I'm passing this on from another mail list:
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(a)ix.netcom.com
Subject: Fwd: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(a)ti.com Mailto:n-smith1@ti.com