Civil War Ancestors

[greyhunter]

I have a "reunion cane " of my G G Uncle ,Elijah Harding who fought at Culps Hill. He is buried in the cemetary that I am caretaker for. I salute him when I mow by!!!!!!! Several Pa cav men from The GAR also buried there.  Yep I'm a d--n Yankee. My view of the war, it was a bloody waste of humanity on both sides.  That being said, both sides should fly their respective flags proudly, and honor their brave dead.  

[Sir Michael]

Never figured out exactly which relatives they were precisely in addition to Great Great Grand Father's on both sides of my family but several fought.  One Gr ... Grand Father on each side.  One with the 2nd Texas Volunteer Infantry and the other with Sherman on his march to the sea.

My father found either his father or Grand Father's name carved in a rafter of a plantation house in GA during a training exercise near it in preparation for departure to WWII.  (The owner of the house was checking out the soldiers and recognized my dad's last name and took him to see the graffiti.  

An uncle was with my Great Great Grand Father from Texas during the war.

Another relative from Mother's side was a Lieutenant in the Union Army and after the Chickamauga was put in hack after one too many drinks in a local tavern that was followed with some rather derogatory remarks about the Commanding General and his conduct of the battle.  He had to formally apologize before being returned to service.

[Gordon H.Kemp]

I have reiatives that were some on both sides . Same with the Rev. F&I & King Phillips wars . We have managed to document several so far
         In an earlier post I had mentioned that the wife and I had spent 40 +years doing famaly research. I hope to be able to make the materials available to anyone here interested in doing their Family Trees and Historys . BE WARNED!!!  Genealogy can become as addictive as Black Powder . '

[bluelake]

Genealogy can become as addictive as Black Powder .

[Adam Wetherington]

My Gr Gr Grandfather, John Tomberlin was in in the 2nd Florida Cavalry, first Milton's then Co. A.

Records show he moved to Florida in 1850 and we've been here ever since!

Adam

[Light Infantry]

My family had both sides! Our Confederate Ancestor was 1st Lieutenant, Edmond Dewitt Patterson. His Uncle's were in the North as for my 2nd Great Grandfather. They all are able to tie their lineage back to Edward Doty on the Mayflower and Andrew Patterson from Scotland in 1659, they also had other's in Virginia Bay Colony. We may have more in the South, but this was enough to get me into the SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans).

[sse]

My family had both sides! Our Confederate Ancestor was 1st Lieutenant, Edmond Dewitt Patterson. His Uncle's were in the North as for my 2nd Great Grandfather. They all are able to tie their lineage back to Edward Doty on the Mayflower and Andrew Patterson from Scotland in 1659, they also had other's in Virginia Bay Colony. We may have more in the South, but this was enough to get me into the SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans).

Wow...fascinating...

[jimnbubba]

My Gr.Grandfather fought with CO.D 26th Virginia Infantry , Deo Vindice

[Hawken]

Pappy Pete, my Great Great Great Grandfather was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga and taken prisoner at the Battle of Franklin where the Confederacy lost greatly! He signed a parole and got a horse and rode home to Alto, La. after jumping his horse into the Mississippi River at Vicksburg and swimming across. He's buried six miles south of my present homesite!

PeterSMulhern by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

[Light Infantry]

Looks like after retiring out of the Army at FT Hood, and finishing my degree at A&M, I am getting that rambling fever! I want to head back to Alaska in 2017. Does the Traditional Muzzleloading Association have any POC's in Alaska. I figure I had better do it before I'm too old to walk!!!

[FiremanBrad]

Have 2- GGGrandfathers and 2-GGUncles that served in Mo. Cav. Units. 3 were 12th Mo. Cav., Co. K CSA on my dads moms limb of the tree, and my GGGrandad straight up the tree served the first year in the Mo. State Guard, 2nd Cav., Co. H under J. O. Shelby.

[jeb6413]

Hi. New guy here.  Great Great Grandfather William and his brothers, Daniel, and believe it or not, Henry Clay Braughton all enlisted in Nov of 1862. Eventually ending up in Co A 24th Kentucky Infantry.  William and Henry Clay made it through. Daniel contracted, and died of, tuberculosis.

[rollingb]

Welcome to our TMA forum Jeb.