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Re: Seeking letters from George C. Loy in pension file
Elliot Schneider Mar 11, 2021 6:58 PM (in response to natalie lovins)1 person found this helpfulMs. Lovins,
Welcome back hope all is well. Here is some information below. Please take note in the different Alias that he had or spelling. I have provided you with both variations. Hope this information helps there were no personnel letters in his CSRs within this file.
Name: George C Loy Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1862 Enlistment Place: Wheeling, West Virginia Enlistment Rank: Private Muster Date: 19 Aug 1862 Muster Place: West Virginia Muster Regiment: Batty D LA Muster Regiment Type: Artillery Muster Information: Enlisted Side of War: Union Notes: POW, Exchanged; 1865-04-27 Survived explosion, (Steamer "Sultana", Memphis, TN) Title: Index to Compiled Military Service Records; Research by Jack Lundquist -
Re: Seeking letters from George C. Loy in pension file
Jason AtkinsonMar 18, 2021 7:47 AM (in response to natalie lovins)
Dear Ms. Lovins,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
The majority of Civil War pension files in the Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Record Group 15) are in the custody of the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1). There are also 3 record series (XC files) in Record Group 15 at the National Archives at St. Louis (RL-SL) that include claims files relating to Civil War Veterans. These records were transferred to the National Archives in 1952 and 1955 from the VA. Please email both RDT1 at archives1reference@nara.gov and RL-SL at stl.archives@nara.gov with full details about the file you are seeking. When you email RDT1 and RL-SL, please attach the following image that Mr. Schneider located for you and which we are also attaching to the end of our reply. This is the pension index card and the staff should be able to use this information to locate the file.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT1 and RL-SL. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!