- Joined
- Apr 18, 2019
- Location
- Upstate New York
Since I've been home during quarantine I've had more time to input family history and it's reminded me of an odd fact about my ancestors - the men from Tennessee rarely fought in the Civil War. On my Mississippi side everyone fought. I am hard pressed to find any male member of my family between 14 and 50 who didn't join a unit and go to war. But my Tennessee side is the opposite. I have maybe one or two soldiers in the group - and it's a lot bigger pool of people than my Mississippi relatives.
Is this just a quirk of my family? Or were men from Tennessee less likely to join up? If so, did that differ by region? My people all come from Middle Tennessee. They saw plenty of nearby action during the war. But they kept to their farms.
Anybody have info or speculation on this?
Is this just a quirk of my family? Or were men from Tennessee less likely to join up? If so, did that differ by region? My people all come from Middle Tennessee. They saw plenty of nearby action during the war. But they kept to their farms.
Anybody have info or speculation on this?