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Re: 26th VA Infantry - Edgar's Battalion - Calvin Green Meadows

archiejanice — 2013-04-21 00:14:18Z

Does this book have lots of pics of soldiers with names. My ggrandfather C. R. Sadler was in this battalion. like to know before I buy.

Re: STONE

dwinter7151 — 2013-03-17 01:24:21Z

Good Evening;
I read your inquiry and hope you receive this. I recently purchased some civil war documents and one was a letter from a confederate prisoner at elmira prison. His name was William L. Stone of mecklinburg county virginia. my email address is dwinter715@sssnet.com if you have interest. Best regards

Re: 26th VA Infantry - Edgar's Battalion - Calvin Green Meadows

connie222223 — 2013-01-28 22:27:42Z

Thank you very much! I just saw this post today. I will look for the book.

Re: Capt Mortiner Kilgour 35th Va Cav

GRW1444 — 2012-12-17 19:36:33Z

Pvt. Elias N. Moulden (1823-1893) is buried at Monocacy Cemetery in Beallsville, Montgomery County, MD.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64...

Re: James Henry Newcomb

tadobrynski12 — 2012-11-12 05:40:06Z

I recently found out that James Henry Newcomb was my ggfather. My Grandfather was George Lenwood Newcomb, son of George Washington Newcomb and Mary Elizabeth Lamberth. I have some genealogy information if you would like it. Please email or call 619-518-1119.

Looking for information on Co A, 17th VA Calvary (McClaugherty)

stevenmac2012 — 2012-10-26 22:31:21Z

I am not sure how much information is on hand, but I have been trying to locate additional information on a few men who served in Co A, 17th VA Calvary. I thought I would reach out to you and your organization for your assistance and expertise on trying to get further information collected. Here is the information I am aware of currently:

Roster showing all 4 brothers (sons of John M. McClaugherty & Phoebe Hale) with Company A, 17th Virginia Regiment of Cavalry
A roll of Company A, 17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (Mercer County Company) :
http://www.kinyon.com/westvirginia/midnewriver/appendixg2.ht...

Edward Hale McClaugherty (Lieut.) --> died in battle. Do you have records as to when he died and what battle or what happened that caused his death?
John McClaugherty (Men of the Line)
Joseph H. McClaugherty (Men of the Line)
Nelson H. McClaugherty (Men of the Line)

All 4 McClaugherty brothers were assigned to the same regiment. but having difficulty finding additional information about them. Here is what I have located:

Concerning Edward Hale McClaugherty
http://www.kinyon.com/westvirginia/midnewriver/appendixc4.ht...
Edward McClaugherty, another great-grandson of Edward Hale, was a lieutenant in Company A, 17th Virginia Regiment of Cavalry, and died in the service.

http://www.kinyon.com/westvirginia/midnewriver/chapter7m.htm
When Captain William H. French was promoted to the rank of Colonel, Captain J. W. Graybeal became Captain of Company A and Judson Ellison and W. A. Reed became Lieutenants, together with Edward McClaugherty, in the place of Ellison resigned.

Concerning Joseph H. McClaugherty
http://www.kinyon.com/westvirginia/midnewriver/chapter7m.htm
On the first day at Gettysburg, after the Federal line had been broken, Captain Robert Gore, of Company D, distinguished himself by dashing in front of the Federal lines alone, and capturing 150 of the retreating enemy. After the first day's fight was over the 17th Regiment took charge of and guarded the 5,000 prisoners captured on that day. On the retreat from Pennsylvania this brigade of Jenkins had quite a lively fight with the enemy near Boonesboro, in which Joseph H. McClaughterty of Company A, was wounded.

Thank you for time & any assistance that you are able to offer,

Need help finding a soldier

buffurine — 2012-10-05 02:28:27Z

I am needing help locating a Civil war vet. He is my 3x great grandfather.

