However the 1890 Veterans Schedules did survive. I found Stephen Loasby on page 2 for NY / Cayuga / Conquest: Line: 22 House No.: 198 Family No.: 211 Name: Stephen Loasby Rank: Seargent Company: H Regiment: 16 NY H. Art. Enlistment: Jan. 1 1863 Discharge: Aug 25 1865 Length of Service: 2 yrs 7 mos 24 days Post Office: Conquest Disability Incurred: Breech Remarks: (none) Given that he was in the artillery, I would assume that "breech" means that he suffered from injuries to an accidental explosion involving a cannon's breech-block. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] Census Lookup > Practically all of the US Federal 1890 Census records were destroyed by > fire. > > > I did a general lookup for Stephen Loasby in New York State and found > (in addition to the 1870 and 1880 census records which you already have), > an American Civil War record: > > Name: Stephen Loasby , > Enlistment Date: 25 December 1863 > Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE > Side Served: Union > State Served: New York > Unit Numbers: 1342 1342 > Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal > Enlisted as a Private on 25 December 1863 at the age of 33 > Enlisted in Company H, 16th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 08 > February > 1864. > Promoted to Full Sergeant on 14 July 1865 > Mustered out Company H, 16th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 21 > August > 1865 in Washington, DC > > Pat O. > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >