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raised for the Philipoines he was commissioned a 2nd Lieut, and 

 served in the 30th U. S., org-anized at Ft. Sheridan near Chicago. 

 Tnere is one incident of the Atlanta campaign I would 

 like to call your attention to. On that campaig-n there were two 

 medals offered for conspicuous bravery and both came to our 

 company, Lieut. D. W, Poak getting' one and James Brown the 

 other. 



W. H Bitts, Melvern. Kansas. 



Am tolerable poor, but live well. Have 160 acres of land. 

 Handle pure bred short horn oattle, have 40 head. Am married. 

 I married Miss E. A. McBride, have two children, one daughter 

 and one son. 



S. J. Bolton, Alpha, Illinois 



One year after the war I married and embarked in the 

 occupation of farming- which I followed until about 14 years ag'O, 

 when I and mv family, consisting- of wife and 4 sons and 3 daugh- 

 ters, moved to this place, and since have been eng-aged in the 

 manufacturing and raising of sorghum on a large scale; sold the 

 syrup and seed by the car load. Have also exercised my invent- 

 ive genious. Have patented a device for saving the sap from 

 sugar trees, called the "Funnel Shaped Sap Bucket." Also a 

 device for the manufacture of ice, using the natural temperture 

 for freezing. T am now engaged in the manufacture of these in- 

 ventions. 



Mrs. D. A. Brownlee, Adair, Iowa. 



My husband died Jan. 25, 1906, of apoplexy. Was married 

 Nov. 8, 1864, to Miss Emily McAtee. There were six cnildren 

 born to this union. 



Stephen A. Bartlett, 510— 20th St., Moiine, 111. 



First discharged at Jackson, Tenn., re-inlisted in Co. C, 102 

 111., Vol. 1864, transfered to Co. H 16th 111. Vol., in 1865, discharg- 

 ed July 28, 1865. Married in Henry county. 111. 1866. Came to 



