Treasure Chest Thursday - Higgin's description

DearREADERS,
Our GeneaBloggers group has a different theme for each day of the week, something I've only rarely participated in. Today is different, it is "Treasure Chest Thursday" 8 July 2010 and I've got something to share.

Among the treasures I unearthed this past week was this page from the Union Civil War service file for my ancestor Tolbert Higgins. I've previously written about:

• Tolbert Higgins & Cedar, Kansas gravesite ~ so moving to visit this small, very remote cemetery.
• Disregard that street sign ~ features two views of Tolbert's last known residence in Salina, Saline, Kansas, and the difficulty in locating it.

This page, which my husband Gordon located for me at Footnote.com, actually DESCRIBES my ancestor as:

• 5 foot 10 inches tall
• ruddy complexion
• hazel eyes
• brown hair
  
• age 21
• born in Davis [Daviess] County, Missouri
• a farmer
• enlisted at Huntsville 1 April 1862
• for a 3 year term of service
• in Company H, 2nd Missouri Cavalry
  
• discharged by reason of expiration of term of service 12 April 1865
  

AWESOME! Here-to-fore I found service records rather mundane descriptions of present or absent at roll call, etc.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
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Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com