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If you could would you like to have the details on how you Civil War ancestor was killed/died uring the Civil War? It might be interesting but sad. Is it just enough to know where and when they died?
Most all my direct ancestors/relatives that didn't come home (both sides) died while prisoners of war.Is it just enough to know where and when they died?
Check pension records in the National Archives. Mine was wounded at Gettysburg too. There was many pages of paperwork with documentation when he applied for his pension. Affidavits in the paperwork signed and witnessed by the Medical Officer of the Regiment describing his wounds. It was shell fragments apparently to the thigh and buttocks area.My ancestor was also wounded at Gettysburg, severely per his records, but I was never able to determine the nature of his wound. He returns to the army in time to get captured in June of 1864.
I would love to know the nature of his wound there also but no luck in that quest either.
For someone in the family to know about the sacrifices he made for his country is important to me.
John
The Union service records usually have a POW Form, which is a short form that is shaped like a large bank check.I would definitely like to know the exact circumstances. He died a pow in So. Carolina after being confined in Andersonville. But I was never able to determine the exact cause.
I think every family would like to know the details. Im researching details of a cousin of my Mom who died in an accident onboard a ship in April 1941– before US entered the WW2.Is it just enough to know where and when they died?
Railroads are STILL dangerous. We just had a fatality this week in NH where an employee of the Pan Am railroad company got caught between two cars as they were coupling.My ancestor John M. Jordan (Private, Company I, 77th Illinois Infantry) survived the war but was unfortunately killed in a railroad work accident on April 23, 1870. He was 27 years old and left behind a 19 year old widow and 1 month old son.
Check his applications for pension. They may include copies of physical exams . My deceased wife’s great grandfather was wounded at Gaines Mill and Sevond Bull Run. The physical exam revealed the locations of his wounds and his disabilities.My ancestor was also wounded at Gettysburg, severely per his records, but I was never able to determine the nature of his wound. He returns to the army in time to get captured in June of 1864.
I would love to know the nature of his wound there also but no luck in that quest either.
For someone in the family to know about the sacrifices he made for his country is important to me.
John
Good to see you back!Check his applications for pension. They may include copies of physical exams . My deceased wife’s great grandfather was wounded at Gaines Mill and Sevond Bull Run. The physical exam revealed the locations of his wounds and his disabilities.