Once Upon a House

May 5, 1862

Elbridge S. Smith died (May 5) and Milo Ackerman and James Pomeroy died (May 6) at Lawrence, Kansas.

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The evidence

  • “Randolph (died at Lawrence, Kan.,. April 23, 1862), Freeman Roberts, 4-lbert E. Rice, Elbridge S. Smith (died at Lawrence, Kan, May 5, 1862), Charles H. Smith, Horace C.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 460 / book p. 464

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 460 / book p. 464)
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  • “F. Randolph (died at Lawrence, Kan., April 23, 1862), Freeman Roberts, Albert E. Rice, Elbridge S. Smith (died at Lawrence, Kan., May 5, 1862), Charles H. Smith, Horace C.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/16-military-history.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 371 / book p. 341

    Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent

    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 371 / book p. 341)
    On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 371 / book p. 341) · open the whole page

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