On June 27, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law The Dependent and Disability Pension Act. According to this act, my paternal third great-grandmother, as a widow, was entitled to $8 a month ($220.86 today), because my third great-grandfather had served at least 90 days in the Union Army during the Civil War and was honorably discharged from service.
My third great-grandfather served in Company I of the 215 Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The 215 Regiment was organized at Philadelphia in April 1865, the end of the Civil War. They did their duty in Delaware and at Fort Delaware. My three-times great-grandfather was discharged on 31 July 1865. I am looking forward to learning more about his time at Fort Delaware, a place I have visited a few times.
Every ancestor is more than just a name. Every one of them has a story. We are connected genetically, physically, and emotionally. We are who we are because of who they were.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
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