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From: "Joy Hobbs" <>
Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:21:45 -0600
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Connie,
I'll just bet you've solved the mystery. Since in the Seneca MO area, we're
all drawing a blank for any Fort-type establishments, and we find Seneca &
Fort Monroe in VA along with this reference, sure makes me think this must
be a Virginia reference rather than MO.
----- Original Message -----
From: Connie Schofield <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe


> Just got this off another list concerning the 17th AL from Moscogee county
> GA
>
> Little, Joseph C.- private February 17,1862. Appears on register of
> prisoners
> in guard house at Fortress Monroe, Va. dated May 3,1863;
>
> Connie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joy Hobbs <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 3:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe
>
>
> > There is also a current Fort Monroe as well as Seneca in Virginia, but
> I'm
> > not sure when that Fort was established nor where they are in relation
to
> > each other. I did find that the fort is on the coast & Seneca south of
> > Lynchburg.
> >
> > Also, although Seneca MO was platted in 1868, I've seen early reference
to
> > it in court records, like in the 1840's wherein the members of the
county
> > court are giving the official go-ahead to establish a formal road
between
> > Neosho & Seneca. (if I remember correctly)
> > I'm not good on the detailed history of the area, but do remember a
> tidbit
> > occasionally.
> > It all makes the picture more interesting, doesn't it?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Connie Schofield <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 1:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe
> >
> >
> > > There is a Seneca, NY Maybe that's where the fort was.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:13 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe
> > >
> > >
> > > > Joy I read this over and over and it talks about alot of Missouri
> > > history.The
> > > > Newspaper itself is The New York times June 18;1861.Its several
pages
> > and
> > > > will take awhile to rewrite and send.Where would or how would I
share
> > > > it?Thank you Norma Jean
> > > >
> > > >
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