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Alexander Wood searching for former fellow servicemembers

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 26, 1902

Do You Know Them?
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., July 8, 1902.
I am an old soldier and belonged to
Co. E, 2nd U. S. Cavalry commanded
by Col. George W. Cole and Capt. John
Tucker. I am desirous of locating
some of my old comrades that I might
be able to be identified and thus secure
my pension. Here appended are a few
names: Joseph Morris,…

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Anthony Cox searching for several fellow servicemembers

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 15, 1902

Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
John Taliaferro, Major Wooldridge, Den-
nis [Dennis] Minor, who was in Co. B, 119 Reg-
iment [Regiment], which was made up at Camp
Nelson, Kentucky, and was discharged
at Louisville, Ky. Also John Clark,
Walker Clark and Lewis Clark, who
were in the same company and regi-
ment…

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C. A. Halley searching for Mrs. Fleming, the wife of Harvey Fleming

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

November 25, 1900

INFORMATION wanted of the present address
of the Mrs. Fleming, colored, who, in
war times, was wife of Harvey Fleming; supposed
to be in New Orleans. C. A. Halley,
special examiner, custom-house.

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Catherine Bruester searching for her brother Green Baker (or Bruester)

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

June 20, 1907

WANTED--Information. In 1862 Green
Baker, or Bruester, living near
Moscow, Fayette Co., Tenn. joined one
of the Tennessee colored regiments and
has never been heard from by his family.
Any of his comrades knowing his where-
abouts, either living or dead, or to the
organization he belonged, address his
sister, Catherine Bruester,…

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Charles W. Grant searching for fellow servicemembers Lieut. F. L. Mittie, Sergeant Bakes, and John Grimes

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 11, 1907

WANTED--The addresses of Lieut. F.
L. Mittie and Serg't Bakes, both of
Co. H, 24th U. S. C. T. Address Chas. W.
Grant, Hospital, Farmhurst, Del.
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WANTED--The address of Harry Mc-
Connell, Co. I, 83rd Regiment, Penn-
sylvania Volunteers. L. F. Lane, Mon-
trose,…

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Elizabeth Smith searching for soldiers Alfred Johnson, Samuel Smith, and Henry Allen

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 3, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of the whereabouts of Alfred Johnson. When
last heard from, was in Vicksburg, Miss, in Co.
D.
Also of Samuel Smith and Henry Allen. These
men were all in the same regiment, in Vicks-
burg.
Also Baggely White and Margaret Mathews,
of Natchez. Any information of either of the
above named persons, will be thankfully…

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Georgiana Berry seeking the name of husband's Civil War company, for her Civil War widow's pension application

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

August 24, 1901

COLORED VETERANS, ATTENTION!
Is there any one who can give me the name of the colored company that was made up in the month of May in Grand Gulf Miss., in 1862? My husband was a member of that company. His name was John Berry. Since his death I have forgotten the name of the company and so cannot send application for pension until I find out the…

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Harriet Jones searching for Walter Harris, also known as Walter Jones

Baltimore Daily Commercial (Baltimore, MD)

February 14, 1866

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION IS WANTED RESPECT-
ING WALTER HARRIS or WALTER JONES,
a Colored Man who enlisted in the First Colored
Regiment of U.S. Troops. He had friends in Balti-
more. Information may be sent to Mrs. HARRIET
JONES, 67 Pierrepont st., Brooklyn, N.Y. f13-3t*

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Harvey Spalding & Sons looking for Moses Ballard

The Interior Journal (Stanford, KY)

February 9, 1906

WANTED.-Information as to the address of Moses Ballard, or heirs if he is dead. He was a colored man and served in the 123rd U.S. Col. Inf., and address was Lincolntown [Lincoln County], KY., in 1865. Small recovery can probably be made. Address Harvey Spalding & Sons, Washington, D.C.

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Harvey Spalding & Sons searching for Simon Smith or his heirs

Times-Promoter (Hernando, MS)

February 23, 1906

Wanted!
Information as to the address
of Simon Smith or his widow or
heirs if he is dead. He was a colored
man and served in Co "B"
11th U.S. Colored Infantry in
the Civil war and his address was
given us DeSoto county, Miss.
Small recovery can probably be
made. Address Harvey Spalding
& Sons, Washington, D.C.

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Henrietta Wilson looking for fellow servicemen who knew William Fox

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

October 1, 1892

Information Wanted.
Any one furnishing information where a
comrade of Co. "E" 26th Regiment of U.S. Col. Vol.
Infantry, and who knew William Fox of Kentucky
can be found will receive reward by
addressing Mrs. Henrietta Wilson, 1215 East
Forest avenue. Maysville, Ky.

