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If you get this project on CD-ROM, I'll buy a copy. Just name the currency (Pounds, Dolars, Euros, etc.)
__________________ F. S. Powers
Union Ancersor: Pvt Arnuah Norton, 60th Ohio. (G-G-G Grandfather) Died at Salisbury NC, November 3, 1864
Confederate Ancestors: Captain Thomas A. Morrow, 29th Texas Cavalry (G-G-G- Uncle) and 2LT George W. Morrow, 31st Texas Cavalry (G-G-G Grandfather). Both survived the war
Thanks for your kind words. I'll mark you down as my first ever customer if and when the project reaches completion.
May I take this opportunity to ask you a question? As of this week, this project stretches to 2, 146 pages covering 23, 112 officers. What would you consider a fair price to charge for this sort of information?
Son of William B. Whitehead & Emeline F. Riddick, of Nansemond Co., Va. Graduated from V.M.I. in 1851. Then spent a year at U.Va. before obtaining M.D. from U.Pa. He then went to Paris to continue his studies. At the outbreak of the Crimean War he was appointed a staff surgeon in the Russian Army; he served throughout the war and received the Cross of Knight of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Stanislaus. Returning to Paris, he registered as an Eleve de l”Ecole de Medecine de Paris, and in 1860 he received the degree of Docteur en Medecine de la Faculte de Paris. He moved to New York and was elected Professor of Clinical Medicine in N.Y. Medical College. Appointed Surgeon, 44th Va. Inf.. “He served about two years with this regiment, and rose successively to senior surgeon of the brigade and acting surgeon of the division, and, at the close of the war, was president of an Examining Board in South Carolina for examination of conscripts and disabled soldiers.” I think it is probably this officer to whom George H.T. Greer, of Early’ staff, refers when writing about an invitation to take dinner at Montpelier on 27th November 1862: “We had been there for about two hours when we all began to show signs of hunger, but here were not indications of supper. Dr. Whitehead talks with great volubility about the rich furniture &c and predicted a regular sumptous [sic] supper, supposing that the old fellow would have plenty of Burgandy [sic], Champagne &c…..[after a very poor meal] Dr. Whitehead who before supper had said that he knew the fellow as a ‘snob’ and that we would have a grand supper, protested that he knew the fellow was a ‘wild uncouth Irishman’ as soon as he saw him.” He was left behind at Gettysburg, “to take charge of all the wounded of Jackson’s old Corps. The Federals allowed him to remain in charge, after both armies had retired, and liberally furnished him with supplies.” About a month afterwards, instead of being exchanged (as he expected) Dr. Whitehead was detained as a prisoner of war, and sent to Baltimore and shut up in an enclosure adjoining Fort McHenry. He escaped from here by scaling the walls in civilian clothes. That night he made his way to N.Y. and “astonished his future father-in-law, Colonel Thomas G. Benton (a good Southerner residing in New York] by appearing before him.” He returned to the Confederacy via Canada & Bermuda; granted 20 days leave, he took the opportunity to marry his “very pretty little cousin” Elizabeth Benton. After the war he became a surgeon in New York. He moved to Denver in 1872, on account of his wife’s health. He died at home there in 1903, of heart disease. [Greer, All Thoughts Are Absorbed In The War, Civil War Times Illustrated, December 1978, pp. 32-33.]
Born in Springfield, Mass., on 21st November 1814. 5’ 7”, dark complexion, mixed hair, grey eyes. Graduated from the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., in 1831. Was then employed by the U.S. Government obtaining data for a map of the Mississippi River. In 1857 he was a civil engineer surveying a projected railroad from Selma to Pensacola. Cpl., Jeff Davis Artillery: 15th July 1861. Sgt. by December 1861. Was commended by General Garland for his performances at Seven Pines and Gaines Mill. 2nd Lieut.: 20th January 1863: “for distinguished valor and skill”. This was well received by the battery: “The men of the command were personally very fond of Bates, and when it became known that he had been appointed a lieutenant in the company, there was a feeling of general relief that the command had an officer who would not tyrannize over them." Acting Q.M. in May 1863. 1st Lieut. by June 1863. Towards the end of 1863 “Second Lieutenant Richard H. Christian replaced Dwight E. Bates as commander of the battery. As it turned out, Bates was actually placed under arrest in order to ensure that Christian’s ascent to the top would be unobstructed. Once the change in command was effected, Bates was released. He immediately tendered his resignation, but it was not accepted." Captured at Spotsylvania on 12th May 1864. One of “The Immortal 600” – in fact, the oldest one of them. Took the oath in Fort Delaware on 16th June 1865. Post-war civil engineer at Marion, Ala. Never married. Died on 18th February 1899. Buried in Marion Cemetery, Perry Co., Ala.
