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From: Kirby Morgan <>
Subject: Re: [SUVCW] Help with Possible Pennsylvania GAR Member
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:13:16 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <472D22A8.1050505@comcast.net>


Ed Norris,

In such cases I would make an effort to locate an Obit. for Thomas Jones and/or his wife who may be a WRC Member. Results vary from search to search, some times they are a Gold Mine and other times they only say nothing to "Died". The best to you in you research.

Kirby Morgan GRO C#9, CA & Pacific

Ed Norris <> wrote:
I need help determining if this soldier ever joined the G.A.R.

I have a letter written to Thomas M. Jones, Room 524 State Capitol,
Harrisburg, Penna. It reads,

"My dear Sir: The Commander-in-Chief has read your letter of recent date
with copy of bill passed by the U. S. Congress concerning your
eligibility for admission to the Grand Army of the Republic. The
Commander-in-Chief will look into the matter on his return from
officials visitations in the West and will write you later. Yours very
truly, H. H. Bengough, Adjutant-General." (May 15, 1917)

I found the bill, and it reads, "CHAP. 11. — An Act For the relief of
Thomas M. Jones. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That in the administration of the pension laws and laws governing
entrance to soldiers' homes Thomas M. Jones be held and considered to
have been mustered into the United States service as a drummer in
Independent Company C, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, on September
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to have been honorably
discharged on April twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three:
Provided, That no bounty, pay, or other allowance shall become due or
payable by reason of the passage of this Act. Approved, December 30, 1916."

He received an invalid pension and his wife received a widow's pension,
he died November 24, 1917 according to the CW Pension files on Footnote.
I searched the National Graves Registration database, and he isn't
listed. I searched with Google and didn't find anything to indicate that
he was allowed to join.

FCL,

Ed

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