His name is Samuel Joseph Wilson
Born in Davidson Co, NC 18 Jan 1835
Word of mouth in the family is that he died in Staunton Hosp due to wounds he got in the war.
He ws married to Mary Elizabeth Burkett in Smyth Co, Va in 1858.
The 1860 census shows them living in Abingdon, Washington co, Virginia

I have tried searching the LVA but come up with nothing. There are tons of Samuel Wilson's that were in the war so it is hard to tell which one he is.

Is there anyone with ANY info on him? He just dropped off the face of the Earth after 1860. An 1870 census shows he is not with his wife.

If you don't have any info, do you have any suggestions on where I can go now?
Thanks!
Sandy
wv.sandy@suddenlink.net

Re: Burial Place of Union Soldier Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, VA

Badge3323 — 2012-09-15 19:35:38Z

If you'd like general information about the recovery of remains from the Charles City Crossroads battlefield, see my reply to Beaney in this master thread. As I did for him, I checked the Roll of Honor for your ancestor, Mr. Unthank, and he was not listed as a recovered Union soldier from Charles City or anywhere else. This doesn't mean his body wasn't recovered from a battlefield, but only that it could not be identified.

You also stated in your post that you have no proof that he died in the Charles City Crossroads battle to which Beaney referred. If you have no proof, why do you believe he died here? Have you obtained a copy of his service record from the National Archives? If you have and a card says he was killed at Charles City Crossroads or Glendale on June 30, then that is your proof. Those cards are transcriptions from official company and regimental journals that were kept by army clerks at the time of the battle, and they are almost always accurate.

There's one additional concern. You wrote that your ancestor was killed on June 30, 1863, not 1862. The Charles City Crossroads battle to which Beaney referred was fought in 1862, and if you have reason to think your ancestor was killed on June 30, 1863, it's unlikely he died at Charles City Crossroads.

I can't say for certain that there was no minor skirmishing in the Charles City Crossroads vicinity on June 30, 1863, but the respective armies were quite far from Charles City Crossroads on that date. The Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia was in south central Pennsylvania, destined to do battle at Gettysburg the next day. And the Union army was in hot pursuit, mostly strung out along assorted roads in northern Maryland, hurrying to catch up to Robert E. Lee's army. Your reference to 1863 might simply be a typographical error, I realize, but if it's what you intended to write, then your ancestor likely died somewhere other than Charles City Crossroads.

Re: Burial Place of Union Soldier Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, VA

beaney — 2012-08-05 01:14:25Z

That's amazing. Thanks so much for the info.

Re: Burial Place of Union Soldier Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, VA

Badge3323 — 2012-08-04 03:32:34Z

It is likely that your ancestor went into a temporary grave containing several soldiers, and that there was nothing sufficiently distinguishing about him to permit identification at a later date.

During the Civil War, it was common practice for deceased soldiers to be buried on the battlefield, given the logistical problems associated with removing their bodies to proper cemeteries in a tactically active war theater. Certain officers were removed as a courtesy to their families, but enlisted personnel almost always went into the ground very near the place where they fell. They might be removed a short distance to be grouped with other bodies in a single mass grave, but burial details didn't haul bodies very far. With dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of rotting corpses to bury, the gravediggers took whatever approach seemed fastest and most efficient.

Friends of a dead soldier, typically other soldiers from his company, might bury him in an individual grave if they had the time or inclination, and then place over the grave a wooden marker with his name and unit inscribed. These markers were soon deteriorated by weather, though, and many were scattered by foraging animals or taken by local citizens or later soldiers for firewood. Foraging wild animals, incidentally, were especially destructive, digging up the relatively shallow graves to access the decaying carion that they smelled beneath the soil.

Late in the war and for several years after the war, the Union government embarked on an extensive relocation program in which battlefields were searched for Union remains. Probably a majority of battlefield graves were located and their deceased soldiers reinterred into newly created Federal cemeteries.

Soldiers were not issued dogtags by the Government in those days, but soldiers sometimes purchased name and unit medallions from sutlers and sewed these into the lining of their uniforms, in order that their bodies might be identified if they were killed. Also, some soldiers simply wrote their names into the inside of shirt collars and waistbands, saving themselves the cost of a medallion, but clothes buried with a body typically rotted beyond effective inspection before most reinterments occurred.

