Hi everyone,
I'm not quite sure where to post this topic, but the rootschat community has always been so helpful, that I felt that it was worth asking the question.
I have a document for a Scottish relative who immigrated to America, and then served in the US army. Most of the columns on his army record are pretty evident: he entered in 1836 and finished his service in 1839. On this document, on his "line" across the "died, deserted, apprehended" columns is written "P.O. May 22/57".
Would anyone have any idea what this might mean? I can only guess that it is his death date (perhaps it has been noted to stop other people from claiming his pension or other benefits) or perhaps a pension or a land grant that was claimed at this date?
I noted that entries for other men (on the same page, different lines) DID include someone who deserted but had a similar "P.O" entry, and others who had NOT deserted and had this entry. Not all the men listed on the page had such an entry, so perhaps not all the men could be tracked after they left the army?
Thanks for any ideas.
Karina
