Just received this notice: In the township of Forkston in 1865, a small group of local residents gathered together to honor their Civil War dead. The monument pictured (in paper) has been standing since that time and those soldiers have been relatively forgotten. Len Pallis would like to honor these men. On November 11, 1998, he will host a recognition ceremony for the families of these soldiers. He needs to find the relatives of these soldiers. The monument is in honor of 18 Civil War soldiers who did not return to their birthplace, and it reads: 'War of 1861-1865'; 'Names of the unreturned soldiers of Forkston Township", and these names are as follows: Porter Somers, Syrel A. Adams, Bennett Kasson, Charles Harris, George and Marvin Robinson, C.W. and John Hitchcock, Lewis Dawson, Warren Harding, William and Alfred Palmer, John Wallace, George Rosengrant, William Mooney, Allen Lott, Fred Bronson, Charles Hunsinger. Please help Len Pallis, Wyoming County Director of Veteran"s Affairs, and Carissa Reilly, of the Wyoming County Conservation district, in their search for the relatives of these lost soldiers. Pallis would like to have as many relatives as possible for this Veteran's Day recognition ceremony, Pallis and Reilly have exhausted all efforts to find the relatives and this is their last hope for discovery, If you are related to any of the above listed persons or if you have information related to this monument, call Carissa at 836-2589 or Len Pallis on Fridays at 836-3200. Thanks, Mary Jean