Hi, Forgive my ignorance please, but what are G.A.R. and the W.R.C. ? ----- Original Message ----- From: <SabrinaGS@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CW] 1st and 16th Iowa; John A Harriman - Thanks > > > Dear Arleigh, > Wow - What a record. I knew about Wilson's Creek and Shiloh, but not about > all the other events. He -- and his buddies -- were sure busy people! And > to think of walking all that way. I don't know how to thank you for sending > that information. I have printed it out for me & all 4 of my kids. > John Andrew came to St. Louis after the war and met Margaret Josephine > Quinlan, who had come from Ireland in about 1850 as a baby. They were married and > lived in St. Louis, for a while, then moved to Schell City, MO, and later to > Nevada, MO. John Andrew died in 1909 and Margaret Josephine in 1925. My > father, Fred Leo Harriman, was the last of 10 children. > I never knew either of these grandparents, but have heard a lot about them. > My grandmother got her birth certificate from Ireland when she applied for > her husband's pension. They belonged to the G.A.R. and the W.R.C. > I certainly prize the record you have sent me. Thank you so much. > Sarah HARRIMAN White > > > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >
Grand Army of the Republic I think, but don't know WRC . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: <readynow22@sbcglobal.net> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CW] 1st and 16th Iowa; John A Harriman - Thanks Hi, Forgive my ignorance please, but what are G.A.R. and the W.R.C. ? ----- Original Message ----- From: <SabrinaGS@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CW] 1st and 16th Iowa; John A Harriman - Thanks > > > Dear Arleigh, > Wow - What a record. I knew about Wilson's Creek and Shiloh, but not about > all the other events. He -- and his buddies -- were sure busy people! And > to think of walking all that way. I don't know how to thank you for sending > that information. I have printed it out for me & all 4 of my kids. > John Andrew came to St. Louis after the war and met Margaret Josephine > Quinlan, who had come from Ireland in about 1850 as a baby. They were married and > lived in St. Louis, for a while, then moved to Schell City, MO, and later to > Nevada, MO. John Andrew died in 1909 and Margaret Josephine in 1925. My > father, Fred Leo Harriman, was the last of 10 children. > I never knew either of these grandparents, but have heard a lot about them. > My grandmother got her birth certificate from Ireland when she applied for > her husband's pension. They belonged to the G.A.R. and the W.R.C. > I certainly prize the record you have sent me. Thank you so much. > Sarah HARRIMAN White > > > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the -L- to a -D- ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx