURL, JOHN W LANE, DELCEMIA DE WITT > 03/10/1875 C/ 52 >

I checked the on-line Andersonville prison records, and could not find a match for Jown W. Curl - although spelling on these records is notoriously bad. Do you have his service and pension files from NARA? -----Original Message----- From: Floyd E Gingrich [mailto:gingrichfe@juno.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:08 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] John Curl If you find your guy, he may be related to a John E. Curl, who married my Grand Aunt ida Gingrich in 1899. I'm looking for his dates and ancestry. We may have a common goal. Illinois Marriage Registry: CURL, J E GINGRICH, IDA B JOHNSON 10/05/1899 002/0050 00001112 CURL, JOHN W LANE, DELCEMIA DE WITT 03/10/1875 C/ 52 I have photographs of John E. Curl, his wife and daughters, the second of whom passed away in 1999 in St. Peters', MO. Let me know if we have a connection. Cordially, Floyd E. Gingrich Phone: 816.833.3352 e-mail: gingrichfe@juno.com On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:27:16 -0500 "Janice Mercer" <mmpeanut@IowaTelecom.net> (by way of Celia Snyder) writes: I am researching for information on John W. Curl. He was in the Civil War and was a prisoner at the Andersonville Prison Camp. The information I have so far is that he enlisted in 1863. Word has it that when he came home it was in a sheet and he was just skin and bone. I am a little confused about this because I was told he died a short time after he came home. The confusion lies in the time frame of 30 years. The war ended in 1865, if I recall and he died in 1892 in Dewitt County. He married Delcina Lane and had several children. 30 years is not a short time. Can anyone give me any information on this. Thank you and have a nice day :) Janice

If you find your guy, he may be related to a John E. Curl, who married my Grand Aunt ida Gingrich in 1899. I'm looking for his dates and ancestry. We may have a common goal. Illinois Marriage Registry: CURL, J E GINGRICH, IDA B JOHNSON 10/05/1899 002/0050 00001112 CURL, JOHN W LANE, DELCEMIA DE WITT 03/10/1875 C/ 52 I have photographs of John E. Curl, his wife and daughters, the second of whom passed away in 1999 in St. Peters', MO. Let me know if we have a connection. Cordially, Floyd E. Gingrich Phone: 816.833.3352 e-mail: gingrichfe@juno.com On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:27:16 -0500 "Janice Mercer" <mmpeanut@IowaTelecom.net> (by way of Celia Snyder) writes: I am researching for information on John W. Curl. He was in the Civil War and was a prisoner at the Andersonville Prison Camp. The information I have so far is that he enlisted in 1863. Word has it that when he came home it was in a sheet and he was just skin and bone. I am a little confused about this because I was told he died a short time after he came home. The confusion lies in the time frame of 30 years. The war ended in 1865, if I recall and he died in 1892 in Dewitt County. He married Delcina Lane and had several children. 30 years is not a short time. Can anyone give me any information on this. Thank you and have a nice day :) Janice

Does anyone have information of Col. Amory K. Johnson of the 28th Ill. Inf.? He lived in Menard County immediately prior to the war, and was the county sheriff for a time. Terry Wilson

[Hi Janice - Your message bounced to me as list administrator, so I'm redirecting it to the list. You sent it to the address for subscribing/unsubscribing. Messages to the list should be addressed to: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com. All the best, Celia] I am researching for information on John W. Curl. He was in the Civil War and was a prisoner at the Andersonville Prison Camp. The information I have so far is that he enlisted in 1863. Word has it that when he came home it was in a sheet and he was just skin and bone. I am a little confused about this because I was told he died a short time after he came home. The confusion lies in the time frame of 30 years. The war ended in 1865, if I recall and he died in 1892 in Dewitt County. He married Delcina Lane and had several children. 30 years is not a short time. Can anyone give me any information on this. Thank you and have a nice day :) Janice

