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**Eric Burke** · 02-16-2004, 12:15 AM

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My Great, Great, Great Grandfather, Pvt. James Swingler Chandler was from Salem, Illinois, and served with the 111th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Co. H. He participated with the regiment through the entire war and fought hard at Kennesaw, Resaca, Atlanta (just to name a few), and his company was the first to reach the parapet of Ft. McAllister. He suffered greatly from diaahrea during the war, but unfortunately it didn't take him out of the heavy fighting his unit saw.

He was discharged with his unit in 1865 in Washington, and returned to his home in Salem, IL where he married his sweetheart Mary Cooper. Sadly enough, he was killed not too much later in a logging accident when he was in his 30s while working around Salem. He was crippled from the neck down, and still suffered from his chronic diaahrea, which eventually killed him. In his honor, the captain of his company, Cpt. George Castle named the local GAR post after him (J. S. Chandler GAR Post #?).

I'm still trying to figure out his name at enlistment/discharge. Several sources I have seen list various dates as to his birth/enlistment. His enlistment papers state that he was 18 years old at enlistment in Salem. His discharge papers (after 3 years of service) state that he was 18 years old. ;) :D Who knows what the real truth was. I've had some tell me that he was as young as 16 when signing up originally.

I had another ggg grandfather in the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery, but I don't have nearly as much information on him.

I'm extremely proud of all my ancestors and their sacrafices, that's one of the primary reasons I reenact.

**Holy Joe** · 02-16-2004, 10:52 AM

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I've been researching my family history for about 4 years now and have come up with a few family members that served in the war;

James W. White, g-g-g Grandfather, joined Co. G, the "Fayette Volunteers" of the 30th Georgia Infy on Dec. 23, 1862 at age 37. Fought at Jackson, Chickamauga, & the Atlanta Campaign....Killed in action on July 22 1864 during Hardee's Corps assault on the Federal lines in front of Atlanta. He left behind a wife and 6 children (3 under 10 years old).

William M. "Bill" Park, g-g-g-g grandfather, served first with Capt. Daniel C. Doughty's "Refugio Spies" of the Texas State Troops (Cavalry), then later with Leiut. Hynes "Frontier Guard" in Bee County. Family tradition holds that Bill Park was an old reprobate that liked to drink too much. He was wounded in the left arm sometime during the war (probaby by bandits or deserters), which left his arm crooked the rest of his life.

Peter Thomas Sessums, g-g-g grandfather along with his brothers Blount (pronounced "Blunt") and George served with the Walker/Montgomery County Troop (Co. G) of the 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers. They served in New Mexico, where Peter was hospitalized at Franklin due to measels and rheumatic fever. Peter was dischaged in April of 1862, having missed the entire New Mexico Campaign. He evidently went home and rested, only to reenlist 3 months later. He took part in the Recapitulation of Galveston, the Battle of Bisland, Cox's Plantation, Bayou Bourbeau, Mansfield & Plesant Hill. Peter was hospitalized again with chronic rhumatism in the summer of 1864, this time at the Shreveport CSA hospital. It is not known if he was discharged a 2nd time.

Charles Davis Lander, g-g-g grandfather, orphaned at age 10, sent to NY to live with an uncle....ran away from home to become a merchant seaman. Ended up in Jackson Co. Florida in the late 1850's. Joined the Jackson County Cavalry (Home guard?) one week after he married Sarah Elizabeth Phillips. Charles enlisted in Co. G, 2nd Florida Cavalry in Aug. of 1863 and was transferred to Company E, 5th Cavalry Battalion on 10-13-1863 (his 2nd wedding anniversary). Charles' wife, Sarah would later write that "Charles would sometimes sneak away from camp and ride all night to see me, even though he knew he would be shot if he got caught." Charles came to Texas after the war and settled in Galveston before moving to Madison County, where he died on Christmas day, 1888. He is buiried in the old Madisonville City Cemetery in the Lander/Phillips section. Oddly enough, his first headstone reads "Born July 19, 1859" --which is off by 20 years....his new UDC "Confederate" headstone reads "Born Dec 25 1839"...wrong date, correct year.

Reuben Ransom Wansley,g-g-g grandfather one helluva tough customer...was enlisted in Co. B, the "Newton Rangers" of the 2nd Mississippi Cavalry in the summer of 1862 at age 36. Under Forrest, the 2nd was engaged in Tenn, Miss, Alabama, and Georgia throuought the war. The regiment was overrun at Selma and finally surrendered with Forrest at Gainesville on May 22 1865.

