bankerpapaw
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- Dec 26, 2007
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- Rome, Georgia
I won't be much help on anything. I'm just amazed at the brilliance of those who post here. Thanks for helping me to become a little bit smarter.
I know that's right. Everything I know now about where to look started with someone here pointing me in the right direction.I won't be much help on anything. I'm just amazed at the brilliance of those who post here. Thanks for helping me to become a little bit smarter.
Hey Cadet... Your post always goes to the bottom. That is why it is advised to use the Quote feature; readers will understand who/what your reply is for.Darn, I was trying to reply to lelliott19, and somehow it went to the bottom of replies
The issue was whether someone serving in TST counted as having served in the CSA. The thread is here -I must have missed that thread. Ancestry is a good source for Texas State Troops personal information. The muster records of TST veterans are sourced in Ancestry.
Don't be so sure - there is something you know that we don't and the day will come when you are the only one who can answer the question - just wait and see!I won't be much help on anything. I'm just amazed at the brilliance of those who post here. Thanks for helping me to become a little bit smarter.
That is a great question. In North Carolina, members of the home guard are not CS, although occasionally one will show up in US prison records.The issue was whether someone serving in TST counted as having served in the CSA. The thread is here -
Looking For Information | Researching Civil War Records & Ancestry
JOHN 'Jack' ODLE son of SAMUEL ODLE and NANCY DALTON was born on 12 Jun 1824 in Overton Co., TN. He died on 21 Jan 1913 Deceased was a member of Totten's Company of Rangers and had enough thrilling encounters with the Indians to fill a volume. He participated in the battle of Dove Creek near...civilwartalk.com
Pretty much the same. I also have access to Newspapers.com.I've gotten pretty good at researching individual soldiers and their families using a combination of Ancestry, fold3, NPS database and FindAGrave.