HI, MY GG GRANDFATHER WAS IN THE 112TH ILLINOIS VALINTIN INFANTRY - COMPANY K. HIS NAME WAS HENRY SAILOR HUMPHREY. YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I'VE HEARD OF BEING A CONNECTION FOR ME. HENRY'S TWO BROTHERS WILLIAM J. AND MAYLON WERE ALSO IN THE CW. THEY LIVED IN TAMPICO, ILL. DO HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY PICTURES? THANKS...COLLEEN ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Cox <jack_cox@swbell.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 112th Illinois Volunteer Regiment > It would be easy if the 112th had been transcribed as many of the other > regiments have been. The full transcription gives quite a bit of > information. Go the the Illinois Civil War Project and then to the 112th, > and click on Unassigned Recruits. You can see the type of information that > would become available when the transcription is done. Unfortunately, all > the transcriptions are done by volunteers, and it takes time. > > I hate to send you to a "pay per view" site right away. Why don't you go to > this page: > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/research_series/rseri > es3.html > Then scroll down to Civil War. Take special notice of the last paragraph: > "Mail, Telephone And Internet Requests" > > You can call or mail the Illinois State Archives and get some very good > information very cheaply. Call them first and get their advice on how to do > it. I got my first records of my g.g.grandfather this way. I found that he > had brown eyes, brown hair, a dark complexion, and was 5' 10" tall. It > showed his muster in/ discharge dates also. From there, I got copies of his > complete records from the National Archives and Records Administration > (NARA). I got his military record and his pension record - complete with > copies of handwritten letters applying for a veteran's pension. > > I would wait until the records arrive from Illinois Archives before sending > for the federal records. The price on the federal records has gone up > dramatically this last year. You can get to NARA's site at: > http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/civilwar.html > > This will keep you busy for a day or two. > > Good luck again. > > By the way, I was born in SAINT Louis - but I suspect canonization is a long > ways off. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Poohcrew76@cs.com> > To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 112th Illinois Volunteer Regiment > > > > you sir are a saint thank you. One last question is they a way on there > to > > tel if someone passed or surrvived the war? > > >

Thanks for the web sites for Benton Barracks! ~Jean :-)

Hello! Any idea where Lawson Hospital--Post Hospital at Benton Barracks, MO. I read somewhere that Benton Barracks was in St. Louis. If anyone could give me some web sites where I could access info about this place, I would appreciate it. Thanks! ~Jean :-)

http://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/fv/users/mfuller/luas/ This url is the one you are looking for!! Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: JK3761@aol.com [mailto:JK3761@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 2:02 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Benton Barracks Hello! Any idea where Lawson Hospital--Post Hospital at Benton Barracks, MO. I read somewhere that Benton Barracks was in St. Louis. If anyone could give me some web sites where I could access info about this place, I would appreciate it. Thanks! ~Jean :-)

Thanks, Jack, You should be able to get to our site by clicking: <A HREF="http://thehistorycalendar.com">TheHistoryCalendar.com</A> But if not we are at: www.thehistorycalendar.com Re: > Secondly, are you using the rootsweb site as an advertising strategy? That > would seem to violate the terms of service. I hope my fellow IL-CIVIL-WAR folks will allow me to ask for critique and site improvement tips. Thanks! Clay Feeter, Publisher, Floor Sweeper (gg grandson of John R. Gott, 78th Illinois Volunteers) <A HREF="http://thehistorycalendar.securedata.net/">TheHistoryCalendar.com</A> "History's Happening! Be There." P.O. Box 6062, Pistol River, Oregon Territory 97444 541-247-0936; fax: 541-247-0223 <A HREF="http://currycalendar.com/">clayfeeter@aol.com</A>

Here's a site on Lawson Hospital for you: http://cwsurgn.home.mindspring.com/ -----Original Message----- From: JK3761@aol.com [mailto:JK3761@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:02 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Benton Barracks Hello! Any idea where Lawson Hospital--Post Hospital at Benton Barracks, MO. I read somewhere that Benton Barracks was in St. Louis. If anyone could give me some web sites where I could access info about this place, I would appreciate it. Thanks! ~Jean :-)

here you go: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/benton.htm -----Original Message----- From: JK3761@aol.com [mailto:JK3761@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:02 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Benton Barracks Hello! Any idea where Lawson Hospital--Post Hospital at Benton Barracks, MO. I read somewhere that Benton Barracks was in St. Louis. If anyone could give me some web sites where I could access info about this place, I would appreciate it. Thanks! ~Jean :-)

