NY-Military-L Archives

From: "Clifford R. Williams" <>
Subject: The Buffalo Barracks
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 08:41:20 -0500

To All Whom It May Concern:

This message is to inform all genealogists, researchers, historians,
teachers and students, about a very important web site that has a
searchable database of over 1, 650 U.S. Army soldiers who once served at
the short-lived Buffalo Barracks between 1835 and 1846.

The 1840 Census of Buffalo, NY lists Colonel James M. Bankhead and a
quantity of 671
individuals ranging from age 1 to 60 under his responsibility.
Unfortunately, the census does
not list each of these barracks residents by name....only by quantity.

However, The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site has made available, free
of charge, the names of all officers and soldiers, and some of their wifes
and dependants, who lived at this early
federal military post on the Niagara Frontier. The URL for this outstanding
web site is:

[ www.buffalonet.org/army ]

There you will discover the Descriptive & Historical Register Data for
Enlisted Soldiers in the
U.S. Army, as well as a wealth of information pertaining to the Buffalo
Barracks and it's unique historic value. I encourage everyone to take the
time to visit this site.

Perhaps you have an ancestor who once served there?

Enjoy your visit,

Cliff Williams

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