Warren; Yes, I do! My g g grandfather Frederick Becker of Geneseo, Henry, IL was turned down because he was too short......5'. He was a baker by trade, and thus was hired to bake the bread at the Confederate Prison on the Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL. Mikki Judge Family Historian - Preserving the past for the future. Co-Administrator - DeMaranville Family History Webpage Secretary - Hunter Cemetery Restoration Trust http://www.homestead.com/zellerstombstone/HunterCemetery.html Buffalo, IA jjudge2127@aol.com << ________________ -------------------- X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:19:59 EST From: WESHEY@aol.com To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <82.78f4ba1.27d0877f@aol.com> Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Re: IL-CIVIL-WAR-D Digest V01 #16 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Disposition: Inline Do you know if any one was turned down for service in the civil war for being to short. Warren >>