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Ron
Ronald Colby
ronaldcolby(a)gmail.com
Kearns, Utah
801-680-1317
"I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart."
Ron --
Given that name (same as my 2ggf), it seems like he ought to be one of
mine, but I don't recognize him. If he's still alive, it might be
possible to track him down using online tools.
Guy I. Colby IV
Irving, TX
------ Original Message ------
From: "Ronald Colby, Sr" <ronaldcolby(a)gmail.com>
To: Colby(a)groups.io
Sent: 2/5/2020 10:54:12 AM
Subject: [Colby] William Wallace Colby
>
>
>Does anyone know where he might fit in? He was born in Maine. His
>wife Doloes Colby just past away on January 28, 2020
>
>William Wallace Colby
>United States Public Records, 1970-2009
>
>birth:
>29 June 1940
>residence:
>15 November 2007
>Renton, King, Washington, United States
>other:
>1 April 2001 / 1 August 2001
>Seattle, Washington 98133
>other:
>1 April 2000 / 1 June 2003
>Seattle, Washington 98133
>other:
>01 Mar 1994 18 Jul 2001
>Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
>other:
>1 September 1986
>Kent, Washington 98032
>other:
>15 November 2007
>Renton, Washington 98055
_._,_._,_
when you go on the site, you can read parts of the letters if you jusst hover over them…in black and white.
> On Feb 2, 2020, at 11:55 AM, robert <roccos1023(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I have been to and photographed his grave.
>
>
> Bob Colby
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guy I Colby IV via COLBY <colby(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2020 11:10 PM
> To: colby(a)rootsweb.com
> Cc: Guy I Colby IV <guycolbyiv(a)verizon.net>
> Subject: [COLBY] Re: Carlos W. Colby letters, 1862-1865
>
> To the List --
>
> Ron didn't mention it in his post, but I'm sure most Colby researchers are aware that Carlos W. Colby was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the siege of Vicksburg.
>
> Guy I. Colby IV
> Irving, TX
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Jeanne Turner" <jturner215(a)comcast.net>
> To: colby(a)rootsweb.com
> Sent: 2/1/2020 10:40:08 PM
> Subject: [COLBY] Re: Carlos W. Colby letters, 1862-1865
>
>> Thank you for sending this. This is what genealogy should be - learning
>> what people’s lives were like - not just when they were born and died.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2020, at 11:43 AM, Ronald Colby, Sr <ronaldcolby(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Carlos W. Colby letters, 1862-1865
>>
>> Carlos W. Colby was Second Corporal in the 97th Illinois Volunteer
>> Infantry Regiment, Company G during the Civil War. This collection
>> consists of 129 letters he sent home, dated 1862-1865, from Tennessee,
>> Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida. The letters describe all
>> aspects of daily camp life and cover such topics as accommodations,
>> food, clothing, health, weather, scenery, transportation, and weaponry.
>> The letters also reveal social and racial attitudes, moral and mental
>> states, and patriotic sentiments and contain observations on military
>> leaders (Ulysses S. Grant). Colby includes graphic descriptions of
>> particular battles and skirmishes (Vicksburg, Fort Blakely, and
>> Jackson). There are also 12 Civil War letters of future brother-in-law
>> James Rowe, 1862-1865, who served as an infantryman and hospital steward and reminiscences by Colby.
>>
>> https://publications.newberry.org/transcription/mms-transcribe/items/sh
>> ow/802
>
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Carlos W. Colby letters, 1862-1865
Carlos W. Colby was Second Corporal in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Regiment, Company G during the Civil War. This collection consists of 129
letters he sent home, dated 1862-1865, from Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Florida. The letters describe all aspects of daily camp life
and cover such topics as accommodations, food, clothing, health, weather,
scenery, transportation, and weaponry. The letters also reveal social and
racial attitudes, moral and mental states, and patriotic sentiments and
contain observations on military leaders (Ulysses S. Grant). Colby includes
graphic descriptions of particular battles and skirmishes (Vicksburg, Fort
Blakely, and Jackson). There are also 12 Civil War letters of future
brother-in-law James Rowe, 1862-1865, who served as an infantryman and
hospital steward and reminiscences by Colby.
https://publications.newberry.org/transcription/mms-transcribe/items/show...