PVT Joseph B Aylor

[rkeene13]

I have been researching my 3-great's grandfather and I noticed that he has a service record on the Fold 3 website. I was wondering if anyone could please search for Joseph B Aylor on Fold 3, and if they could possibly share with me the information thats listed there. I just started researching my family tree today and I had no clue I was related to a Civil War Veteran!! Any help would be so greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much.

 

[jessgettysburg1863]

l went into Fold 3 and it came back with no search results for Joseph B Aylor.
Sorry l could not of been more help to you, l have never been on Fold 3 before
so l might be doing something wrong in my search, Keep trying and welcome
to the site.

Jess.

 

[AndyHall]

Moved to this thread.

 

[DixieRifles]

Is this your ancestor?
The info was filed under the name you have but some cards have alternate spelling, which is common.

Joseph B. Aylor / Ayler / Alor
Co. F, 2 (Robinson's) Tennessee Infantry
Age 33
He has 29 Cards on file
Enlisted 1 May 1861, Mullensburg, Tenn
Enlisted for 12 months. Later reenlisted for 2 years.
Mar-Apr 1863 -- Absent, sick
PW - captured near Atlanta, GA, July 19, 1864
Sent to Camp Douglas
Mar 2, 1865 - General Hospital, Howard's Grove, Richmond VA
Transferred to Camp Lee
Transferred to General Hospital No. 9

 

[DixieRifles]

History of Company F (from Fold 3 cards) - My quick notes.

Camp Hill
Knoxville
Oct 1862 - Kirby Smith's command thru Kentucky. battle of Richmond Ky & Perryville
Returned to Knoxville
Nov-Dec 1862 - Camp near Tulahoma, TN
Regt in line of battle at Murfreesboro on 1 Jan and follows, retreated to Manchester and Estel Springs
April - Wortrace?
July 24, 1863 Tyners Station
Nov - Dec 1863 Tunnel Hill near Missionary Ridge. Covered the retreat burnt bridges on Chickmauga. Fought at Taylor's Ridge.
Arrived at Dalton, GA. Got to Montgomery on 24 and ordered back to Dalton. Feb 28, 1864 went into line of battle.

There is no card info about Atlanta campaign. I guess records were lost.

 

[kholland]

Good luck and Welcome from Maryland.

 

[ExNavyPilot]

Welcome to the forum from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and congratulations on finding your Civil War ancestor.

Meanwhile, the NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System [ http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm ] likewise lists PVT Joseph B Aylor as being in Co F, 2nd TN Inf. Here's what the site has on the 2nd Tennessee Infantry:
2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion)

Overview:2nd Infantry Regiment Provisional Army was organized in May, 1861, at Nashville, Tennessee, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its members were recruited in the counties of Rutherford, Maury, Davidson, Bedford, Trousdale, Shelby, and Sumner. The unit was assigned to J.G. Walker's and French's Brigade, fought at Aquia Creek and First Manassas, then in February, 1862, returned to Tennessee. Later it was attached to Cleburne's, L.E. Polk's, Tyler's, and Palmer's Brigade. After fighting at Shiloh, Richmond, and Perryville, the regiment participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, then was involved in Hood's Tennessee operations and the Battle of Bentonville. It lost thirty-seven percent of the 300 at Richmond, had 4 killed and 59 wounded at Murfreesboro, and of the 264 engaged at Chickamauga, more than sixty percent were disabled. The unit totalled 262 men and 146 arms in December, 1863, had 133 in action at Ringgold Gap, but could muster only 65 after the Battle of Nashville. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William B. Bate and William D. Robison; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Butler, David L. Goodall, and William J. Hale; and Majors William R. Doak and William T. Driver.
Soldiers:View Regiment's Soldiers »
Sounds like your ancestor saw some hard fighting and service, especially as a POW at Camp Douglas. If you have any additional questions regarding your ancestor in the Civil War, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[rkeene13]

Welcome to the forum from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and congratulations on finding your Civil War ancestor.

Meanwhile, the NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System [ http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm ] likewise lists PVT Joseph B Aylor as being in Co F, 2nd TN Inf. Here's what the site has on the 2nd Tennessee Infantry:
2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion)

Overview:2nd Infantry Regiment Provisional Army was organized in May, 1861, at Nashville, Tennessee, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its members were recruited in the counties of Rutherford, Maury, Davidson, Bedford, Trousdale, Shelby, and Sumner. The unit was assigned to J.G. Walker's and French's Brigade, fought at Aquia Creek and First Manassas, then in February, 1862, returned to Tennessee. Later it was attached to Cleburne's, L.E. Polk's, Tyler's, and Palmer's Brigade. After fighting at Shiloh, Richmond, and Perryville, the regiment participated in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, then was involved in Hood's Tennessee operations and the Battle of Bentonville. It lost thirty-seven percent of the 300 at Richmond, had 4 killed and 59 wounded at Murfreesboro, and of the 264 engaged at Chickamauga, more than sixty percent were disabled. The unit totalled 262 men and 146 arms in December, 1863, had 133 in action at Ringgold Gap, but could muster only 65 after the Battle of Nashville. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William B. Bate and William D. Robison; Lieutenant Colonels John A. Butler, David L. Goodall, and William J. Hale; and Majors William R. Doak and William T. Driver.
Soldiers:View Regiment's Soldiers »
Sounds like your ancestor saw some hard fighting and service, especially as a POW at Camp Douglas. If you have any additional questions regarding your ancestor in the Civil War, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks so much for all this great information!! This is exactly the stuff I was looking for!

 

[DixieRifles]

rkeene13 ---

I summarized the records for a soldier matching the name you provided. You did not provide any additional info such as State or even if he was Union or Confederate. I wasn't sure if that was a match. If it is, then I could download and send you a couple of his cards from the NARA files (aka Fold3).

But I would determine if this Confederate soldier is a match to your ancestor. You need to try to find some bit of information that would confirm this. Sometimes his army records will give plenty of data points that confirms this. YOU are lucky in that he has so many records. Many Confederate soldiers have only 2 or 3 or 4 cards and a lot of time in service is not documented.
You need to try to match some bit of genealogical info or family history with the data in the NARA cards. The first item to compare is the County & State where he & family lived in 1860 Census with the origin of the company or his place of enlistment. I would also check names of officers in his company to see if they were from his county. Sometimes these names appear on his card as the pay officer or enlistment officer. You could also look for brothers, cousins or neighbors from family history of the Census to see if these names also appear in the rolls of that Regiment and specifically for that company.

The records for this soldier says he enlisted at Millersburg, TN. This is in Rutherford County. It would be interesting if he was from that town which is so close to Mufreesboro, where they fought.
Link to "Old Millersburg" with map: http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/tennessee/rutherford-county/old-millersburg-historical/

As you probably already know, there was a Joseph Aylor, age 16, living with M. M. & Sarah Aylor in Rutherford County in 1860 Census. That seems to be a match right there.

Checking the Enlistment info for this soldier, the names that appear are Capt. T. D. Whyte, Capt Rhea, Capt Hawkins, and Cluskey. Sometimes, there will be a document in his file such as a clothing allowance or a letter written about or from him. This soldier did not have any documents. Rather a lot of his files dealt with Union records while a prisoner of war that followed his transfer to various camps and his return to Richmond.

I think this is your Joseph Aylor.
BTW, my ancestor was held at Rock Island but was transferred all the way back through Richmond and through the same General Hospital No. 9, but maybe a few weeks later.

 

[rkeene13]

2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion) Company F is the Regiment that I have concluded he served in.