American Civil War Ancestors

[Tonitrus]

German unionists in Illinois.  I had a great great great uncle who died at Fredrick.  Of disease oddly enough.  I'm also related to a Union rear admiral, Andrew Foote.

Not odd at all, IIRC disease was the primary killer of the ACW.

[Tonitrus]

And troops from Illinois some of the worst hit...



http://www.civilwar.org/education/civil-war-casualties.html

[alfred russel]

Truth be told, I'm not aware of *any* direct relative that served in *any* war.

My father and I fucked it up, but before that we had a good run of military service going back paternally.

Grandfather: volunteered for the navy the day after pearl harbor
Great Grandfather: volunteered for the Spanish American war
Great Great Grandfather: Civil War volunteer, discussed above
Great Great Great Grandfather: also volunteered for Civil War service, but ended up in some non combat BS role as he had broken his hip sailing around the world before the war and was a bit too old.

I don't remember the details going back further, but I know a few generations before a great x something fought in the Revolution for South Carolina and got some land for it.

[Sheilbh]

An ancestor of mine from Cervera fought in a rebel Carlist party under the Infante Alfonso Carlos, clashing with the liberals in Central Catalonia until the rebellion was put down. He then fled to France to avoid retribution.

Oh wait, wrong Civil War.

My ancestors are from Wexford...

[CountDeMoney]

Dunno why it irritates the fuck out of me that people can't get the name of the highest US award for valor right, but it does.

Probably because you're an overly anal nitpicker.  But we knew that.

[grumbler]

Dunno why it irritates the fuck out of me that people can't get the name of the highest US award for valor right, but it does.

Probably because you're an overly anal nitpicker.  But we knew that.

Probably true.  Let's call it "the Congressional Medal of Homer" while we are at it.  This is a forum that obsesses over the difference between the Seljuk Turks and Ottoman Turks, or the differences between the T-62 and T-74, but can't name a famous fucking medal correctly.

[Razgovory]

Dunno why it irritates the fuck out of me that people can't get the name of the highest US award for valor right, but it does.

Probably because you're an overly anal nitpicker.  But we knew that.

One of these days someone on this board  is going to say "ask for anal" and have Grumbler show up.

[Ed Anger]

Pass

[Caliga]

My...er...great-great-great-grandfather was Henry A Wise, the Governor of Virginia who was in office when John Brown was hanged.  He later became a horrible Confederate General.

You win the thread.

[Tonitrus]

If someone's ancestor was used by Bedford Forrest as a shield, they could top that.

[Caliga]

If someone's ancestor was used by Bedford Forrest as a shield, they could top that.

It seems remotely possible in Princesca's case.  She had an ancestor whose was in a (Union) Kentucky cavalry regiment and was killed at the Battle of Jackson.  His name was Jefferson Duncil which I always thought was a neat name.

Anyway, his widow went on to marry her first cousin and she is descended from all three of them. :kentucky: 

[Caliga]

Another relative (since I just thought to pull my records for him up):

Enlisted in the Pennsylvania 1st LA Batty E Light Artillery Battery on 20 Jun 1861.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 26 Jun 1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 13 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 03 Oct 1862, Yorktown, Virginia due to rheumatism and diarrhea.

Re-enlisted (as a Private) in the 24th Indiana Light Artillery on 22 Oct 1862 in Marion, Indiana.
Mustered out as a Corporal on 03 Aug 1865.

Those of you I am FB friended with:  I took a pic of me at this dude's grave a few months back and posted it.

[LaCroix]

i'm related to custer

[CountDeMoney]

My...er...great-great-great-grandfather was Henry A Wise, the Governor of Virginia who was in office when John Brown was hanged.  He later became a horrible Confederate General.

You win the thread.

That guy was a real asshole.  So glad PDH broke the cycle.

[PDH]

That guy was a real asshole.  So glad PDH broke the cycle.

Oh the assholes bred true for a number of generations...according to my ex-wife it is still holding true.  Luckily, I have no issue.