The Obligatory 'It is the Sesquicentennial of the Start of the Civil War' Thread
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2DocWood
Heh, heh. Good one.
For myself, I am working hard--and in excruciating detail--on a Civil War ancestor's history in hopes of building a novel out of it eventually. I started this back oh, in December or so, not even realizing that the Sequi-etc. was coming up. Now it's kind of embarrassing, like, yeah, sure you are lady, along with everybody else and her 3rd cousin twice removed, like it's some kind of fad. But really, I was interested in this before!
Really. I was.
For myself, I am working hard--and in excruciating detail--on a Civil War ancestor's history in hopes of building a novel out of it eventually. I started this back oh, in December or so, not even realizing that the Sequi-etc. was coming up. Now it's kind of embarrassing, like, yeah, sure you are lady, along with everybody else and her 3rd cousin twice removed, like it's some kind of fad. But really, I was interested in this before!
Really. I was.
3homeschoolmom
#2 that sounds interesting. I have several relatives that fought in the Civil War, so maybe I should research them?
4ReneeMarie
Possibly in honor of the sesquicentennial, Ancestry.com is offering free access to their Civil War records through April 14th.
It was about a week of free access. Sorry I didn't think to mention it here sooner.
It was about a week of free access. Sorry I didn't think to mention it here sooner.
5LucasTrask
I also have some relatives who fought in the Civil War, including my ancestor who went of and promptly got himself killed in the battle of Fredericksburg.
6TLCrawford
My first wife has an ancestor buried at Andersonville Prison under the wrong name. They were close on the name but I have thought about that, being buried by strangers, and decided it is better to be where people know your name.
My ancestors fought on both sides. One came back with a limp, and an extra wife and child. That did not go over well with his family. To make peace with the Union soldiers in my Great Grandfathers family and the Rebels in my Great Grandmothers family my Grandfather was named Sherman Lee Crawford. Keeping peace is also how my middle name, Lee, was chosen.
My ancestors fought on both sides. One came back with a limp, and an extra wife and child. That did not go over well with his family. To make peace with the Union soldiers in my Great Grandfathers family and the Rebels in my Great Grandmothers family my Grandfather was named Sherman Lee Crawford. Keeping peace is also how my middle name, Lee, was chosen.
7DocWood
T. Lee, your fellow with the limp, not to mention the extra wife and child, sounds like a great story! I got interested in my particular CSA warrior as opposed to 1/2-dozen others in the family tree precisely because he came home with a pregnant girlfriend--he being 33, she 16--whom he'd acquired during the seige of Petersburg.
As for names, a number of the cousins and neighbors I'm also studying to flesh out the book got their names spelled any number of different ways by their own army (e.g., a cousin variously called Griffin, Griffen, and even Griffith!) Very common, back in the day. The girl my lecherous ancestor eventually married was named "Brim" but her brother signed his last name "Brame" on his Army pay receipts--nevertheless, it shows up once in his military records as "Brem"!
As for names, a number of the cousins and neighbors I'm also studying to flesh out the book got their names spelled any number of different ways by their own army (e.g., a cousin variously called Griffin, Griffen, and even Griffith!) Very common, back in the day. The girl my lecherous ancestor eventually married was named "Brim" but her brother signed his last name "Brame" on his Army pay receipts--nevertheless, it shows up once in his military records as "Brem"!
8Ammianus
Thanks Surly!
#3, the simplest, free, way to start is with the National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers & Sailors site, very painless.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
It's most helpful if you know their unit; family graveyards in Mississippi often have markers for Confederate veterans giving regiment and company.
Luckily for me my greatgreatwhatevers all survived; I've been able to do a little tracking: 22nd Alabama, 24th Mississippi & 37th Mississippi Infantry. Most served with that hard luck outfit, the Army of Tennessee.
Happy reading & researching!
#3, the simplest, free, way to start is with the National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers & Sailors site, very painless.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
It's most helpful if you know their unit; family graveyards in Mississippi often have markers for Confederate veterans giving regiment and company.
Luckily for me my greatgreatwhatevers all survived; I've been able to do a little tracking: 22nd Alabama, 24th Mississippi & 37th Mississippi Infantry. Most served with that hard luck outfit, the Army of Tennessee.
Happy reading & researching!
