Hello Friends: > This was posted on another list. I have posted it here FYI. I would > suggest that those of you who belong to other groups might pass it on. > I would be devastated if I missed something like this regarding one of > my ancestors. > > Subject: Mark Crosby Jr Discharge paper Civil War > From: "Richard H. Greene" <rhunterg@ix.netcom.com> > Subject: [Fwd: [OHMARION-L] Found: Original Civil War Discharge Paper] > Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 14:39:24 -0800 > > I don't know how to get this posted nation-wide. But, 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. > ================================================= > 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 > > > > > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Donna Kilroy, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! > mailto:kilroyd@globaldialog.com > ==== ROGERS Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe? Send the message UNSUBSCRIBE to: ROGERS-L-request@rootsweb.com or .... ROGERS-D-request@rootsweb.com for DIGEST --WebTV-Mail-480463723-1464-- ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== A new cousin a day keeps boredom away!