Deserters spotted

Allyn

Corporal
Joined
Aug 27, 2024
Location
northwestern Pennsylvania
Descriptive list of deserters reported in Crawford Co., PA (NARA Doc. E-3424, Vol. 1, No. 18 (apparently 1863-64)

Lorenzo Clark, pvt., age 34, brown hair, blue eyes, light complexion, 5'6", born Adrian, Michigan, mechanic, 7th MI Cav. To be found in Little Cooley, Crawford Co., PA.

Sylvester P. Clark, pvt., Co. 6, 67th Regt. NY, said to be in Meadville.

Little Cooley was, and still is, a wide spot in the road on the way from Meadville to nowhere, small enough for a stranger to stick out. Meadville was big enough for a stranger to blend in better. Just wonder what they were doing here, and what happened to them . . .
 
Lorenzo Clark of the 7th Michigan Cavalry apparently never returned to duty.

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Sylvester P. Clark, of the 67th New York same...

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