"My great-grandfather John O. French served with the 1st Minnesota Volunteers (or something close to that). After the battle of Gettysburg, he had 3 bullet holes through his clothes. His famous quote was: "I never missed a battle or a meal." There's quite a lot of information about him in a book about the history of Becker County, MN. He was a constable in Detroit Lakes MN. He lived with my great grandmother Mary Ann Vizenor and they had 2 children together before they married, and went on to father 6 more children."
It looks like valor is hereditary in AllenS' family, that's for sure. Thanks for sending along that picture - once again, those 19th century guys had a style all their own - it has become clear to me that I need to find a better source for hats.
