This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Elliott/Baker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kNB.2ACI/1577 Message Board Post: My family came from Licking, Mo. The Elliott's and Bakers. I recently found a tombstone with one of the Baker son's that had served in the Civil War. What would this mean? It is located directly under his name. James A. Baker: CO. D.: 8 Mo CAV: O.S.A. Anyone have any ideas?