Sorry list. Laura's e-mail did not work. Hi Laura, I never asked you if you were related to my Perkins. I am editor on the Herkimer site. I sent for my file on Silas Perkins with the 117th who enlisted in Augusta, NY in 1853 (I would have to look up exact date.) Silas is related to two different Perkins who I believe are unrelated. Silas married Mary Perkins so that her name became Mary Perkins Perkins. Later after the Civil War, Silas and family lived in Brookfield area. I have a picture of him - but not in uniform. Any of this familiar to you. Betsy Perkins-Voorhees Herkimer