Springfiels,Oh 20-25 miles ne of Dayton had what I thought was a Civil War home. vISABLE FROM US RT 68 On Thu, 08 Aug 2002 10:58:37 -0400 Randal W Cooper <rwcooper@kellnet.com> writes: > Dear Elizabeth Gerber and the Balance of the Lewis County, Kentucky > Discussion Group, > > The "Old Soldiers' Home" in which Union Civil War Veteran William M. > Wells resided the latter part of his life might have been the > National > Military Home for Disabled Union Veterans, which was located near > Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. The Home is now a Veterans > Administration Hospital and it was indeed known as the "Old > Soldiers' > Home". > > My third-great grandfather William Cooper spent a few months > recuperating in that institution, in 1883 and 1884. William Cooper > was a > member of Company "E" of the Union Army's Twenty-second Regiment of > Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Company "E" was composed almost > entirely of > men from Lewis County. The Company was led by Captain Alexander > Bruce of > Quincy/Foreman's Bottom. > > William Cooper was wounded in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, > Mississippi, December 29, 1862. Private Cooper took a mini-ball in > the > forehead, an inch above his right eye. > > Sincerely, > > Randal W. Cooper > > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > > Messge Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.kentucky.counties.lewis&o=1&maxrows=25&dir=next > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.