Joshua J. Spears, g-g-g grandfather of Osyka Mississippi, enlisted in Rhodes' Cavalry company in 1862. Rhodes' Co. was involved in the action around Baton Rouge then posted at Osyka during Grierson's Raid. Rhodes' Company became Co. F of the 14th Confederate Cavalry Regiment in January of 1864. The 14th saw action primarily in Mississippi, where it won recognition at the battle of Harrisburg where the regiment lost 72 out of some 200 men.

John W. Baker,g-g-g grandfather Little is known about this mysterious ancestor, other than he was a surgeon in Alabama during the war who came to Texas before 1870. John Baker went into family practice around this time, living near Madisonville. He died in/around 1885 while making a "house call", he forded a flooded river & caught pneumonia. Research is ongoing.

Fun post! Thanks for asking!!!

**Kevin O'Beirne** · 02-16-2004, 01:01 PM

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I iddn't have any direct ancestors in the war. However, a distant relative was James Rowan O'Beirne, who served in the 7th NYSM (one month in 1861), 37th New York Vols (mid-1861 to June 1863; 2-year regiment), and 22nd Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps (mid-1863 to January 1866).

7th NYSM: Private
37th NYV: Captain, Co. C
22nd VRC: Major, Lt. Col., Brevet Brigadier General

The 37th NYV was in the Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac. O'Beirne saw action in the following notable major battles: Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks (received Medal of Honor for actions in this battle in the 1890s), Oak Grove, Glendale, Chantilly, Chancellorsville.

At Chancellorsville he was severely wounded in the chest soon after daybreak at Hazel Grove on May 3, 1863. He survived his wound and mustered out with the 37th NYV in June.

Joining the VRC he had a number of adventures chasing Mosby around northern VA with the 8th Illinois Cavalry and was assistant-provost marshal and later Provost Marshal of Washington DC in later '64 and early '65.

In this role he played a part in the Lincoln assassination drama, and led men of the 8th Ill. Cav. down the east (Maryland) side of the Potomac in pursuit of J.W. Booth and Davey Herold. He found the clues that led directly to the capture of George Atzerodt, Booth, and Herald and received $2,000 in reward money for it. He's mentioned in several books on the Lincoln assassination.

He had a distinguished post-war career too, but that's not what this thread is about. He died in 1917 in NYC and didn't get a grave marker until the NYC County Roscommon Society and the Irish Brigade Association erected one at his grave in June, 1996.

Heck of an interesting guy. He had no children survive him who in turn had children of their own. I'd fairly kill today to find out where his Medal of Honor is.

**SteelCityZouave** · 02-16-2004, 01:10 PM

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I've been researching my family history for about 2 years now, and have found several relatives who were in the Civil War. Most of my relatives from the war were Pennsylvanians.

William Litzinger- g-g-g grandfather who was drafted into company D of the 58th Pennsylvania Volunteers on November 2nd, 1864 in Hollidaysburg, PA. He was a substitute for his father, and was sent into service at age 18. William did a lot of picket duty during his term of service, but from the records I've gotten, it says he didn't participate in any battles. He was promoted to Corporal on August 8th, 1865 and then was discharged in Lynchburg, VA on November 5th, 1865.

John Saltsgiver- g-g-g uncle who signed up on September 10th, 1862 in Carrolltown, PA and was mustered in on Sept. 20th with company D of the 115th Pennsylvania Vols. He was age 38 upon signing up. He was present at Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg before the 115th was merged with the 110th Pennsylvania on June 22nd, 1864. During the siege Petersburg, he supposedly had suffered back problems and was sent to the surgeon for a little while. His unit was held in reserve during the battle of the Crater at Petersburg. John Saltsgiver was present for the Grand Review of the army and was then discharged on May 31st, 1865 (before the rest of the unit) for reasons of disability. After the war he joined a GAR post around Cambria County, PA.