[Joslyn, Biographical Roster of the Immortal 600, p.36; Laboda, From Selma To Appomattox: The History of the Jeff Davis Artillery, pp.82, 120 & 183.]
2, 146 pages covering 23, 112 officers, and you are not finished? E-chi-wa-wa!!!
A book that size would easily sell for $75 to $100.
I once saw an ad in a CW magazine for The Official Records on CD-ROM for $250.
I would probably pay $100 + postage and provide the CDs for you to burn.
Cheers.
__________________ F. S. Powers
Union Ancersor: Pvt Arnuah Norton, 60th Ohio. (G-G-G Grandfather) Died at Salisbury NC, November 3, 1864
Confederate Ancestors: Captain Thomas A. Morrow, 29th Texas Cavalry (G-G-G- Uncle) and 2LT George W. Morrow, 31st Texas Cavalry (G-G-G Grandfather). Both survived the war
The work you have done here is well worth the price others have mentioned. This information would be an invaluable research tool and reference work.
I hope there comes a time when you will consider publishing it.
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Thanks very much for your advice. I shall bear it in mind.
LATIMER, Joseph White
Born in Prince William Co., Virginia, on 27th August 1843. Son of Samuel H. Latimer & Charlotte Barron. Attended V.M.I. Cadet drillmaster for the Hampden Light Artillery early in 1861: “he was a boy of eighteen…so slender and youthful in appearance that the officers and men of the artillery…resented being placed under the instruction of a mere boy. But his soldierly bearing, his thorough understanding of the work, his good humor and kind disposition soon won their respect and affection, notwithstanding his inflexible discipline.” 2nd Lieut., Courtney Artillery: 15th September 1861. Elected 1st Lieut. at the 1862 reorganization. Jackson commended him in his report on the Valley Campaign: “This young officer was conspicuous for his coolness, judgment, and skill with which he managed his battery, fully supporting the opinion I had formed of his high merit.” Captain: summer 1862. At Cedar Mountain he “sat on horseback in the midst of the volcano near the Slaughter house and directed the fire of the guns. His ‘clear, boyish voice’ rang out again and again: ‘Ready, aim, fire!’ An Alabama infantry officer looking on, and writing from the perspective of an oldster of twenty-eight years, called ‘this beardless boy’ the ‘Little Napoleon’. The exaggeration is pardonable; Latimer really was a remarkable youngster.” Acting Chief of Artillery to R.S. Ewell: December 1862. At Fredericksburg, “there came dashing down the gentle slope from the battery, meeting us, a young mounted artillery officer waving his cap in a frantic manner, who, upon approaching within speaking distance, suddenly reined in his horse and exclaimed in a very excited and positive manner: ‘Don’t come up here unless you will promise to support me,’ and began a tirade against the regiment which had deserted him. This young officer was Major Latimer of Jackson’s Corps. Without checking our speed someone in the 4th Alabama replied: ‘Go back, Captain, to your battery, this is the old 4th Alabama.’ ‘Thank God, I am safe,’ he said, then turned his horse and went flying back to his battery.” George P. Wallace wrote of him: “I believe he is the very best Arty. Capt. in Genl. Lee’s Army and would make the best Maj. & I know we have worse Generals by far than he wd. make.” Major: 2nd March 1863; assigned to Andrews’s Bn. At Gettysburg “I saw the brave little Latimer….sitting quietly on his horse amid this tempest of shot and shell, calmly directing the fire of his guns;but, alas! A shell presently explodes over him and down go horse and rider, the first dead and the other wounded. The Major’s leg being caught under the prostrate horse and pinned to the earth, he would not permit the cannoneers to leave their pieces to extricate him; but cooly lay there giving his orders until seeing the futility of prolonging the fight, he commanded his batteries to retire.” His arm was amputated and he was moved to the home of Mrs Harriet Warren in Harrisonburg; there he died, from gangrene, on 1st August 1863.
