Have a wonderful day everyone...while children are still asleep, I'll take time to do a little "genealogy" this chirstmas moring.. John and Linda.. Thank you for sharing that wonderful letter with us. I just became the owner of a letter written in 1863 from Alabama by our 2nd great grand uncle Lt. Stanley W. DAVIS telling a father of the death of his son... Those wonderful letters are a window into the past for us...I also have a diary kept by our great grandfather Orlando Wells HAYNES during the civil war.. Have a peaceful day... Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com