Time and time again I have been discouraged to say the least. I told myself that going on without a better sense of direction would not get me anywhere. It must be that I enjoy the challenge. What follows are surname information I have come across while researching the many counties in Upstate New York. All personnel files are still held by the federal government.
Discharge papers are the best source to find the company and camps the enrollee was assigned to.
Other information, including camp and company reports, reside in the National Archives. National Personnel Records Center Civilian Personnel Records 111 Winnebago Street St. Louis, MO 63118. St. Lawrence County Century Map Co. The Town of Chester was established in 1799, and originally was made up of about 500 farmers, blacksmiths, millers and lumbermen. The lumber industry was the big ticket here, as logs were transported via the Hudson and Schroon rivers to the Glens Falls area, where they were milled.