Robert Litzinger- cousin of William Litzinger mentioned earlier. He enlisted on June 12th, 1861 at age 30 and was mustered in on July 29th, 1861. He was one of the first people to enlist in the 11th Pennsylvania Reserves and was founder and Captain of Company A, the "Cambria Guards". Robert was a Mexican war veteran and was in the charge of Chapultapec. Robert was promoted to Major on November 1st, 1861 and was present for the advance on Manassas and Falmouth in March and early April of 1862. He became ill and was on leave for a while before being able to resign on April 1st, 1862. He came to visit the men of the 11th PA Reserves a little later on, while still a bit sick. At this time, the Peninsula campaign had already started. In Lee's threat of invading Pennsylvania in later 1862 near the battle of Antietam, Robert had raised a regiment of militia with the help of A.A. Barker, known as the "Baker Guards". The unit was mustered in on September 15th, 1862. Robert was elected Colonel of the unit from being Captain of company E. This unit was recruited lively in Ebensburg, PA and in Carrolltown. The unit never saw action though, and was disbanded within a week. Again in 1863 during Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, Robert Litzinger had raised another battalion of militia of about 400 men. This battalion was known as "Litzinger's Battalion" and was mustered in on June 23rd, 1863. This new unit had served around the Gettysburg campaign, and was disbanded on August 8th, 1863. After the war, he went back to Cambria county to work in a saw mill with his business partner in Strongstown. He later died in his home in Ashville in 1922.

I have other relatives that served, but I don't have much information on them and their service in the war. I've read in a few obituaries that my g-g-g grandfather James W. Condon was a Civil War veteran, but I haven't been able to find much more on his service or unit. I found most of this information out after I started reenacting. Thanks and great post!!!! :)

**hardtack1864** · 02-16-2004, 01:20 PM

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Now Ann Marcum was never in a major battle, but she was the only women "at least in 1926" to be a FULL member of the GAR and here is her amazing story written by her.

JULIA ANN MARCUM
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society, Special Collections and Archives

Written at Williamsburg
August 7, 1926

In Scott County, Tennessee (Huntsville, the County Seat), I was born in the year of 1844, the 7th day of November. My father and mother, Hiram C. Marcum and Permelia Huff Marcum, lived and owned a farm on the Waters Buffalo Creek four miles east of Huntsville, the county seat of Scott County.

Hiram C. Marcum was a son of Arthur Marcum and Ann Marcum. She was Ann Bransgrove. Father had four brothers: Joseph, John, William, and George and three sisters: Polly, Tabitha, and Invina. My mother (Permelia Huff Marcum) was a daughter of John and Prudence Christian Huff. The Huffs were descendents of England and Ireland, the Marcums of England.

Hiram and Permelia Marcum had five children, one son Clayburn; four daughters: Didama Minerva, Julia Ann, and Martha.

He was a farmer, lived on his farm made a living and was a happy, law abiding Christian man and also his family. He stood for the flag the freedom of America and its perfect laws.

In the year 1861, the south seceded against the North for slaves and bondage of slaves. Hiram Marcum was for freedom of our nation and its liberties for the people. In the year of 1861, the secedents declared war against the North. Father stood for the Union and its Principles. Then, the President declared was on the Southern States. The Confederates elected for themselves a president, then divided the nation and called out their army to fight the Northern people. Marcum stood for the Union. When they mustered their armies and their people became enraged toward each other, tried to kill and destroy each other and the Rebels invaded our County as there were but few Rebels in the County. They sent their armies there to kill and destroy our men, women and property. The came to our house and hunted for Marcum, watched night and day to kill him because he was a union man for the Federal side and threatened his family with death if we did not tell where he was. Then, on the 7th night of September, at 2 o'clock in the morning, 1861, the came to our house, broke the door open with bayonets on their guns and said there was 36 men around who had come to kill Marcum and would kill all the women and burn us all in the house. We began to holler and scream for help.

Just one soldier stayed in the house. We burned tallow candles at that day and time. There was but a small piece of candle and sister Didama got hold of a match and lighted it. He picked out at us with the bayonet on his gun and choked Mother. Didama ran upstairs to get another candle, he ran upstairs, grabbed hold of her and said he would cut her throat and burn us all in the house. She screamed for help. Father was hid out on the farm. He heard us calling for help. All the weapons that we had in the house were two chopping axes. Minerva got one and I the other one. Two men ran from the door just as I started upstairs. Minerva threw her ax down. I went on up. He struck at me with the bayonet on his gun, I ran under the gun and chopped him in the fact and breast with the ax, cut him to the hollow and split his chin open with the ax, getting the best of him. I knocked his gun from his hands. He staggered around the around and said, "don't chop me any more." But I did not stop. He got hold of the gun and struck the bayonet in my forehead, burst my skull, knocked my brains out, put out my left eye and shot my third finger off of my right hand. Father came up the stairs just as the gun fell out of his hands. Father shot him in the shoulder, he fell dead.

