This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: AVON NY puzzle Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iRB.2ACE/2693 Message Board Post: An ancestor enlisted in the American Civil War 111 Infantry Division from Avon , NY; he was a resident of NYC. I am wondering if he was in prison in the are, before enlisting. Were there any prisons in the AVON area in 1863? How would one get from Manhattan, NYC to AVon in 1863? Thank you, Barb