Appreciated your email, Vince. I do know that my great gra-ndfather's name was Christian Stickel and he came over from Alsace Lorraine in Germany(France-on border). He came over in the 1860's and was sent by the Union to Springfield, Mass because he was a locksmith and developed a lock for the Springfield rifle which was patented. This is my only connection with the Civil War, because my other three grandparents were Swedish immigrants during the later 1800's. Considering the age of your father, he could have been a second cousin of mine. My father got married late in life and I was born when he was 42, which was 1947. So, his cousins' children could have been having children by then. Hope to hear from you again and thanks for your info.
Edna Stickel Folley