When the re-burial program was completed, the Army published a comprehensive list of the reinterments. An alphabetical index identified every Union soldier recovered from a battlefield and/or placed into any National Cemetery. I have a copy of the publication (US Quartermaster's Roll of Honor) and I looked up Oliver Bath without success. The only two soldiers named "Bath" in the index were Charles Bath of the 93rd New York, who died in 1864 and was buried on Long Island NY, and Augustus Bath from an unspecified NY regiment who was killed and buried in North Carolina, also in 1864. There were also two soldiers named John Bathe who were reinterred under the program.

Finally, remember that although the battle in which your ancestor was killed was a tactical draw, McClellan was in retreat mode at the time and was scurrying to get his army away from Robert E. Lee. Therefore, his army didn't stick around on the battlefield any longer than necessary after the fighting, and so the probability is high that your ancestor was initially buried by Confederate soldiers, Southern contractors hired specifically for burials, or very possibly, slaves.

The bottom line here is that Oliver Bath was probably buried very near where he fell, most likely within one or two days after his death, and that all or a portion of his remains were retrieved by the United States government a few years later, and subsequently placed in a grave marked "unknown."

As for where Oliver's reinterment grave and "unknown" marker might be, I fully expect it's the Glendale National Cemetery, located about a dozen miles southeast of Richmond, VA. After all, the cemetery's grounds are actually on a portion of your ancestor's final battlefield, so I can't imagine they'd have taken his bones anywhere else.

If you want to visit his grave, you'll need to walk past the approximately 960 Civil War "unknowns" interred at Glendale. You won't know which one of those 960 graves is his, but you'll almost certainly have walked within a few feet of whatever may still remain of him.

Re: Burial Place of Union Soldier Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, VA

beaney — 2012-08-03 23:12:19Z

Hi.
No, I have not gotten any additional information. Sorry.

Re: Burial Place of Union Soldier Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, VA

VeraLloyd — 2012-08-03 00:28:06Z

Have you ever found any thing about this?
I have an ancestor Clemons Daniel Unthank that was killed there 30 June 1863. But we have no proof on this.
Would appreciate your help.
Vera Casteel

49th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Mosby's Rangers

geraldreiner — 2012-07-13 23:35:03Z

My gggrandfather, William M. Davis from Rappahannock Co., VA was in the 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment,fought all the major battles and was captured at the battle of Moorefield and sent to Camp Chase Aug. 1865, transferred to Point Lookout, MD. March 1865. He had two brothers who were with Josh S. Mosby Irregular Cavalry (Mosby's Rangers). One brother, George C. Davis was also an agent. he was captured Feb. 1864 in Fauquier Co. VA. and sent to Old Capitol Prison, transferred to Fort Delaware June, 1865. Another brother, Gibson Clay Davis (also with Mosby) He was captured Oct. 1864 at Upperville and sent to Old Capitol Prison until Feb. 1865 and transferred to Fort Warren, released June, 1865. I have found through "Fold 3" Case files relating to investgation of subversive activities, and in the bottom of his statement he states he has a brother in the CM Dept.at Alexandria, VA. Does anyone know what "C M" would stand for? I don't know which brother he was speaking of. Also have no idea about subversive activities. Sorry this is so long.

Doris Reiner

1st Virginia Calvary

spedhs2 — 2012-06-19 03:23:21Z

Does anyone know where POWs from the 1st Virginia Calvary were taken? Looking for records for a John Ralick Huffman (or Hoffman)from Rockingham County, Virginia, who was captured and sent to a Union prison. Thank you for any help.
ST.

John W Kimberlin

sandrakimberlin1 — 2012-06-08 15:15:48Z

John W Kimberlin
Born 1818
Death Nov, 1 1881
He was born in Wythe County, Va.
says burial Blacksmith?
He was pose to be in a Civil War, but i can find no records for him
From family rumor he also went back in when he was 45yr olds and a ambulance drive... I can not find any reocrds for this
was also denied pension, I can not find birth, records, or true death records, or his parents either! Please help if ayone can thank you!

