Private William Steele 187th PA.VOL.

[sutphin]

]In order to see photo you will have to enlarge to do so . My brother in law demos old homes and called and asked me if I wanted a bunch of old scrap books found before house was demolished. I started going thru the books and happen up on a civil war veterans pic and some info about him. I removed the picture and it had been copied when don't know but it seems a family member was doing research and had everything copied then left it all behind when he or she moved out. Hope all who view can see picture along with the stats. Also another veteran in uniform name Albert James Beard Dartt from 1840-1870. I will post pic of him later. I am happy these were not discarded in the trash never know what you will find in someone else trash. The pictures were already cut just wanted to let everyone know. I have included 2 more photos the first picture was with the info on Private Steele older it seems and the other is a photo of Albert James Beard Dartt and I tried to see what type uniform Mr. Dartt is wearing but could not make it out. vanzutphen

 

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[Old Dude]

That's an awesome save. I love looking at old pics like that.

 

[PeteWmass]

who knows what he tossed - you should start tagging along on these demolitions....

 

[pong12211]

Very cool thanks for sharing.

 

[Mackaydon]

That's a piece of history !
Any thought about finding then giving it to the next of kin or to the local historical society?
Don.......

 

[sutphin]

Mackaydon .I have yet to research to find anyone connected to Private William Steele. This was the only copy left and whoever had photo copied these on Kodak photo paper where either sending out to relatives or his family. I will be in the process of calling around in the pa area that he was from to try to make a connection. Why someone would leave all this behind is beyond me and if you go back to my first post on Private Steele I have included another photo of him older that was beside his enlistment picture.

 

[Mackaydon]

This site:187th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company I Muster Roll
shows a Private William Steele of the 187th Pa. Vol. mustered in on May 4, 1864 and died shortly thereafter: June 23, 1864.
Perhaps the picture of 'old' William Steele is not the same guy as in your first pic.
Don.......

 

[Mackaydon]

You can also review the history of the 187th and see Private William Steele's name (Company I) here:
http://www.civilwarindex.com/armypa/Rosters/187th_pa_infantry_roster.pdf
Actually, the information is quite accurate as to where Pvt. Steele may have died based on the movement of his company.
Don......

 

[HCW]

You could post it or a topic on any of the major genealogical sites.
Ancestry.com. Rootsweb. Familysearch.

 

[UnderMiner]

Sweet saves! Love reading the stories of civil war soldiers.
House demos can yield substantial artifacts.

 

[The Patriot]

Now that was certainly a great save...something that couldn't be found again once thrown out in the trash...