Hi - a couple years ago I got pretty into ancestry.com and started both mine and my wife's family tree. recently I started looking into who fought in the civil war more closely - specifically which regiments and then trying to figure out which battle's they may have been at. I've had some luck but trying to really nail down IF they actually fought in the battle or were absent or participated in some other support role has been really really difficult. If anyone has more information on any of these regiments, or these folks I sure would love to learn as much as I can. It was suggested I post it here.. I had this question in another thread so I just copied and pasted the below.
MD Ator - 31st Tennessee Infantry - if I am reading his card right, he started as private, left as sergeant. I THINK they participated in both Battle of Franklin and Battle of Stone Creek in Murfreesboro. I found this particularly interesting because I've been to both - before I knew I may have had an ancestor there. He was older during the war so I thought that was interesting. Were older men like him involved in actual fighting or you think he was some sort of support personnel? It looks like his regiment took some reasonably high losses at Battle of Stone Creek.
Richard Morrison - 29th Illinois Infantry - I THINK this regiment participated at Shiloh and again, it looks like they were involved in some serious fighting. Again, just trying to figure out if he was actually present and in what capacity.
William Golden - 21st Texas Infantry - I think they were involved in fighting in the red river campaign.,
My wife's ancestor - William Ferrel was with the 16th Ohio infantry - I believe they participated in the red river campaign as well. It'd be interesting to figure out if they actually lined up opposite each other on a battle field. I have no idea how to figure that out.. I think most engagements were smaller, correct?
any more information on the regiments and what they did... anything noteworthy.. or some how being able to confirm these folks participated in these battles would be really interesting.
thanks
mike
MD Ator - 31st Tennessee Infantry - if I am reading his card right, he started as private, left as sergeant. I THINK they participated in both Battle of Franklin and Battle of Stone Creek in Murfreesboro. I found this particularly interesting because I've been to both - before I knew I may have had an ancestor there. He was older during the war so I thought that was interesting. Were older men like him involved in actual fighting or you think he was some sort of support personnel? It looks like his regiment took some reasonably high losses at Battle of Stone Creek.
Richard Morrison - 29th Illinois Infantry - I THINK this regiment participated at Shiloh and again, it looks like they were involved in some serious fighting. Again, just trying to figure out if he was actually present and in what capacity.
William Golden - 21st Texas Infantry - I think they were involved in fighting in the red river campaign.,
My wife's ancestor - William Ferrel was with the 16th Ohio infantry - I believe they participated in the red river campaign as well. It'd be interesting to figure out if they actually lined up opposite each other on a battle field. I have no idea how to figure that out.. I think most engagements were smaller, correct?
any more information on the regiments and what they did... anything noteworthy.. or some how being able to confirm these folks participated in these battles would be really interesting.
thanks
mike