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Tom chose not to return.

Information relating to Thomas Turk's birth, family and formative years is not available. Also missing are records or narratives regarding his residency in Santa Cruz County.

Turk was recruited as a private in Company…

Date: Undated
Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

John gave up farming in the Pajaro Valley for a plot in Las Cruces.

According to 1860 US census records John Myers was born about 1834 in Ohio and while residing in Santa Cruz County, worked as a farmer in the Pajaro Valley. No additional…

Date: Undated
Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

An Indian arrow finally had its intended effect on Captain Berry.

No information is available regarding David Berry's, birth, family, formative years or residence in Santa Cruz County.

Company L records note that David J. Berry was enrolled…

Date: Undated
Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

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His ship finally came in; however, it was twenty-two miles short of his destination.

Clifford Williams was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1843. It is believed that members of his family migrated to California prior to, or during the…

Date: Undated
Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

His killer forgot to look in his boots.

Christian Foster was born in Ohio about 1836. No additional information regarding his birth, family, or early years is available. He was reported to have been raised in Santa Cruz County and in 1861 was…

Date: Undated
Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

Brigham Young's secret police may have been his undoing.

James F. Dolan was born in Boston, Massachusetts about 1840. Details regarding his birth, family or early years is not available. He was described in 1861 as being five feet four inches in…

Date: Undated
Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010.
Type: OBIT

Date: 1881-08-20
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 1881-08-20: page 2 column 3
Type: NEWS

Date: 1861-10-03
Source: Pacific Sentinel 1861-10-03: page 2 column 3
Type: NEWS

Date: 1861-10-31
Source: Pacific Sentinel 1861-10-31: page 2 column 2
Type: NEWS

Date: 1877-12-01
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel 1877-12-01: page 2 column 1
Type: NEWS

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