The Black Hawk War was in 1832, probably not the same person you are looking for. On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:35 PM, RMW <ancestorhunt@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I don't know where my brain was. Frank B. could not be in the Civil War. > He was a child. He was in the spanish American and Black Hawk.. > Rosie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Snow" <marysnow@bellsouth.net> > To: <il-cook-chicago@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 6:05 AM > Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] ALSIP, Frank B. > > > >I see references at Google books: > > http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp > > > > http://books.google.com/books?q=Frank+B.+Alsip&btnG=Search+Books > > > > Mary > > > > RMW wrote: > >> Frank B. Alsip was a Major in the Civil War, the Black Hawk War, and the > >> Spanish American War. and his obit just glances over his military life. > >> I would like to find out more about my Great Grandfather's military life > >> and record. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about this?. > >> I don't believe he attended a military school, but I didn't even know he > >> was in the Civil War. I've learned anything is possible. He was > married > >> in the 1900 census, but divorced in the 1910 census. I didn't find him, > >> but located my Great Grandmother, living with my G Great Grandmother. > >> Larry Forman in California > >> > >> Chicago Daily Tribune 16 May 1910 > >> > >> Maj. Frank B. Alsip, plant manager of the Calumet Brick Company died > >> Satruday at St. Francks' hospital, Blue Island from pneumonia. He was > >> born in Mcgregor, IA 48 years ago, and had been a resident of Chicago > >> since 1873. He served in the First Illinois Cavalry during the Spanish > >> war. Maj. Alsip is survived by a dt, a brother and two sisters. The > >> funeral will be held from his late residence in Blue Island at 2:20 plm > >> Chapel Graceland Cem Tuesday the 175h at 2:30 p.m. > >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > IL-COOK-CHICAGO-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 > IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >