bamarebl
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Well folks, I just finished cataloging my CW ancestors. I did not go into cousins at all, even though I found several. I stayed on grandfathers or grand-uncles. Before diving into Ancestry.com's free two week trial period, I only knew of 5 GGG Grandfathers and 2 GGG Grand-Uncles. At the end of my trial period, I now have located all (as far as I can tell) of my ancestors from that time period. I have a couple that I did not list because, even though I have a possible record of their service, they do not match up with the county or even the area that they lived in during the 1860 Census. So I may have a couple more that did not make the "list" just because I cannot verify that the person and the record are the same. If I find more to substantiate them, I'll add them down the line. Here is a synopsis of what I have found. (For reference, I am 45 years old)
Twelve (12) Great-Great-Great-Grandfathers (3G GF) (That is out of a possible 16 3G GF's that everyone has.)
Four (4) Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfathers (4G GF) (Out of a possible 32 4G GF's that everyone has.)
Forty-four (44) Great-Great-Great-Grand-Uncles (3G GU)
Fourteen (14) Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand-Uncles (4G GU)
Total of 75 GF or GU
I'll go into more detail with them as this thread develops, but I'll just give a few snippets that I have found so far:
One 3G GF escaped from Elmira Prison Camp by tunneling.
One 3G GF who fought for the CS had three brothers who also fought in the ACW. Two fought for the Union, and one fought for the CS... then Galvanized and fought for the Union. One of these brothers is buried in the Memphis National Cemetery.
One 3G GF that fought for the Union had an uncle that fought for the South.
Eight ancestors from the same family fought for the South. Six of these in the same unit (Holcombe Legion of South Carolina).
Ten ancestors were either killed in action or died from disease. Seven more were wounded in action. Four were captured.
One 4G GU deserted his Georgia regiment, only to turn up in an Alabama regiment a year later.
One 4G GU joined his sons' regiment to find out their whereabouts and after doing so, promptly deserted.
Ranks are as follows: 1 Major, 2 Captains, 1 First Lieutenant, 2 First Sergeants, 3 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, 62 Privates (one counted twice as a Confederate and a Yankee) and one Fifer!
Seven fought for the Union in units from Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Missouri (2) and Indiana (1).
Sixty-Eight fought for the Confederacy in units from Alabama (27), Arkansas (1), Georgia (26), Louisiana (1), North Carolina (1), South Carolina (9), Tennessee (2) and Texas (1).
Here are the units represented in my family tree:
Alabama CSA: 4th (Russell's) Cav Reg't; 5th Cav Reg't; 12th Cav Reg't; 13th Cav Batt'n (Partisan Rangers)
9th Inf Reg't; 16th Inf Reg't, 27th Inf Reg't; 28th Inf Reg't; 47th Inf Reg't; 49th (31st) Inf Reg't; Walthall's Inf Batt'n (local defense for Talladega Camp of Instruction)
Ward's Arty Batt'y
Arkansas CSA: 3rd Inf Reg't
Georgia CSA: 2nd Cav Reg't
7th Inf Reg't; 13th Inf Reg't; 16th Inf Reg't; 18th Inf Reg't; 19th Inf Reg't; 21st Inf Reg't; 23rd Inf Reg't; 35th Inf Reg't; 41st Inf Reg't; 53rd Inf Reg't; 56th Inf Reg't; 60th Inf Reg't; 64th Inf Reg't; 66th Inf Reg't; Cobb's Legion
12th Arty Batt'n
Louisiana CSA: 12th Inf Reg't
North Carolina CSA: 49th Inf Reg't
South Carolina CSA: Holcombe Legion Cavalry Batt'n
2nd Inf Batt'n (State Guards); 4th Inf Reg't; 5th Inf Reg't
Tennessee CSA: 1st Inf Reg't; 27th Inf Reg't
Texas CSA: 3rd Cav Reg't (South Kansas - Texas Mounted Volunteers)
Alabama USA: 1st Cav Reg't, USV
Arkansas USA: 2nd Inf Reg't; 1st Arty Batt'y
Indiana USA: 54th Inf Reg't
Missouri USA: 42nd Inf Reg't
I will have more details as I dig into each ancestor's personal story. I hope this becomes an interesting thread for the members. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to speak up.
