“The most moving part was getting to see Mary Edelen, my 3rd Great-great grandmother’s mark on multiple documents. Seeing the X in place of her signature made the X, from a legal name change in my own name, even more significant.” Frank X Walker
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Biographical Profile of Pvt. John Wesley Burks
Burks was stationed from 1866 to 1867 at Fort Craig, New Mexico, home to Buffalo Soldiers of the 125th Infantry. After the War, troops were used in conflicts with Indians deemed at the time to be hostile.