Looking for my ancestor.

[Barrycdog]

Blackburn, Albert

REGIMENT NAME:11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry
SIDE:Confederate
COMPANY:A
SOLDIER'S RANK INrivate
SOLDIER'S RANK OUTrivate
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:M380 roll 2
NOTES:See also J. S. Phillips Co. S. S.

 

[Barrycdog]

Wonder why it puts those smileys there?

 

[TerryB]

I doubt if he was in the CS army. East Tenn was pro-Union and he was 13 when the war broke out. His folks would have made sure to keep him from joining up, if he'd had a mind to.

 

[rbasin]

Blackburn, A.

REGIMENT NAME:9th Battalion, Missouri Sharpshooters
SIDE:Confederate
COMPANY:B
SOLDIER'S RANK INrivate
SOLDIER'S RANK OUTrivate
ALTERNATE NAME:Albert/Blackburn
FILM NUMBER:M380 roll 2
NOTES:See also Albert/Blackburn

(Assuming) You da MAN!!!

 

[BelleBlackburn]

I am not sure why he would be in the Missouri infantry since he was from Tennessee?

 

[rbasin]

His granfather was born in VA? about 1780? and his wife Peggy? Thats as far as I get

 

[ExNavyPilot]

Wonder why it puts those smileys there?

There should be a colon ( : ) followed by a capital P, but the software reads that as code for a smiley face with tongue sticking out, so automatically puts that in. If you edit it, it should stay as the colon P.

[EDIT: my original post had open paren, colon, closed paren, and it made it into a smiley face, closed paren.]

 

[rbasin]

There should be a colon ( : ) followed by a capital P, but the software reads that as code for a smiley face with tongue sticking out, so automatically puts that in. If you edit it, it should stay as the colon P.

[EDIT: my original post had open paren, colon, closed paren, and it made it into a smiley face, closed paren.]

I know you're right, but when I first read your post, it was like " what the ***** is he talking about!!!

 

[rpkennedy]

I am not sure why he would be in the Missouri infantry since he was from Tennessee?

It's probably not him. Those are probably just other men with the same name.

R

 

[rbasin]

Could have been a union outfit. or irregulars as they did have some nasty in-fighting

 

[BelleBlackburn]

Yes, that is his grandfather. I can go back two more generations.

 

[rbasin]

I think you may have had some family in the war, maybe on both sides as there were some with that last name in both databases from Tenn.

 

[rbasin]

found a william t. blackburn 4th reg. tenn mounted inf.

 

[DixieRifles]

I am not sure why he would be in the Missouri infantry since he was from Tennessee?

And that Missourian may not be him. I checked 1860 Census records and found at least one "A. Blackburn" named Augusta.

 

[rbasin]

Yep. Have to be careful with initials.

 

[TinCan]

Belle,
When your looking up ancestors one of two things will happen. Your hair will turn white from aggravation, or, you will become overly fond of your favorite adult beverage (except in my case where both have happened) the good thing is you've come to the right place....welcome from Kentucky.