Re: Loudoun County Rangers

edspannaus — 2012-06-04 02:03:20Z

Yes indeed, Sgt George W Bachus served with Company B of the Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (USA). We are looking for any descendants of Loudoun Rangers for a 150th Anniversary Reunion of Loudoun Ranger Descendants, to be held on June 23, 2012. Please contact me.

General Eppa Hunton death notice

cmovahed1 — 2012-04-17 01:31:50Z

From the Pittsburgh Press, 10/12/1908:

Richmond, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Eppa Hunton, ex-United States senator and one of the last surviving generals of the confederate army, died in this city yesterday, aged 85 years. The funeral, with military honors, will take place tomorrow.

Re: Loudon Rangers -- union

edspannaus — 2012-03-24 13:02:52Z

Here is a fairly complete roster of Loudoun Rangers:
http://lindapages.com/cwar/loudoun.htm

We are looking for descendants for a 150th Anniversary Reunion of descendants of Loudoun Rangers. Please contact me if you know of anyone. Thank you.

Photo of Unidentified Soldier, "Lynchburg Rifles" Co E, 11 VA Infantry

sheogre — 2012-02-26 02:52:10Z

While going through a collection I found on the web, through the Library of Congress, I found a photo that may be of some use to someone. It can be found here http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/civilwarphotographs/confederate...
at the Linjiquest Collection, in an exhibition called "The Last Full Measure"
Hope this helps someone

Michele

Re: Gulden -Rogers-Rodgers

krogers169 — 2012-02-11 20:16:44Z

Andrew jackson Rogers is my 3rd great grandfather. Any information, stories that anyone has to share would be greatly appreciated

Re: MJ Larmore FI Larmore

MaryJaneLarmore — 2012-01-02 07:40:05Z

hi again,this is just like a puzzle to me.all the names i have heard from my grandfather are connecting.now when i go to the old cemetary i will see the picture. and i have learned a little more.my fathers side of the family i could not do much because i didnot have past my great-grandfather Arthur Lewis Larmore. Some how about a month ago i also found the same document.My life has not been the same.lol Thank God for a wonderful husband lol. Because i have not left the computor lol. so I found out my great-great grandfathers name was Louis Larmore m to Sophia Montour, then arthur lewis,my grandfather was Merton Lewis Sr. ,my father was Merton Lewis Jr. ( we now have 5 generations of merton lewis larmore,i was able to get 1 photo of 4 of them lol)I am the oldest of 10 children. we have 8 grandchildren and just have #3 & 4great grandchild. Dec.19 & Jan.1, i see this takes a while to do i just put on my sisters & brothers and some of their families. tonight i was able to print out a chart for my great uncle Paul Larmore. he lives close by.i have also talked to the woman who did the chart at the time she contacted me i did not know how to connect us. Have you gone any father on the Larmore side like before John Larmore? I am working also on my great grandmothers side her maiden name was Mingo she was Indian from montock point,long island.there is so much to take in . but i have written notes over the last 30 years. it makes lots of notes. well i will go for now, thank you for the responds, my address is p.o.box 428,east canaan,ct.06024 oh yes you might need my name lol .its Mary Jane vonDwingelo.thank youn again for your help.

MJ Larmore FI Larmore

FrankLarmore1941 — 2012-01-02 01:12:26Z

Mary Jane,
We can continue our discussion here. But do email me, because I don't think I can post Internet links here on ancestry.com.

Meanwhile, here are the people after your great-grandfather's and my grandfather's family:
Ovila Joseph Larmore b 1870
m Rose-Anna Rochefort b 1879

Their child:

Lawrence Louis Larmore b 1911
m Sarah Anne McCann

Their child:

Francis Irving Larmore
(me)

Sincerely,

Frank Larmore

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

FrankLarmore1941 — 2012-01-02 01:01:39Z

Hi from Texas, Mary Jane.

