Looking for other descendants

[LCYingling3rd]

Hello everyone,

My name is Lew Yingling and I have ancestors who fought in the war that I have been researching. I would love to talk to other descendants that have ancestors in the same Regiments, or even the same Brigades, as my ancestors simply to compare notes, get to know one another, and possibly share information. At the 150th anniversary Cedar Creek event in 2014 we had a descendants dinner and I really enjoyed meeting folks that had ancestors in the same regiments as mine. Since I don't have many personal letters from my ancestors, I am always looking to read letters or diaries from other members of the regiments I am researching just to get a better sense of my ancestor's experience. The more information the better I understand my ancestors experience. My ancestors are:

Paternal great grandfather - George E. Yingling; Company G, 87th PA Infantry and his younger brother,
Silas Yingling; Company G, 87th PA Infantry

Maternal great, great grandfather - Thomas Jefferson Bishop; Company C, 7th VA Cavalry and his older brother
Charles Martin Van Buren Bishop; Company C, 7th VA Cavalry

Maternal great, great cousins - Samuel Stuckey; Company E, 2nd VA Infantry
(great, great grandfather, - John Stuckey; Company E, 2nd VA Infantry (KIA 2nd Manassas)
Michael Stuckey's, nephews)

Maternal great, great uncle - Phillip Siler; Company C, 3rd West Virginia Cavalry (Union)

If you happen to have any ancestors in any of these regiment's, hello, I would love to meet you and discuss our shared heritage. Our ancestors may or may not have known each other and may or may not have had similar experiences during the war. They most likely marched together, camped together, fought at the same battles and had the same commanders. Even if they were not in the same Company, they may have known each other and had similar experiences.

And if you don't have an ancestor in the same Regiment, what about the same Brigade? That can be interesting too.

The Yingling's were in Elliott's first Brigade of Milroy's Division, 8th Corps thru the Spring of 1864 when they were assigned to the
first Brigade, third Division of the 6th Corps for the remainder of the war. That Brigade consisted of the: 14th NJ, 106th NY, 151st NY, 87th PA, and the 10th VT.

So, for instance, I just read a letter from a member of the 10th VT. That was interesting.

The Bishops were in the Laurel Brigade which consisted of the: 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, and 35th Btn VA Cavalry regiments.

The Stuckey's were in the Stonewall Brigade which consisted of the: 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd VA Infantry regiments.

Philip Siler would have been in Devin's 2nd Brigade of Buford's Cavalry Division at Gettysburg, which consisted of the: 6th and 9th NY Cavalry, the 17th PA and 3rd WV Cavalry regiments. Phillip was mortally wounded in battle at Moorefield in August of 1864.

The Yingling brothers were from Hanover, PA. All of my other ancestors were from the Back Creek Valley of Berkeley County, WV (VA) near Martinsburg. Maybe your ancestors hailed from one of these areas?

Regardless, I hope you enjoyed reading about my ancestors. I think it is wonderful that you are all interested in ACW history and I believe that connects us all. If you happen to have any ancestors that are in anyway connected to mine, let me know. Maybe you are aware that your ancestors Regiment fought against one of these units. Who knows, there are just so many amazing connections we can explore to learn more about our shared heritage!

Lew Yingling

 

[lupaglupa]

I too have loved reading old letters - especially one's from the regiments and/or localities where my family came from. I've even stumbled across references to my kinfolks! It takes a lot of digging but it's worth it when you find something.

 

[JeffFromSyracuse]

The Yingling's were in Elliott's first Brigade of Milroy's Division, 8th Corps thru the Spring of 1864 when they were assigned to the
first Brigade, third Division of the 6th Corps for the remainder of the war. That Brigade consisted of the: 14th NJ, 106th NY, 151st NY, 87th PA, and the 10th VT.

The 87th was actually attached to the III Corps after Gettysburg to make up for losses there, and the Division they were a part of was slightly consolidated and then attached to the VI Corps after the AoP reorganization in Spring 1864. But that's splitting hairs.

Any long ago relation to the Yuenglings of beer fame, or is it a somewhat common PA Dutch name?

 

[LCYingling3rd]

I too have loved reading old letters - especially one's from the regiments and/or localities where my family came from. I've even stumbled across references to my kinfolks! It takes a lot of digging but it's worth it when you find something.

Thank you for responding. I think letters tell us a lot more than people think. They give us a sense of what they were thinking and what was important to them. It is a fascinating slice of life for us to see. I don't have any "soldier letters" from mu ancestors, however, I am lucky enough to have some war dated letters from my ancestors. Tom and Charles Bishop's older sister had moved Virginia to Illinois to teach before the war and I have a letter Tom wrote to her and I have some letters she wrote home. They are fascinating. I think she even did a controversial thing for a Virginian and became Republican! In one of her letters she is defending Republicans and saying they are not the same as abolitionists! Letters can be quite insightful. Thanks again. Lew

 

[LCYingling3rd]

The 87th was actually attached to the III Corps after Gettysburg to make up for losses there, and the Division they were a part of was slightly consolidated and then attached to the VI Corps after the AoP reorganization in Spring 1864. But that's splitting hairs.

Any long ago relation to the Yuenglings of beer fame, or is it a somewhat common PA Dutch name?

Thank you for responding. Yes, the 87th was attached to the Third Corps after the rout of Milroy's Division at 2nd Winchester on June 15, 1863. It remained under Gen. William French's 3rd Corps command until the reorganization of the army under Grant in the Spring of 1864. Silas Yingling would have been with them through that time, however, George was captured on June 15th and was marched to Libby prison and then was transferred to Belle Isle. I believe he was paroled and back with the Regiment by the Mine Run campaign, so, yes, he would have been in the 3rd Corps for a time as well. Of course most the the heaviest fighting the 87th did was in the 6th Corps...Cold Harbor, Monocacy, Sheridan's Valley campaign, etc...so, I am biased by that and think of the Yingling boys as members of the 6th Corps. LOL

As to Yuengling beer. Well, my line is usually, "I can't even get a free case from uncle Dick!" LOL The research I have done shows the relationship was very "long ago" if at all. Both names were originally spelled Jungling back in Germany. My line came over to Philadelphia in 1710 and settled in the Germantown area of Pennsylvania. Some moved west along the southern PA border to Hanover and then George dropped into Maryland. The Pottsville, (beer family) Yuengling's actually arrived in Baltimore and moved north opening their first family brewery in Pottsville, PA in 1829.

Any time you want one though, look me up and we can toast to our interest in the Civil War! There are some nice Pubs in Gettysburg that have it! LOL Thanks again!

 

[Mike Serpa]

Here is an article in Confederate Veteran magazine, April 26, Page 147. I can't figure out why I can't download the page any larger. I did a screenshot. Maybe you can download it larger?

https://archive.org/details/confederatevete1926conf_2/page/146/mode/2up

Go to archive.org and search for them by name. Use 'Search text contents.' The Yingling brothers names show up, also. I didn't search for the others. Good luck!

 

[Fairfield]

An aside. Yngling was an early Viking dynasty. The Ynglings claimed direct descent from the gods, specifically from Njord.

Edit for spelling.