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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