Dear Ted: The best source for info. on the short lived 35th Inf. Regiment-PA. is the "History of Penn. Volunteers 1861-1865" published in 1870. When Robert E. Lee invaded Penn. the summer of 1863 the state government hastily formed local defense forces and hurled them against the invaders. This regiment of 679 soldiers was formed on July 2, 1863,mustered out on August 07, 1863 and was engaged at the Battle of Gettysburg. No pension was filed. That means the family must not have been destitute. Need was a primary driver behind the pension program. Also the body was probably shipped through New York City on the way back to New York. That would generate a further record. ___________________________________________________________________ BODY TRANSIT RECORDS In an effort to stem the spread of communicable diseases, local governments in many states required that bodies arriving in their jurisdiction be registered. The resulting records cover a large number of individuals. As B-Ann Moorhouse, CG, FGBS, suggested in an article in "The NYG&B Newsletter" (Moorhouse, 1992), "The Board of Health of the City of New York required that any body arriving in Manhattan via ship, train, or even local ferry be registered. Thus, the vacationer who died out West and whose body was being shipped back for burial in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, the New Jersey resident or Staten Island housewife whose body was being shipped across the river for burial in upstate New York, the Civil War soldier and sailor whose bodies were being shipped back to New England for burial, all were registered with the City." Moorhouse also notes that the registrations also applied to bodies being shipped in the opposite direction. An example given in this article is that of the transit of Abraham Lincoln, whose body passed through New York City on 24 April 1865. Biographical information included in the Lincoln record includes his age (52 years, 2 months), nativity (Kentucky), place of death (Washington, DC), date of death (15 April 1865), disease (pistol shot), place of interment (Springfield, Ill.), and name and address of person having charge of the body (P. Relyea). "Bodies in Transit," the records for New York City covering the years 1859 to 1894, have been microfilmed and are available at the Municipal Archives of the City of New York, and through the Family History Library. Body transit records are also available for a number of other locations. Transit permits may also be interfiled with death records in the place where the burial took place. Selected Reading: Moorehouse, B-Ann. "Little-Publicized New York City Sources." 'The NYG& B Newsletter.' New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (Summer 1992, p. 11). "Gettysburg"-three books by Harry W. Pfanz(Park Historian at Gettysburg). Email inquiries are very effective when addressed to the National Park Service Battlefield staff. They are a marvelous group of people. Their love of history sparkles in their dialogue and will definitely recharge your batteries! Good luck Ted and Barry, your friend James E. Whitney, II -----Original Message----- From: Ted Whitney [mailto:mewhitney@compuserve.com] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 5:30 PM To: Whitney, James E, II, NLSOP Cc: Barry Whitney Subject: Duane L. Whitney Barry Whitney copied me on the Civil War information that you provided him regarding our relative Duane L. Whitney. In response to a request for a copy of a "Full Pension Application File", NARA has replied that they are unable to locate him. Here's the details of what was provided on the NARA Form 85: 2. Veteran: Whitney, Duane Llewellyn 3. Branch of service: Army 4. State from which he served: PA 5. War in which he served: Civil War, Mustered out August 07, 1863 6. Unit in which he served: Company D, 35th Infantry Reg, Pennsylvania 7. Arm in which he served: Infantry 13. Date of Birth: May 16, 1846 14. Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Jefferson (Co.) NY? 15. Date of Death: Oct 1, 1863 16. Place of Death: Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., NY. Is there anything incorrect in this information or something else that we have overlooked? His date of death has been confirmed from the Jefferson Co, NY Roots web site cemetery record for Quaker Cemetery. The cemetery is less than 5 miles form the location of the family farm. A check of the PA Civil War web site did not have a listing for a 35th Infantry Reg. We are most grateful for any additional help you can provide. Yours truly, Ted Whitney