I have a beautiful descendants chart, which I found a lot of information in, showing all the people descended from Laurent Viau (dit Lesperance). Those people include us.

Your great-grandfather and my grandfather were brothers, and they're both on the chart.

Email me at FIL04ataoldotcom (that's a zero after the L, not a letter oh), and I'll send you a link to this page. It's titled "Viau-Monal-Miner-Larmore..."

Also, I'm starting a new thread called MJ Larmore FI Larmore, so we can chat on that thread. My relative on this present thread is on my mother's side of the family!

Regards,

Frank

Re: Gen. Robert... also Re: Larmore

FrankLarmore1941 — 2011-12-15 16:04:45Z

Mary Jane,
Here we are back on my father's side of the family! I had been corresponding on this thread with a relative on my mother's side.

HAVE YOU SEEN this whole Viau-Minal-Miner-Larmore document, which someone so lovingly compiled? It's at: http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/viaularmore.htm

The brothers Louis Larmore b. 1863 (your great-great grandfather) and Ovila Joseph Larmore b. 1870 (my grandfather) are clearly shown on this descendants chart. I.e, the chart contains the descendants of Laurent Viau (dit Lesperance) b. 1714.

Louis Larmore is person No. 7's child No. iv., and he is also No. 10. Your grandfather Arthur Louis Larmore is person No. 10's child No. v. The writer of this document apparently didn't have A.L.L.'s descendants' names, such as your father and you.

Meanwhile, Ovila Joseph Larmore is person No. 7's child No. vii, and he is also person No. 12. My father, Lawrence Louis Larmore, is person No. 12's child No. 6. (My father was born in 1911, not 1914.) You'll notice from my father's entry in the chart that he was born in Connecticut when the family lived there. However, he was brought up in upstate New York, in the town of Wappinger's Falls.

(I have made up my mind to construct a similar chart for the people on my mother's side, perhaps starting with my 3rd great-grandfather, Thomas Sands b. 1767.)

Frank Larmore

PS
I'm in Houston. Do write to me at FIL04 at aol.com. That's a zero, not the letter oh. After that, I will mail you a "pedigree" chart that I wrote with the help of the Viau-Minal-Miner-Larmore descendants chart and other sources.

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

MaryJaneLarmore — 2011-12-15 07:33:25Z

hello ,I just found the papers and talk with the lady who put them up. My Great Grandfather was Arthur Louis Larmore b.Aug.4,1893 ,his father was Louis Larmore b. Dec. 1863.
Louis Larmore & Ovila Joseph Larmore were children of Harriet Miner and John Larmore. I am knew at this but i will be putting our family up here, we are here in Ct.I have been so excited to find this tree. HI FROM CT. Mary Jane Larmore

Info needed Thomas Jefferson Osborne (abt 1839-1884)

molliert1 — 2011-12-14 09:54:27Z

I'm searching for the Civil War records for my 3rd great grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Osborne (spelling could have been Osburn/Osborne/etc). One source has him listed as Confederate belonging to the 18th Infantry VA, Company K 4th Regiment. Another with similar birthdate & info lists as Union 7/8th Infantry Company H out of Clay Co WV. I would greatly appreciate any info in clarifying this matter.

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

FrankLarmore1941 — 2011-11-21 20:39:34Z

fil04@aol dot com

Not oh four, but zero four

-Frank

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

FrankLarmore1941 — 2011-11-21 20:36:49Z

Sandy,
Far from it! I live in Houston. But I told my wife the other day that we really needed to go up and see some of the old cemeteries we've read about. That is, the ones with my ancestors, such as Hollywood Cemetery and that Cheesecake Cemetery near Williamsburg.

We were over in South Carolina last week, but it was a very short trip. Virginia later. We certainly should meet.

I have prepared a pedigree, which is rather easy. I really admire people like you who can put together extensive descendants lists. On my father's side, most of the blanks were filled in by o-n-e long descendants document, starting with a man in Quebec in the 17th Century. At the end of the document was my father's name and his brother and sisters!

