Addition to the Veterans List and a little help, please
We need to add to the Civil War Veteran’s list, after the name of:
James Robinson Medal Of Honor Recipient
This information came this winter when Glenn Geirland added the names of veterans on the Memorial to www.findagrave.com and asked the cemeteries where the veterans were buried to post a picture of their headstones on their site.
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Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 18, and was mustered in as a Private in Company B, 3rd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in action on January 27, 1864 at Brownsville Station, Arkansas. His citation reads “Successfully defended himself, singlehandedly, against seven guerrillas, killing the leader (Capt. W.C. Stephenson) and driving off the remainder of the party.” He was awarded his Medal on April 4, 1864, and died of disease at Memphis, Tennessee three months later.
Gordon Shipley
A little help, please
Hello, I have been trying for years to research my family tree. Dead end after dead end! So I am hoping you can help me.
I have an old newspaper article the only date I can see is June 17. No year… The title of the article says: “Three Burned to death in Blast; St. Johns June 17 Three people were burned to death and Mr & Mrs. Evan (?) it is not to clear, Wilson suffered minor burns.”
The whole article is very blurry. I can see in the article it says that “all of the bodies were taken to Ebert funeral home in St. Johns.”
It says something, ? the dead are “K?? Wilson brother of Iras Wilson” “Kenneth Richard Smith” and I cannot make out the rest.
So I am really hoping that maybe you can help me… The family name I am searching is “Willson/Wilson” Charles N. Willson and Frances “Fannie” Willson. I think they are from Owosso, Mich… I am just stuck!
Anything you could help me with…I would be so thankful!! I live in New Mexico, or I would be able to come in.
Thanks,
Darla darla@tularosa.net.