First of all, since you copied in the HTML code for your site rather than the URL, I have no idea what to look at. Secondly, are you using the rootsweb site as an advertising strategy? That would seem to violate the terms of service. -----Original Message----- From: Clayfeeter@aol.com [mailto:Clayfeeter@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:39 AM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Have you checked: www.TheHistoryCalendar.com ? "The History Calendar looks great. Something that will be invaluable to all history students!" --Don Troiani, noted historical artist and Calendar advertiser Hi, I'd sure love some critical analysis on my new business: <A HREF="http://thehistorycalendar.com">TheHistoryCalendar.com</A> Does the site work smoothly for you? How can we improve it? Thanks from a descendant of an Illinois CW soldier. Clay Feeter, Publisher, Floor Sweeper <A HREF="http://thehistorycalendar.securedata.net/">TheHistoryCalendar.com</A> "History's Happening! Be There." P.O. Box 6062, Pistol River, Oregon Territory 97444 541-247-0936; fax: 541-247-0223 <A HREF="http://currycalendar.com/">clayfeeter@aol.com</A>

"The History Calendar looks great. Something that will be invaluable to all history students!" --Don Troiani, noted historical artist and Calendar advertiser Hi, I'd sure love some critical analysis on my new business: <A HREF="http://thehistorycalendar.com">TheHistoryCalendar.com</A> Does the site work smoothly for you? How can we improve it? Thanks from a descendant of an Illinois CW soldier. Clay Feeter, Publisher, Floor Sweeper <A HREF="http://thehistorycalendar.securedata.net/">TheHistoryCalendar.com</A> "History's Happening! Be There." P.O. Box 6062, Pistol River, Oregon Territory 97444 541-247-0936; fax: 541-247-0223 <A HREF="http://currycalendar.com/">clayfeeter@aol.com</A>

Try these: http://home.att.net/~tx_monkeys/tx_prisons.htm Although these are in Texas, you will learn something about the one in Ohio! Rhonda Houston http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/9783/prisons.html Although this has a confederate title, look anyway, a number of prisons are there with urls! http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/PrisonsParolesAndPOWs/ohiostatepenitentiary.ht ml http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/prison.html http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cwc9.html http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw33.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/text/waobits/rjt041919.txt (just for interest) Mr. Cunningham was educated in a subscription school and by private tutor. At the age of 22 he came in contact with Selucieus Garfield, a cousin to James A. Garfield, who was campaigning in Kentucky for Buchanan in 1856. Garfield was appointed by Buchanan receiver of the land office at Olympia, Washington Territory and he named young Cunningham his assistant. Mr. Cunningham resided at Olympia for a year and then returned to Washington, D. C., expecting the appointment of superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington, but Congress failed to pass, the necessary legislation. Mr. Cunningham them entered Bethany College, Virginia, remaining there about two years. With four other young students in this institution young Cunningham founded the Delta Tau Delta fraternity which is now one of the leading college fraternities of the country. In 1862 Mr. Cunningham joined the confederate army and was appointed one of the revenue commissioners for Kentucky with the military rank of captain. When Kentucky fell to the federalists, Capt. Cunningham became a member of General Morgan's command, participating in the famous Morgan Raid, was wounded, captured and confined in the military prison at Columbus, Ohio. Before the end of the war he took the oath of allegiance, was released and settled in Ohio http://www.darientel.net/~studdard/WBTS-POW.htm http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/history/Old_Columbus/original.htm http://www.obcgs.com/military_h-l.html http://www.pitt.edu/~ccrr/ji/jihist.htm http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/civilwar.html http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/statearc/agencies/adj_gen.html http://members.aol.com/Ninthga/index15.html http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ohio/index.htm http://imagin.net/~tracers/prison_campchase.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/campchase.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rayholt/CrowFamily/crow0001.htm http://www.iwaynet.net/~lsci/Rbpaper.htm http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Unp4c5.htm http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Untitle.htm http://home.columbus.rr.com/oregonco/fristoe4.htm -----Original Message----- From: JK3761@aol.com [mailto:JK3761@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:44 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Larceny Thanks, yes, I have seen that. Is there anyway to find out info about the military prison in Columbus, Ohio? ~Jean :-)