The light was knocked out. All was in darkness. I was knocked unconscious and didn't come to for some time. They got a light and brought me back to life. Father brought me downstairs, laid me on the bed took his gun and went out of the house, but all the rest of the Rebels had run off. Then I asked Father to leave for they would come back and kill him and he went away from home. The, Brother Clayburn went out to get somebody to come to our assistance. As he went, he found the horse the Rebel had ridden there in the lane. He got on it and rode to several houses and begged for help. He got one woman, Mrs. Taylor to come with him.

He turned the horse loose. It went back to camp a mile and daylight came. Mother sent Mrs. Taylor to tell the colonel of it and to come and take the old dead Rebel away from her house. Captain Gordon came with a company of soldiers, when he saw me, he sent back to the regiment for their doctors. They dressed my wounds and took the dead man away. We were left in a terrible fix to the mercy of the Rebels but they went away.

Mother sent and got Dr. Hart to care for me. He came and doctored me with all human care that was in him. It was three months before I was to get out of the house, but the war still continued. Brother was not strong. He could not take up arms. He was just fourteen years old. Then, Father came back home. Thought he could stay with us, but the Rebels still cam and camped there and destroyed all we had. They came back and shot at me. Came near killing me. Then they shot and killed George Marcum, a cousin of mine, right by me. He was a Union soldier. The drove us away from our house January 1862. We traveled through the snow and mountains to Kentucky, went to Green River in Casey County.

Father went and joined the Federal Army. He was attached to the Thirteenth and East Tennessee Cavalry under Colonel James Doughly and then he started on the march to the sea. He got as far as Nashville, Tennessee, while there he took the small pox and died. He is buried in the National Cemetery. His body lies with thousands of his comrades of the dead.

We stayed on Green River for some time and then we went to Flat Lick in Pulaski County, Ky. Mother died just at the close of the war. She is buried at the Flat Lick Church. Then Sister Didama married Dr. Lafayette Sproule, Minerva married Albert Wolford; a brother of General Wolford; Brother Clayburn H. Marcum married Emma Brown of Casey County, Ky.; Martha E. Marcum married John Ford. All my sisters, sister-in-law, brother and brother-in-law are all dead. I am still here yet to enjoy the great blessings of life and God's love.

When the war closed, I went back to Tennessee and stayed. Went to school and taught school for twelve years. Then my health broke down from the wounds that I received from the Rebel soldier so that I could not teach anymore and in the year of "84 I sent my petition up to Congress and asked Congress to grant me a pension for I could not work for a living; so I put it before the house in October 15, 1885. The passed a special act granting me a pension during my life of $30.00 per month. In September 1922, the increased it to $40.00, so I am the only woman in the United States that draws a pension without the aid of a soldier. No other one like unto it. It is glad tidings to me to be remembered.

I am the only woman that is a full member of the Grand Army of the Republic of America. I am a full member of the G.A.R. Thomas Buchanon, Post No. 123 Williamsburg, Ky. I have met with G.A.R. for many years, but most all have passed beyond the river of life. Have been a member of the church seventy years. Prepare every day. Nothing between me and God when night comes.

A true story of my war experiences,

Miss Julia A. Marcum

Williamsburg, KY.

**BHoover** · 02-16-2004, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by hardtack1864

He turned the horse loose.

Did anyone else notice that? In the midst of axing a soldier, shooting him, etc. but they didn't want to be horse thieves.

**hardtack1864** · 02-16-2004, 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by BHoover

Did anyone else notice that? In the midst of axing a soldier, shooting him, etc. but they didn't want to be horse thieves.

Well, in our family records a Marcum was caught stealing a horse and was hanged, but I to find that strage that they would be killing the reb though not take the horse.

**Matthew.Rector** · 02-16-2004, 02:54 PM

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I am a proud descendent of at least five great-great-great grandfathers who fought in the American Civil War. All on my father's side.