[Krick, Stonewall Jackson At Cedar Mountain, p. 138; Jones, The Civil War Memoirs of Captain William J. Seymour, p.74; Krick, Staff Officers In Gray, p.198; Stocker, From Huntsville To Appomattox, p. 82; Wise, The Long Arm Of Lee, II, p. 654]
Born in Alabama in c.1836. Farmer in Banner, Miss. 2nd Lieut., Co.F, 42nd Miss. Inf. Promoted 1st Lieut. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg: “Emily Sounder was one of the many volunteer nurses who worked so hard to relieve the suffering of many of the 21, 000 wounded left be hind at Gettysburg after the battle. And these nurses were, in fact, as kind to the Confederates as to their own men. On July 20, 1863, Ms. Sounder wrote her sister-law who lived in Philadelphia. In part, this missive reads: ‘I wrote a letter yesterday for Lieutenant Seal, of the 42nd Mississippi, a very interesting young man. On Wednesday morning last, we first visited the camp hospital of the Second Corps.....We had scarcely entered the field of labor when some one came and begged me to see a young Mississippi Lieutenant.....Lying on the ground, in front of one of the larger hospital tents, was a young man, whose face as I looked at him, seemed that of one of my own kindred; the same blue eyes, brown hair, and light complexion. With sorrow, I spoke of his coming North on the wrong side. A Massachusetts man in the tent eagerly answered for him: ' He could not help it; he is a good Union man at heart." This was Lieutenant Seals. In reply to my offer of service, he said I could do nothing for him. He was groaning in spirit, and suffering greatly, having been wounded in five places, and had also suffered amputation...Yesterday, I wrote his farewell message to his wife, which he was scarcely able to utter, even in a faint whisper.’ Lieutenant Seals died shortly afterwards and was buried in Yard b, 2nd row located on a hill between the Jacob Schwartz and George Bushman farmhouse. Unfortunately, by 1873, his grave was lost, and when 3,320 Confederate remains were shipped south between 1871 and 1873 his bones were unidentified.”
Born in Abbeville District, S.C., on 14th May 1812. Son of Ebenezer Miller & Margery Reid. Graduated from S.C. College in 1833. Then commenced the study of law. Moved to Pontotoc, Miss., in 1835. Lawyer, circuit judge and member of the state legislature & secession convention. Married Susan Gray Walton on 9th May 1839. Captain, Co.G, 2nd Miss. Inf.: 1861. Dropped at the 1862 reorganization. Colonel, 42nd Miss. Inf.: 14th May 1862. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg on 3rd July 1863; died on 19th July 1863. A Federal described him after his capture: “In a fence corner just above us, among our men, lay Colonel Hugh R. Miller, of Pontotoc, Mississippi, an eminent lawyer and judge of that State, shot through the left breast and right knee. We gave him a little wine and a cracker, which he took with great modesty, saying he was not dangerously wounded, but was thankful for our offer to write to his wife, Mrs. Susan G. Miller, at Sunnyside, Cumberland Co., Virginia. The surgeon told us his case was dangerous. Calling again after a short time to see if he would have anything, he modestly said: ‘ I am very much obliged to you, but give it to those around, who are worse, and need it more.’ ” His son described his death: “On the 16th day very unexpectedly to him & myself he was taken with secondary hemorrhage, whilst coughing, being troubled with a slight cold. I immediately ran for the Doctor who stopped the bleeding for a time, but he seemed to grow worse after this, was troubled with pain from his wound and could not sleep quietly. Morphine was given him which I fear had a bad effect as it seemed to make him restles. I watched him very closely all the time. On the next day he was seized with another hemorrhage whilst I was giving him a glass of water & it was almost impossible to stop the flow of blood he now began to sink rapidly. He was very calm and quiet all the time when awake but seem to be overpowered by weakness & taking so much morphine so that he slept waking up every few minutes, I saw now that my dear father was passing away, and the tears I could not restrain falling on his forehead woke him and seeing me crying he put his arm around my neck and said to me “my son be calm be quiet.” That long still night my fathers last on earth I shall never forget. At time his mind would wander from the effect of the morphine, and he would repeat passages of law and then his thoughts would turn to Miss’ and he would start up awake and say “Johnston yes Johnston where is Johnston” and many other things I could not make out at one time he told me to “pay attention to his command and ---“ then stopped as if he could not finish it morning came at last & I sent for Mr. Witherspoon not having been able to do so before, & he reached there a few minutes before his last. Father had been gradualy sinking away but as Mr. Witherspoon entered the room, his face lighted up with joy and he held out his hand to him, spoke his name, and told him he was glad to see him, waved his hand from him to the Doctor calling his name, introducing them. And then tried to tell Dwight something but could not, called for ice water, and tried again but finding he could not do so, said “well” and when Dwight asked if he felt that he could put his trust in God, he answered distinctly “Yes” and pressing my hand, his noble spirit took its flight from earth while he lay as if but dropped asleep the expression of his face so quiet & calm was.” Buried in the 1st Presbyterian Churchyard in Richmond.
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