If you send me your mailing address, I'll mail you that pedigree document just for fun. I've already shared it with my children and sister and two first cousins, as a shortcut for their building their own.

Regards,
Frank Larmore

PS
My guess is that we'd find Alexander Hamilton SANDS information in military documents from the Confederate forces' records. I don't know what sorts of records survived the burning of Richmond, or if such papers would have been
kept instead at some other military location.

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

ClanMacpherson11 — 2011-11-21 20:05:25Z

Hello Frank!

It is fantastic to hear from you!

My line: Conway Robinson Sands (b. 1861 d. 1921) was the 4th child of Ella Goddin and A. H. Sands. Conway married Mary Stuart Bowcock, they had a dau. Marie Stuart Sands (b. 1893), she married Augustus Taveau Simons, they had a dau. Mary Catharine Simons (b. 1921 d. 2006) she married A.T. Wingfield- these were my parents.

I would love to meet you! Do you live near Richmond, Va.?

Please email me at GreekRevival@verizon.net

All the best,
Sandy

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

FrankLarmore1941 — 2011-11-21 19:16:48Z

Sandy,
So we share a great-great grandfather.

Here's one more piece of lore. My grandmother, Fannie LeRoy Sands MCCANN, told me that her mother, Fannie Edwards Dold SANDS, had sat on the back of Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler. Her birthday was 31 Dec 1856.

My descent is as follows:
Alexander Hamilton SANDS b 1828
m Ella Virginia GODDIN b 1835

their child
William Hamilton SANDS b 1857
m Fannie Edwards DOLD b 1856

their child
Fannie LeRoy SANDS b 1886
m Irving Goff MCCANN

their child
Sarah MCCANN
m Lawrence Louis LARMORE

their child (me)
Francis Irving LARMORE

Do tell me which people you are descended from in the Alexander H. SANDS line.

Regards,

Frank Larmore

Re: Gen. Robert E. Lee's Judge Advocate

FrankLarmore1941 — 2011-11-21 19:03:56Z

Sandy,
My great-great-grandfather was a judge advocate for Robert E. Lee, I understand. His name was Alexander Hamilton SANDS. I don't know much more about that. However, with your permission, I'll forward information as I discover it.

Frank Larmore

Re: having trouble finding Civil War service record

janschrumpf — 2011-10-29 20:36:27Z

Thank you so very much!!!

Re: Virginia 27th. Infantry Co. E.

dsegelquist — 2011-10-29 02:37:24Z

Thank you for the info, it's been a while, now if I can just remember what I needed the info for....LOL.
Thanks again.

Re: having trouble finding Civil War service record

BradyFitts1943 — 2011-10-29 00:06:08Z

Edgar Perry Lynch is listed as E P Lynch and was a Pvt. in Capt. William P Carter's Company, King William Artillery. He enlisted on June 14, 1861 and was killed in action at Seven Pines on May 31, 1862.

The above information came from CSA records in Virginia State Library and National Archives. It can be found in Fold 3.com which was Footnote.com.

Re: Virginia 27th. Infantry Co. E.

BradyFitts1943 — 2011-10-28 19:40:18Z

The three men you are looking were brothers from Upper Kerr's Creek, Rockbridge County, VA. Harvey and Harvey were discharged for being over the age. Harvey on March 19, 1862 and Samuel on July 25, 1862. All three are buried in Collierstown Presb. Church Cemetery.

Re: 27th Virginia Infantry under Col. Echols

BradyFitts1943 — 2011-10-28 19:05:16Z

Peyton A Jackson was 3rd Sgt. of Company C and enlisted at Jackson's River May 10, 1861 at the age of 25. He had Typhoid fever and was in the Staunton Hospital from October 15/31, 1862. He was discharged for disability December 27, 1863.He was a farmer in Falling Springs, Alleghany County. Was a member of the Confederate Veterans Camp in Bath County. Peyton died in the Old Soldier's Home in Richmond, VA on October 10, 1917 at 82 years old and is buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.

what happened in Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862

CorneliaWarner44 — 2011-10-09 22:39:33Z

I would like to know about the battle fought there on that date.