1. Captain Jacob E. Voorhees, 58th Indiana Infantry, Co. E
2. Private Philip Wheeler, 11th Indiana Infantry, Co. D
3. Private Jerome Dooley, 40th Indiana Infantry, Co. K and 78th Indiana Infantry, Co. D
4. Private Samuel Reeve, 24th Indiana Infantry, Co. E & C
5. Sergeant Benjamin F. Bolinger, 6th Tennessee Infantry, USA, Co. H

Aside from my direct descendants, I had several uncles that served as well...including one who was in the Mexican and Civil Wars. Wm. H. Rector was in the Fourth Indiana Volunteers during the Mexican War and in 1864 enlisted in the 9th Indiana Vol. Infantry during the Civil War.

I have obtained military records for Captain Voorhees and Philip Wheeler. I am also fortunate to have war time images of those two men in their uniforms and a pre war ambrotype of Captain Voorhees. I've posted the war time image of Captain Voorhees in the images gallery.

I will relate some info about them...
Captain Jacob E. Voorhees was born on November 2 (or 21), 1838 in Terre Haute, Indiana (Vigo County). He was listed as being a railroad conductor before the Civil War. On October 13, 1861, he enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant at Princeton, Indiana (Gibson County). On May 30, 1862 he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant at Corinth, Mississippi and then detached to the Pioneer Brigade December 10, 1862 at Hillsboro, Tennessee. On August 2, 1863 he was promoted to Captain at Hillsboro, Tennessee. He was relieved from the Pioneer Corps on January 1, 1864 at which time he became a military railroad conductor for Department of the Cumberland. He mustered out on November 11, 1864 at Indianapolis, Indiana at the expiration of term of service.
His records include several letters he wrote. One was written while stationed in Tennessee to Col. C. Goddard asking for 15 days furlough so he could travel back to Terre Haute, Indiana to obtain a new set of teeth. "...not wishing to trust a Dentist I do not know with such a job. I ask leave to go to my home Terre Haute Ind to have a new Set of Teeth made."

He is mentioned in Hight�s History of the 58th Indiana Volunteers on pages 348-350. It involves his participation in a prank against a new comer who is deathly afraid of guerillas.

Philip Wheeler was born on Christmas Day in Clay County, Indiana in 1838. On July 20, 1861 he enlisted in Co. D of the 11th Indiana and was mustered in on Aug. 31, 1861. The record states that he "was engaged at Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Sieges of Vicksburg and Jackson." He briefly appeared on the returns of the 83rd Ohio where he had been briefly transferred in Feb. 1864. He was discharged on Aug. 30, 1864 at Harper's Ferry, VA. for the expiration of term of service. On December 25, 1913 he started receiving a pension in the amount of $30 a month (up from $14). He died on November 27, 1916 at the Danville, Illinois Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. It might be noted as well that his children grew up in the Knightstown Indiana Soldiers and Sailor's Orphan's Home when his wife passed away in 1890.

Little is known about the military services of my other three great great great grandfathers. I do know that Private Samuel Reeve got sun stroke while in Georgia. Not that uncommon I believe. I still need to request their service records from the archives.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share!!

**rebyank** · 02-16-2004, 04:16 PM

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ovar the past few months, I've been doing research.

I don't know much about all of them, but there was one hell of a coincidence between two of them.

William Robert Leng, Co. G 13th Wis. Inf served for 8 Mo. discharged for dissability.

John Leng (Williams Bro), Co H, 49th Wis Inf. served roughly 9 Mo, discharged for dissability.

John M. Harper, Co G, 13th Wis Inf. discharged in 65

Alden Fox, 10th NY Heavy Arty. served at petersburg, I think . . .

John Sticker, Co A, 11th NY state Militia, a thirty day wonder.

W.B. Leng, Private, Georgia conscript.

Now for the coincidence, William Leng and John Harper served in the same company of the same Regiment,(Co G 13th Wis Inf) Little did the two of them know they would become relatives two generations later! Williams grandson, Marion Leng, married Johns grand daughter, Marian Harper. Marion Leng is my Great, Great, uncle. :tounge_sm

**Craig Solomon** · 02-16-2004, 04:20 PM

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I have yet to find any ancestors in the Civil War, but I've only gone partway through the huge notebooks of family history my grandfather has put together.

However, I did come across records stating that my (3 or 4 "greats") grandfather was exempted from the draft by reason of "having provided a substitute". I have the official paperwork, plus letters that the substitute sent back. If I remember correctly, he was assigned to the 99th Ohio, fairly late in the war. His first (and probably only) combat action was at Nashville (assuming that I've seen all the letters, there's always the possibility some were lost).

