Families usually found out about the death of a loved
one through the newspapers, both national and local.
Regina Daly
--- carol kammen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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