- Joined
- Feb 5, 2017
I was rootling around tonight and somehow wandered into a 1915 edition of the Confederate Veteran and was reading their obits. I found this one very interesting:
He died in Nebraska so I wonder if the further you went away from the east, the easier it was for vets from both sides to mingle? I dunno know. But I thought it worthy to share and I like to think they were able to share stories and experiences because they certainly went through things no one else did.
JAMES VAN BUREN MCDONALD James Van Buren McDonald died at his home in Pierce Nebr on September 30 1915 in his eighty second year He was born in Smyth County Va in 1833 A descendant of Scotch Irish ancestry his people were among the earliest settlers of Southwestern Virginia He was married to Emeline A Gannaway in 1857 and they were the parents of a large family In 1882 he went to Nebraska with his family and resided there until his death His loyalty to his native State and the Confederacy was proved by his services in the War between the States He was lieutenant in Company E Derrick's Battalion Floyd's Brigade during his first year's service Afterwards he was in Johnson's Cavalry Brigade until Lee's surrender A beautiful mark of the esteem in which he was held by the community was shown in the pallbearers all being members of the GAR
He died in Nebraska so I wonder if the further you went away from the east, the easier it was for vets from both sides to mingle? I dunno know. But I thought it worthy to share and I like to think they were able to share stories and experiences because they certainly went through things no one else did.
JAMES VAN BUREN MCDONALD James Van Buren McDonald died at his home in Pierce Nebr on September 30 1915 in his eighty second year He was born in Smyth County Va in 1833 A descendant of Scotch Irish ancestry his people were among the earliest settlers of Southwestern Virginia He was married to Emeline A Gannaway in 1857 and they were the parents of a large family In 1882 he went to Nebraska with his family and resided there until his death His loyalty to his native State and the Confederacy was proved by his services in the War between the States He was lieutenant in Company E Derrick's Battalion Floyd's Brigade during his first year's service Afterwards he was in Johnson's Cavalry Brigade until Lee's surrender A beautiful mark of the esteem in which he was held by the community was shown in the pallbearers all being members of the GAR