Hopefully I'll be able to do some more reading this summer and check this out further. Although it's not Civil War, I did have a direct ancestor at Valley Forge.

--Craig Solomon
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**Eric Burke** · 02-16-2004, 04:39 PM

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Aha, so Craig is a 3rd generation nancy boy, eh!? ;) Let me know if you need any help with the research, Craig. Best of all possible luck to you! I wish I would have had the luck of having relatives interested in history let alone family history, perhaps things wouldn't have been so hard to dig up. I'm not a genealogy expert, but if anyone needs help in the area, let me know and I'd be glad to do what I can.

**Delhi Rangers** · 02-16-2004, 05:03 PM

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Let me add a personal story about my ancestors that served in the 15th Ga Regt. from my original post. This story has been passed down through generations and I heard it from the granddaughter of one the the original members of Co. A.
Here goes:
" In 1861 when the war started, the Delhi Rangers (Co. A) were among the first to leave Wilkes and Lincoln County, Ga.The mother of the Pullen brothers was named Polly. James H. Willis (grandfather of the lady that told the story) was leaving with the Rangers and Polly asked him to watch over the boys, as they were very shy and would not know how to look after themselves. She said that she had planted a twig in the Pullen Cemetery, one for each son and if one of her boys died she would know, because the twig planted for him would also die. As the legend goes, as each boy died, so died the twig. Elijah M. Pullen was wounded at Garnett's Farm and later died of his wounds in 1862. John M. Pullen died while on sick furlough in 1864. William G. Pullen was wounded at Chickamauga (1863), captured at Dandridge, Tn (1864) and sent to Rock Island, Ill. prison. He was released in June 1865 but never returned home." The old cemetery still exists in Wilkes Co. The surviving sibling left Georgia after the war ended with his family during the night with the federal cavalry on his heels. They made the three week trip in an cart pulled by oxen and relocated to Alabama. That is where we have been every since.

**dahoude** · 02-16-2004, 06:25 PM

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My Civil War ancestry:

Pvt. Daniel Augustus Hand 153d N.Y. Inf. Co. A / 12th Regt. V.R.C. Co. G
Pvt. Benjamin Landers 11th N.Y. Cav. Co. C
Pvt. Jacob Landers 2d N.Y. Cav. Co. H
Pvt. Aaron Landers 149th N.Y. Inf. Co. C
Pvt. John Hogeboom 149th N.Y. Inf. Co. D / 17th Regt. V.R.C.
Pvt. David Lawrence Hogeboom 122d N.Y. Inf. Co. E
Pvt. Henry Landers 1st N.Y. Lt. Arty. Co.G

And to go back even further, General Edward Hand Continental Army (Revolutionary War)

Great post indeed.

**ewtaylor** · 02-16-2004, 06:52 PM

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Here is mine:
GGgrandfather William H Taylor-- Co.A 26th NC Inf 1861-1865 wounded July 1 1863 at Gettysburg
his brothers:
Calvin Taylor Co. A 37th NC Inf 1861-1865 severely wounded at Chancellorsville ( his service record is a mile long )
John Taylor Co. A 37th NC Inf 1861-1863 wounded Fredericksburg, killed Chancellorsville
Harrison Taylor Co. A 37th NC Inf 1862-1863 died in camp from disease
Jacob Taylor Co. A 37th NC Inf 1862-1863 got into a fight with his Lt. and was pushed from a train. 4 months in hospital (broken leg) in Richmond and then walked back home to Pond Mountain, NC (somebody should make a movie about that, lol)
Marshall Taylor Co. A 37th NC Inf 1864 captured Spotslvania CH, died and buried Elmira, NY ( he was 19 )
If you'll notice all were in the same regiment except for William. He joined first and told the others when they joined up to enlist in company A. Well, they did. Unfortuneatly it was the wrong regiment.
others:
John and Joab Feazell (wounded at gettysburg)- 57th Va. Inf
1st Lt.Skelton (died 1864), Stephen (gggrandfather), and James Arthur- Thurmond's Partisan Rangers
Alex, Marshall, and Calvin Arthur died in Greenbriar Co. WV- 22nd Va Inf
and their oldest brother Henry Arthur who joined the 7th WV Cav (US). He was shunned from the family.

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