Here's a find for someone. Hope it's someone on our list. Jan in Arizona ******** :In a message dated 11/14/98 8:13:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, :JWick@compuserve.com writes: : :<< This was posted on another list. I have posted it here FYI. I would : suggest that those of you who belong to other groups might pass it on. : I would be devastated if I missed something like this regarding one of : my ancestors. : : Subject: Mark Crosby Jr Discharge paper Civil War : From: "Richard H. Greene" <rhunterg@ix.netcom.com> : Subject: [Fwd: [OHMARION-L] Found: Original Civil War Discharge Paper] : Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 14:39:24 -0800 : : I don't know how to get this posted nation-wide. But, I would like to : see this original document returned to a member of the original : family. My mother-in-law bought a picture frame at an estate sale in : Tucson, AZ. When she took the picture out and removed the cardboard : from behind it, a very delicate, old, and yellowed piece of paper fell : out. This is a summary of what was written and readable on the paper: : =========================================== : Civil War Discharge Paper : For: Mark CROSBY, Jr. : Private, Company B, 16th Regiment : Union Army : >From Yarmouth, Massachussetts : Entered service in 1860 and left service 1864 : Marked Paid and signed by B. McCONNELL : Description: : 5 ft. 3 inches, gray eyes, dark curly hair. : He was a clerk in the Union Army. : Entered in the Auditors records on July 26, 1870 : This document bears the Union Crest. : ================================================= : Help me post this for others to read. If you know someone who might : be interested in this document, please E-Mail a reply to my inquiry. : A life is not lost when it is known to future generations. Help me : keep Mark CROSBY, Jr. alive for his family. : Forward this message to anywhere you think might help. : Happy Hunting! : Nancy J. Smith : n-smith1@ti.com :