I've been reading with great interest some of the posts here and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Auburn, AL (WAR EAGLE!!!) and have been interested in the Civil War for quite some time; I have 5 direct ancestors who fought in the War and managed to come home alive. Like the other Alabamian earlier, I also took a trip to some battlefields this summer. I went to Manassas, Chancellorsville, Wilderness (stood on the earthworks of Battle's Brigade at Saunders Field), Spotsylvania (also saw the original position of Battle's Brigade), Cedar Creek, and Fisher's Hill (saw the initial and final positions of Battle's Brigade). As you might guess, I had an ancestor in Battle's Brigade (61st AL INF).
My main interest, and the driving force in my Civil War studies, is in learning about the actions in which my ancestors fought.
__________________ Ancestors in CSA Army: 25th GA INF, 38th GA INF, 60th GA INF, 53rd AL CAV, Hilliard's (AL) Legion, 60th AL INF, 61st AL INF
Welcome to the forum. Take a seat by the fire, pour yourself a cup of "coffee" and we'll cook you up some sloosh.
__________________ "There must be more historians of the Civil War than there were generals figthing in it... Of the two groups, the historians are the more belligerent." David Donald, Lincoln Reconsidered (1961)
Welcome, Edwardo. It must be a great feeling to walk in the traces of your ancestors.
__________________ "Peace is a precious and a desirable thing. Our generation, bloodied in wars, certainly deserves peace. But peace, like almost all things of this world, has its price, a high but a measurable one. We in Poland do not know the concept of peace at any price. There is only one thing in the lives of men, nations and countries that is without price. That thing is honor" -Józef Beck
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Please enjoy the forums and the splendid members who are full of individual qualities that gives a well rounded perspective.
It wasn't until I came to this forum that I discovered I had ancestors who had fought on both sides in the American Civil War.
Strange, isn't it, to stand where they might have stood, to look across that 'small, deadly space' and wonder how they felt, or how you might have felt if you had been there with them.
I hope you enjoy your time here and learn even more about your ancestors. Your journey is just beginning.
Welcome.
Sincerely,
A fellow traveler,
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
[quote=edwardo;94502]I've been reading with great interest some of the posts here and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Auburn, AL (WAR EAGLE!!!) and have been interested in the Civil War for quite some time; I have 5 direct ancestors who fought in the War and managed to come home alive. quote]
edwardo
Welcome aboard. You do your ancestors proud.
__________________ Don
******************* "We Can, We Will" Website:http://www.myspace.com/dhpatrick Member of: American Legion, VFW, SCV Served with: 1st Sqdn, 9th US Cav Regt * 4th Sqdn, 9th US Cav Regt * V US Corps Ancestors with:
2d Miss Inf Regt * 2d Miss Inf State Regt * 26th Miss Inf Regt
32d Miss Inf Regt * 50th Ala Inf Regt * 58th Ala Inf Regt
8th Ga Inf Regt * 40th Ga Inf Regt * 4th Ark Inf Regt
3d Regt Arizona Bde (Tx State)
I've been reading with great interest some of the posts here and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Auburn, AL (WAR EAGLE!!!) and have been interested in the Civil War for quite some time; I have 5 direct ancestors who fought in the War and managed to come home alive. Like the other Alabamian earlier, I also took a trip to some battlefields this summer. I went to Manassas, Chancellorsville, Wilderness (stood on the earthworks of Battle's Brigade at Saunders Field), Spotsylvania (also saw the original position of Battle's Brigade), Cedar Creek, and Fisher's Hill (saw the initial and final positions of Battle's Brigade). As you might guess, I had an ancestor in Battle's Brigade (61st AL INF).
My main interest, and the driving force in my Civil War studies, is in learning about the actions in which my ancestors fought.
ROLLLLLLL Tide my War Eagle friend! Welcome to the boards!
Spotsylvania County is my favorite Civil War theatre to date that I've visited - it is a very haunting place. I can't wait to go back.
__________________ Ancestors: Cpt. Isaac H. Vincent, CSA - 47th Alabama Infantry, Company I; Sgt. James B. Stamp, CSA - 3rd Alabama Infantry, Company I; Pvt. William Spivey, CSA - 1st Alabama Infantry, Company G, Perote Guards; Rear Admr. Raphael Semmes, CSA Navy, CSS ALABAMA
Sons of Confederate Veterans - Pvt. Augustus Braddy Camp
"It is really extraordinary to find such nerve and genius in a mere boy. With a Pelham on each flank I believe I could whip the world." Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
War Eagle - that's amazing! All five relatives returned home after the war? Luck must run in torrents in your family (and hopefully you too). Welcome to the board.
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Another hello from another Alabamian 
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