> I would like to see this original document returned to a member of the >original >family. My mother-in-law bought a picture frame at an estate sale in >Tucson, AZ. When she took the picture out and removed the cardboard >from behind it, a very delicate, old, and yellowed piece of paper fell >out. This is a summary of what was written and readable on the paper: >=========================================== >Civil War Discharge Paper >For: Mark CROSBY, Jr. >Private, Company B, 16th Regiment >Union Army >>From Yarmouth, Massachussetts >Entered service in 1860 and left service 1864 >Marked Paid and signed by B. McCONNELL > >Description: >5 ft. 3 inches, gray eyes, dark curly hair. >He was a clerk in the Union Army. > >Entered in the Auditors records on July 26, 1870 >This document bears the Union Crest. >================================================= > >Please help me post this for others to read. If you know someone who might >be interested in this document, please E-Mail a reply to my inquiry. > >A life is not lost when it is known to future generations. Help me >keep Mark CROSBY, Jr. alive for his family. > >Forward this message to anywhere you think might help. > >Happy Hunting! >Nancy J. Smith >n-smith1@ti.com > >----------------------------------------------- >To contact the list owner, use stephenL@indiana.edu > >For information on available lists, other list options, and other >generally useful information, visit >http://php.indiana.edu/~stephenl/genealog.htm