Tim Newman
bamarebl
Twelve (12) Great-Great-Great-Grandfathers (3G GF) (That is out of a possible 16 3G GF's that everyone has.)
Four (4) Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfathers (4G GF) (Out of a possible 32 4G GF's that everyone has.)
Forty-four (44) Great-Great-Great-Grand-Uncles (3G GU)
Fourteen (14) Great-Great-Great-Great-Grand-Uncles (4G GU)
Total of 75 GF or GU
I'll go into more detail with them as this thread develops, but I'll just give a few snippets that I have found so far:
One 3G GF escaped from Elmira Prison Camp by tunneling.
One 3G GF who fought for the CS had three brothers who also fought in the ACW. Two fought for the Union, and one fought for the CS... then Galvanized and fought for the Union. One of these brothers is buried in the Memphis National Cemetery.
One 3G GF that fought for the Union had an uncle that fought for the South.
Eight ancestors from the same family fought for the South. Six of these in the same unit (Holcombe Legion of South Carolina).
Ten ancestors were either killed in action or died from disease. Seven more were wounded in action. Four were captured.
One 4G GU deserted his Georgia regiment, only to turn up in an Alabama regiment a year later.
One 4G GU joined his sons' regiment to find out their whereabouts and after doing so, promptly deserted.
Ranks are as follows: 1 Major, 2 Captains, 1 First Lieutenant, 2 First Sergeants, 3 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, 62 Privates (one counted twice as a Confederate and a Yankee) and one Fifer!
Seven fought for the Union in units from Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Missouri (2) and Indiana (1).
Sixty-Eight fought for the Confederacy in units from Alabama (27), Arkansas (1), Georgia (26), Louisiana (1), North Carolina (1), South Carolina (9), Tennessee (2) and Texas (1).
Here are the units represented in my family tree:
Alabama CSA: 4th (Russell's) Cav Reg't; 5th Cav Reg't; 12th Cav Reg't; 13th Cav Batt'n (Partisan Rangers)
9th Inf Reg't; 16th Inf Reg't, 27th Inf Reg't; 28th Inf Reg't; 47th Inf Reg't; 49th (31st) Inf Reg't; Walthall's Inf Batt'n (local defense for Talladega Camp of Instruction)
Ward's Arty Batt'y
Arkansas CSA: 3rd Inf Reg't
Georgia CSA: 2nd Cav Reg't
7th Inf Reg't; 13th Inf Reg't; 16th Inf Reg't; 18th Inf Reg't; 19th Inf Reg't; 21st Inf Reg't; 23rd Inf Reg't; 35th Inf Reg't; 41st Inf Reg't; 53rd Inf Reg't; 56th Inf Reg't; 60th Inf Reg't; 64th Inf Reg't; 66th Inf Reg't; Cobb's Legion
12th Arty Batt'n
Louisiana CSA: 12th Inf Reg't
North Carolina CSA: 49th Inf Reg't
South Carolina CSA: Holcombe Legion Cavalry Batt'n
2nd Inf Batt'n (State Guards); 4th Inf Reg't; 5th Inf Reg't
Tennessee CSA: 1st Inf Reg't; 27th Inf Reg't
Texas CSA: 3rd Cav Reg't (South Kansas - Texas Mounted Volunteers)
Alabama USA: 1st Cav Reg't, USV
Arkansas USA: 2nd Inf Reg't; 1st Arty Batt'y
Indiana USA: 54th Inf Reg't
Missouri USA: 42nd Inf Reg't
I will have more details as I dig into each ancestor's personal story. I hope this becomes an interesting thread for the members. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to speak up.
Tim Newman
bamarebl
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