In a message dated 1/7/04 1:18:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, jaclin@usachoice.net writes: I am inclined to believe it is the same Adam Rupp. Since, I have not seen a lot of sources on this, except for the Umbaugh one, and the ones copied to the different sites all reference him. No one seems to have done any additional verification. I have found many times, one source does not make it fact. Linda This is my current reasoning: Not to step on any ancestors' memory or recollection (least of all in my own family), but I find the 1861 date to be inaccurate. The 78th didn't muster in until October of 1861. They were then assigned to Louisville, KY in the middle of that month where they stood railroad duty until December. While it's quite possible for Adam to have contracted a disease and die in two months' time, or died by an accident of some form, I haven't seen any commentary to indicate so. Railroad duty was for the most part uneventful for most units. I'm currently contacting someone with more immediate knowledge of this unit to see if they have any further sources that would tell me otherwise. Skipping ahead to 1864, the 78th was in late September shuffled down to Decatur, Alabama to participate in Sherman's March, then back up to Tennessee, with various minor actions in between. There was ample opportunity for one in this unit to have been wounded or taken ill throughout this period, and quite likely was relegated to a hospital to recover if this were the case. Since Bates not only gives a specific date for his death, but also a location consistent with the unit's location at the time,(Tenn.), plus there are no other primary documents stating anything to the contrary, or any names that could have been confused with his, I have to be inclined to go with Bates. Your mileage may vary. Sad thing is, in October of 64, the veterans of this unit (which would include Adam) were given their discharge orders, and would be mustered out of duty in Pittsburgh in November. He almost made it. The only tiebreaker that I can see is to get his file from NARA. Thus far I've only run across one Adam Rupp in any of the muster lists of Pennsylvania, so unless the file was damaged/destroyed, it should give the details needed to come to a final conclusion.