much. I went to my father in Michigan, where I stayed two 

 years, then I went to Illinois where I stayed about two years. 

 Was married there, then went back to Michig-an and went into 

 the fruit growing- business, near Benton Harbor; stayed there 

 seven years; here my two boys were born, that being- all the chil- 

 dreo I have. Then T moved to Iowa, where I was engaged one 

 year in farming and one year in carpentering at Davenport, then 

 moved back to Michigan, where my wife died. After two years I 

 went back to Fairbury, Illinois, where I again married. After 

 three years went to Morris county, Kan, In 1888 I came out here 

 to the Pacific coast. Stopped three years in Portland, Oregon, 

 tbree years in Anaconda, Montana and have now been four year 

 in Tacoma. Ever since I left Michigan I have been in the build- 

 ing business. I have a good home and with ray pension can 

 live comfortably. 



R. M. Hamilton, Keota. Iowa. 



After the war, lived near Sunbeam, 111., following the oc- 

 cupation of farming. In 1870, married Miss Josephine Cabeen. 

 In same year moved to Washington county, Iowa, where I had 

 previously bought 40 acres of land, and put up a house, and have 

 baen living in the same neighborhood ever since. 



R. S. Henderson, Lenox, Iowa. 



Am Living on a farm of UJO acres, near Lenox. Have it 

 well stocked and improved, and am able to live quite comfortably. 

 Am married and have two children. 



Lem Lytle, Surrett, Missouri. 



My life has been rather uneventfull. I have worked at 

 sign painting since the war. Have roved around some. For a 

 while I was in Pittsburgh, Pa., my native place, also for a while 

 in Kansas City. Three or four years in San Jose, Cal. I am an 

 old batch, ()0 years of age. A shert time ago I received a letter 

 from W. H. Wbite, asking me te settle a dispute between him 

 and Mark Cannum, the former claiming I was dead, and that he 

 had decorated a grave in the cemetary of the Soldier's Home at 

 Leavenworth, Kan. On the tombstone was inscribed "L. S. 



