Hi Everyone,
I am back for today. I am planning to continue my blog as soon as I can.At this time, I am planning to continue with the Mystery of John Bradshaw. I hope that this will give ideas to readers on some steps to help in finding those hard-to-find ancestors! Please let me know your ideas!
Today, I would like to show a card from a Civil War service record.I am unsure as to what the notation means in the area concerning the date. At this time, I am thinking it says, “S. O. 2/7, 1864.” Could this possibly mean Starts On February 7, 1864?
Thank you for your input on this! Maggie
February 5, 2013 at 8:11 am
This may be dumb but could it mean retired according to Standing Order 217 in 1864?
February 5, 2013 at 8:22 am
Hi Maggie, Welcome back. I think the best way to clear this up would be through the pension file. The line that contains that data is usually just the date, seems to me. The pension record should be able to clarify the dates as we all know that the cards sometimes don’t contain accurate information. Best Wishes!
February 5, 2013 at 7:12 pm
Eileen is right. I was at NARA today and saw it several times, a couple of times spelled out as Standing Order.
February 6, 2013 at 10:43 am
Thank you to everyone who helped me with this. Some others, who responded by email, said that they had seen this as Special Order – they had seen it spelled out as well! So, it must by either Special Order of Standing Order!
Thank you, Maggie