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Hicks' U. S. A. General Hospital searching for Mrs. Louisa Cook

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

January 6, 1866

PERSONAL.
NOTICE.—If MRS LOUISA COOK. wife of Ben-
jamin [Benjamin] Cook, Private, Co K. 28th U. S. C. T., will
call at the HICKS' U. S. A. GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Baltimore Md., she will hear of something to her
advantage. j6-3t*(

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J. C. Boone looking for fellow servicemembers

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

September 12, 1891

Do You Know Them?
I would like to know the address of a few of
my comrades. Their names are David G. Smith,
Asbury Benson, L.G. Bragg, Gid Harvey and
Moses Ditcher. The above named men were
with me at Camp Foster in 1864. Any one know-
ing [knowing] any one of them will greatly oblige me by
writing to J. C. Boone, Plattsmouth, Neb.
(tf)

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J. Goins seeking fellow servicemembers from Co. H.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 28, 1890

NOTICE.--The undersigned desires to
know where he can find any of his com-
rades belonging to Co. H., of the Third
Pennsylvania regiment, U. S. Infantry;
and requests any one of said comrades to
write to Lake Providence, La., P. O. Box
164: and further requests the favor of min-
isters in the connection, to read this no-
tice to their…

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J. J. Redmond searching for Sarah Fisher and her son Frank

Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)

August 31, 1867

Personal.
WANTED--Information of whereabouts of
colored woman SARAH FISHER and son FRANK,
who left St. Louis in 1863 for Iowa, and since returned.
J. J. REDMOND, corner Third and Locust, may advise
them of something to their advantage.

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J. T. Rex seeking Peter R. Laws and James H. Matthew

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED --
Any one knowing the whereabouts
of Orderly-Sargeant Peter R. Laws,
of Company I, 55th Massachusette
Volunteers, and Sargeant James H.
Matthew of the same company, will
kindly forward information to J. T .
Rex, 15 Veasey Street, Newark,
N. J. The matter is important to
them.

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James M. Ferguson seeking information about his father Allen Clark

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 6, 1909

Information regarding Allen Clark, a
colored soldier, once a slave of Wm.
Clark, Orange County, Va., who was
killed in the civil war. He ran off from
slavery, and joined the Union army.
His son is anxious to learn his regiment
and all particulars possible. -- James M.
Ferguson, 655 Adams St., Steubenville,
Ohio.

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Jane Birton seeking for information about her husband George W. Birton

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my husband, George W. Birton, of Company
A, 115th Regiment, United States Army. When
last heard from, in 1865, he was in the hospital
at Brownsville. Any information will be thank-
fully received by his wife. Address
JANE BIRTON,
No. 20 Acorn Alley, Philadelphia.
(Chap. R. R. Laitine, U. S. A.)
May 19--2t.

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John C. Bender and William Bouy looking for fellow servicemen who served with Bouy in Virginia

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 3, 1884

I WANT TO FIND A COMRADE WHO SERVED
in the same regiment in the late war,
with William Bouy, he enlisted in Wash-
ington, D. C., in the summer or fall of 1863
Served in Virginia. Addre-s, John C.
Bender. St. Joseph, Mo., or William Bouy,
No. 175 9 h Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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John C. Bender looking for people who knew William Borey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 28, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE PRES
ent whereabouts of persons who knew
William Borey while in the United States
army. Wm. Borey enlisted at Washington
in 1863, and was discharged after the war.
Names of his officers, comrades, or regiment
wanted by JOHN C. BENDER,
St.…

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Julia Grant looking for information about her husband John Grant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 27, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my husband, John
Grant, formerly of South Carolina, who went
off with the 37th Ohio Regiment nearly two
years ago. Any information of his where-
abouts will be thankfully received by his
wife, JULIA GRANT,
Wilmington, N. C.
…

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Lewis Smith searching for officers of Co. F

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

August 29, 1901

WANTED-Address of Capt. James H. Mathew, Co.
F, 66th Colored Vol. Inf: Lieut. Dallas Duval, Co.
F, 66th Colored Vol. Inf, 1864, '65. By Lewis Smith, col-
ored, formerly drummer boy of Co. F, 66th Colored Vol.
Inf., Weatherford, Tex.

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Lucretia Palmer searching for witnesses to her pre-Civil War marriage

The Richmond Climax (Richmond, KY)

May 14, 1890

Information Wanted.

CENTRAL CITY, KY., May 10, 1890.

Editor of the Climax:

Please announce that I am anxious to
hear from some one acquainted with the
facts set forth below:

Any one having any knowledge of the
marriage of Lucretia Palmer, (colored),
(nee Maupin) on King Maupin's place,
near Rogersville, Ky., about 1858, will…

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Mack Thompson searching for comrades of Burrell Harrison

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

November 5, 1908

The address of any comrade of Bur-
rell Harrison, a colored solider, who
was wounded at Milliken's Bend in
June, 1863, and died in hospital. It is
desired to ascertain whether Harrison
belonged to the 47th or 45th U. S. C.
T. Address Mack Thompson, Co. E,
National Military Home, Kan.

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Martha A. Washington searching for addresses of officers or enlisted men from husband's U.S.C.T. Civil War regiment

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 31, 1888

Martha A. Washington (colored), New Albany, Ind., wishes the names and present postoffice addresses of any officers or enlisted men of Co. B, 113th U.S.C.T., who remember her late husband, George Washington, of said company and regiment, and of his contracting rheumatism at or near Memphis, Tenn., in April, 1864.

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