See: http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/mg/mg181.htm for more of the following: "William A. Stone (b. 1846, d. 1920), born in Delmar Township, Tioga County, saw Civil War action as a member of Company A, 187th Pennsylvania Volunteers; was district attorney of Tioga County and U.S. district attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania; was a member of the 52nd, 53rd, 54th, and 55th congresses; and was governor of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1903." Even a sailing ship at: http://www.tdo.com/opinion/MAL/0521mal.htm Cruising under a new moon on an old sailing ship The visit was saved by a starlight cruise on Apalachicola's 1877 sailing ship, the Governor Stone. The Maritime Museum maintains this National Historic Landmark (named for Mississippi Reconstruction-era Gov. John M. Stone) as "a working artifact," says museum operations director Don Snyder. I think the following excerpt of a civil war letter is from Iowa: http://www.monm.edu/academic/History/urban/E_B_Doane.html "Today I received your welcome and interesting letter of the 10th & 13th Isnt. I was truly pleased to hear from you and to know that you were well. I would indeed like to come home for awhile and if I had known that I would not have been able for duty before this I should have come. But now I shall go to the Front soon, in about a week I think. I am not well, but I won't live here. I am better though, and think by taking good care of myself Ill get along. Governor Stone was here today and will go to the Front soon.64 Perhaps I'll go down with him. I'm glad that money go through safe. I sent 100 dollars more. It was a check on New York Bank. I sent it in a letter. Please write as soon as you get it for I'm uneasy about it. If it's lost I can get another one here before I leave. When you write again tell me how much corn and so forth you had and whether all the farm was cultivated or not. I've only had one or two letters from you yet. I expect that others are at the Regt. Capt. Hoxie of the 8th was married here today. His Lady came from Vermont. I was at the wedding. I had a letter from Franklin today. He is well and at Kingston, Ga. and says my horse are doing well. Is your school a good one and what do you study? Try and go all you can and every day this winter. Please write soon and often direct as before until I write to change it. Tell Father to write soon. Give my respects to all.65" Bill `n Ann Stone [email protected] Currently in Fairfield, FLORIDA http://members.xoom.com/RamblinStone/ <=== Check out our Home Page!!! Researching following family surnames: BLAIR, BOGGS, BRAY, BURKHART, MAGGARD, NOE, STONE and YORK. Where will you spend Eternity?