Bruce Vail
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- Joined
- Jul 8, 2015
I discovered that I actually do have an ancestor that served in the ACW, after long thinking I did not. He and his brother joined the 6th Indiana, the very first regiment formed in Indiana, and fought in the battle of Phillipi. I could find no record of either him or his brother serving after their 90 days were up, so I guess they decided they had had enough and went home.
Same with me, on my maternal grandmother's side.
My Grandma, Mildred Day Meldrum, was related to Edward H. Day (1842-1917), who is recorded as a "90-Day Man" in the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. The First CVI had a rough day in the fighting at First Bull Run. The unit was mustered out after 90 days and I can find no record of additional military service by Edward Day of Danbury, Conn. I guess he decided he had enough of civil war, and just went home.