Sally, I'm excited to tell you I have some personal details about the Ballard boys. There's a little too much to post in this message, so if you would send me (mlacy@fuse.net) your email address, I'll gladly send you what I have.

Also, just so you know, the regimental history for the 16th Infantry mentioned in George Martin's post can be viewed in its entirety in Google Books. Go to http://books.google.com/books?id=OG4UAAAAYAAJ.