I thought that "Riot Roll 1877" referred to the labor riots of 1877. Possibly if someone was in the National Guard and on the "riot roll", they were either available to be called into service or were actually called into service to quell a riot...but I might be wrong. Debra On Tuesday, Jul 6, 2004, at 11:40 US/Eastern, Arizona Jack wrote: > Webster describes riot roll as a scuffle, disordely > fighting. > > > > --- Windysdays@aol.com wrote: >> Hello All >> Was doing some perusing at ARIAS and came across a great >> uncle. The card >> mentions that he was present for RIOT ROLL 1877... >> >> Does anyone know what a riot roll was exactly? >> >> >> Another question........ another card for my great >> grandfather states "No >> Federal Service". >> >> Since my grandfather served during the CW and was >> discharged in 1865 at the >> end of the war and then enlisted in the National Guard in >> 1870 until 1876 it >> must not have to do with war service for Union. Any >> Ideas? >> >> site: Pa State Digital Archives >> > http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ > archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&Archive >> ID=21 >> >> Kassie >> >> >> ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== >> Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, >> webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the >> weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: >> http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new >> Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to >> learn more. >> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > ===== > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >
Forgive my ignorance, but wasn't at the mines at that the the Molly McGuires? Or it too early for them? = = = = = = = = = = = = Pat C., BHCD Quakertown, PA US BLUROC1@worldnet.att.net = = = = = = = = = = = = = Incoming/outgoing mail scanned by Norton 2004 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ----- Original Message ----- From: D. Kohler To: PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [PA] PA National Guard questions 1877 I thought that "Riot Roll 1877" referred to the labor riots of 1877. Possibly if someone was in the National Guard and on the "riot roll", they were either available to be called into service or were actually called into service to quell a riot...but I might be wrong. Debra On Tuesday, Jul 6, 2004, at 11:40 US/Eastern, Arizona Jack wrote: > Webster describes riot roll as a scuffle, disordely > fighting. > > > > --- Windysdays@aol.com wrote: >> Hello All >> Was doing some perusing at ARIAS and came across a great >> uncle. The card >> mentions that he was present for RIOT ROLL 1877... >> >> Does anyone know what a riot roll was exactly? >> >> >> Another question........ another card for my great >> grandfather states "No >> Federal Service". >> >> Since my grandfather served during the CW and was >> discharged in 1865 at the >> end of the war and then enlisted in the National Guard in >> 1870 until 1876 it >> must not have to do with war service for Union. Any >> Ideas? >> >> site: Pa State Digital Archives >> > http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ > archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&Archive >> ID=21 >> >> Kassie >> >> >> ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== >> Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, >> webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the >> weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: >> http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new >> Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to >> learn more. >> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > ===== > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ______________________________