I received the following by email this morning. The Five Forks website is about the battle, not about the individuals who fought there, so I cannot provide her with any information. Can anyone on this list suggest sources, library or online, that could assist her? Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Forsey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Information required for Capt James Ham Co. M 17th Reg Pa > Dear Madam, > I wonder if you could possibly give me any information > on one of my ancestors who fought and died at the > battle of Five Forks, his name was Capt James Ham > Co.17th Reg. Pa. I am always wondering how a 17 year > old boy managed to leave a very small town Launceston, > Cornwall,in 1855, journey to America, rise to the > ranks of an officer and then lay down his life for > freedom. I would love to know more detail as I feel > this must never be forgotten. We still have relatives > in Launceston Cornwall to this day. > Gratefully yours, > Susan Forsey (nee Ham) > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > http://games.yahoo.com/games/front To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html