Vermilion County Military Data U.S. Soldier Meeting September 1865 Source: "Family records from old Bibles and other family written records" Illinois Society, D.A.R., 1952 Transcribed by K. Torp Fairmount, IL May 5, 1930 Mrs. Dr. Dale At a meeting of soldiers, sons and daughters of soldiers of the wars of the United States, including the Rev. held at the old battleground of the "Army Ford" and near the old red brick house known as Col. Geo. Shelby home in the forenoon and at the "Curtis Landing" in the after-noon, there situated at the mouth of the Big Vermilion and the Wabash Rivers in month of September 1865. About 300 men and women were in attendance at each place. My mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Redmond, who was a writer for newspapers in that day in Danville and other places published. She questioned and interviewed those whose names are here-in-given with their answers given as shown by letters and figures. I personally know many of those named, some of whom resided in three counties of Indiana and two in Illinois. You surely had some relatives among the list given... (Signed) Yours truly, J.G. Redmond. Key to Abbreviations Rev War - R.W. Soldier   Father -- F. War of 1812 - 12   Grand-father - G. Mexico - Mex   Great grand-father - GG Civil War - Civ.   Great great grandfather - GGG Army Ford battle - A     Tippecanoe - T.P.     Names of Those Present: William Curtis Knob Thomas - GRW Oliver P. Davis - G12 Jimmie Armour - GGRW Col. George Shelby - GRW, A, T.P. George Hayworth - GGRW, A, T.P. Robert E. Barnett - GGRW, A, T.P. Wm. Patrick - GGRW Wm. Naylor - G12 Martha Naylor - GGRW James Malone - GGRW Philo Case - Civ., GGRW Joseph Collett - G12 Sam Groanandyke Las Shirk - GGRW James Bright - Civ. Paton Randalph - GRW David Johnson - GRW Benj. Goodner - GRW James Sherward - G12 Stephen Sherward - G12, Civ. George Edmonds - G12 Ben F. Edmonds - G12 Green Johnson - GGRW, Civ. John Porter Samuel Hesler - GRW Isaac Brown - GRW Ac Morgan - Mex, GRW Eb Henthorn - GGRW William Roach - GGRW John Roach - GGGRW Truman Solers - G12 James Waters - Mex, GGRW John Bennett - G12 John Kyger - G12, Civ Rob't. Waterman - CIv Milo Waterman - Civ Edward Truman - GRW Wm. H. Redman - GGRW Lizzie Redmond - GGRW John Randalph - G&GGRW Asher Osborn - Mex, GRW David Brown - GGRW Squire Richison - G12 Wm Dickenson - Mex, G12 A.C. Johnson - Div, GGRW Lee Johnson - GGRW William Martin - Mex., GRW HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails