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There were a lot of black soldiers in the Civil War but they served in the US Colored Troops, not in the state regiments. So he probobly would not have been able to enlist in the New York regiments.

The actor who plays Chris was on last week's Agents of Shield, for a quick scene. He was in a wheelchair with the Ghost Rider. Maybe he has a new gig?

My husband's ancestor was Mercy Carter's brother John. Quite a fascinating story, and the French Canadian Catholic records are wonderful. I spent a lot of time researching the Carter/Chartier family.

The Army, Air Force and Navy consolidated medical training a few years ago. They are all trained at Ft. Sam Houston. My son went through corpsman A school there about 3 years ago. I believe the Army and Air Force training includes the testing necessary for civilian certification. The Navy doesn't. So even though my son was the equivilant of a basic EMT he could not work as one, or use his medial training in the civilian world. Anna would have had more training than A school as she was a combat medic, probably went to C school and training with the Marines. My son served 6 years in the Navy and was discharged earlier this year and is now attending college.