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This certificate was sent to William McKay to thank him for his service in the war. It was signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
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This notice was sent around by a local veterans group raising money to support William McKay’s widow and children after his death at age 46.
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The 1896 Knox County Atlas shows a small property in Fleaville, on the outskirts of Mount Vernon, belonging to the McKay family.
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Sarah McKay applied for and received a widow’s pension for her husband’s service.
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William McKay was a veteran of an intensive 100 days of service in the Civil War.
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