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Carol,
I have also read the old newspapers with the listings of battle
casualties. Extracts for a few of these newspaper reports can be read at
http://newspaperabstracts.com/
select United States, New York
search "war news"
Also, the officer in charge of the unit sent a condolence note to the
family.
This happened when my ancestor John O'Neill, a private serving in the
49th NYVI, was killed at Spotsylvania Court House Virginia May 10,
1864. The 1st Lieutenant, David Lambert, sent a handwritten note dated
May 20th to the widow. The note is now stored in the pension file at
the National Archives. My ancestor a farmer enlisted in Jan 1864 and
was killed 4 months later. I imagine these notes were typically more
detailed depending upon how long the soldier had served with the unit.
Regards,
Sheila Lofft Strickland
Regina W. Daly wrote:
>Families usually found out about the death of a loved
>one through the newspapers, both national and local.
>Regina Daly
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>--- carol kammen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>
>>Dear All
>>
>> I have a feeling I should know the answer to this,
>>but don't.
>> How were families in upstate New York notified when
>>loved
>>ones in the Civil War were killed.
>> I cannot imagine a soldier coming to the door;
>>rather, I
>>think it must have been a telegram.
>>
>> Could anyone tell me?
>>
>> with much appreciation
>>
>> Carol Kammen
>> Tompkins County Historian
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