Or is it possible that it meant Involuntary Infantry? In other words, was not a voluntary soldier? Just a guess but I have to agree with Don, it probably means Inf and not Ivf. Meaning Infantry. Mindy Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Riddle" <driddle@infowest.com> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] HENRY LOCK-CIVIL WAR > Lora - Could it be that someone has made a mistroke as the letter F is > right above the letter V. INF. has long been the abbreviation for > Infantry - so maybe he was transferred to the Infantry. > > Don Riddle > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Zeehud@aol.com> > To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 6:15 PM > Subject: [ILADAMS] HENRY LOCK-CIVIL WAR > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wg.2ADE/3850 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Thanks to the Military Records on the Quincy website I found my great > grandfather, Henry Lock from Quincy. Thanks to the State of Illinois I > order his Muster Roll online and received a copy in the mail AT NO CHARGE! > It tells me that Henry "Transferred Feb 15. 1864 to the Inv. Corps". Can > someone tell me what Inv. Corps is or means? Many thanks....Lora > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at > http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Having trouble citing electronic sources. Try A Cite For Sore Eyes at http://www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/cite.htm > > ============================== > 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 > > >