Captain in Civil War-Union-Co. H, 42nd Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, Co. H,
97th regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, 99th regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Co. A, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry. Mustered into service Jul 26, 1861 at
Philidelphia. Honorably discharged Jan 14, 1864.
James Cross, July 26, 1861; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; disch. Jan. 14, 1864.

Re: 27th Virginia Infantry under Col. Echols

mcgowanwj — 2011-09-29 20:54:44Z

Sir, my gg grandfather James Gallagher was with the 27th VA. He was a 1st SGT for Company B, enlisted in 1861, wounded at Chancellorsville 1863, missed G-burg because of it, captured at the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania 1864, exchanged and surrendered at Appomattox 1865 - I have his records. He was sworn in By LTC Echols on 15 May 1861 in Allegheny County. In addition, I am a 1st Lt for Company 'C' 27th VA, re-enactment group. The 27th was at First Manassas to Appomattox and most of the boys were from the Valley. My grandfather was a labourer There is a book on the 27th out there, I got my copy via e-bay.

Hope this helps - if you want more information, let me know.

Bill McGowan

Re: 27th Virginia Infantry under Col. Echols

cairdathyl — 2011-09-18 04:23:11Z

I am not aware of any relation to A Crawford Jackson. However I do not have records of Andrew Jackson's children, if he had any. I do know his wife's name was Virginia E. Johnson. I hope that that helps. If you need any other information on Peyton that I can provide just ask. I'll be sure to try and help.

Re: 27th Virginia Infantry under Col. Echols

sloury — 2011-09-10 17:19:07Z

My husband's great grandfather was a 2nd Lt. in the 27th VA Infantry, Company C. His name was Samuel B. Loury (Lowry/Lowery), b. 1836/37 Alleghany Co, VA. In 1860 he resided in Alleghany Co, VA (Covington/Falling Springs area) and enlisted (for 1 yr) at Jackson’s River 10 May 1861 (Capt. Lewis Holloway); mustered into service @ Staunton, VA 15 May 1851 by Col. John Echols. He left service 23 Apr 1862—at that point his rank was Lt.
I would like to learn more about this unit from enlistment through Apr 1862. I have requisition records from Samuel Loury at Camp Zollicoffer (Feb/1862) and Camp Buchanan (Mar/1862). The Camp Zollicoffer records list him as commander of Company C. I am curious about the locations of these camps and wonder if anyone might have more information. I have read the Garibaldi letters which shed some light on this unit. Also, as someone else indicated, are there any pictures from this unit? We have strong Loury family connections in Alleghany Co, VA--I would be happy to share information that I have.

Re: 27th Virginia Infantry under Col. Echols

sloury — 2011-09-09 13:16:47Z

Was Peyton Jackson r/t Crawford Jackson, Bath/Alleghany Co, VA?
If so, there might be a family connection to my husband's great grandmother. In 1868, Alleghany Co, she married my husband's gr grandfather, Samuel B Loury who served in company C- 27th VA infantry-- he enlised Jackson's River, Alleghany Co 05/1861-- long history of family connections in that area.

John T. Owen, 6th Va

VirginiaWood1952 — 2011-07-30 18:28:51Z

I am looking for any information on the family of John T. Owen, who served in the 6th Virginia. His sister, Fannie, had a child with my Great-great-grandfather William Lawson Griffin, who served in the 5th NC Cavalry. John T. Owen's parents were James E. and Elizabeth Owen, from the Chesterfield and Manchester areas. James E. worked on the railroads. I can't trace this family any farther back and would appreciate any information anyone has on any of them!

Liberty or Death motto used by any soldiers or units in the War

ClanMacpherson11 — 2011-07-18 18:41:20Z

Hello,

I am a docent at Patrick Henry's home "Scotchtown" in Hanover Co., VA.

Currently I am working on a project concerning the house during the Civil War years.

At the moment I am stuck- I have been trying to find an image- I know I have seen before- of a CSA soldier wearing a uniform with the motto "Liberty or Death" stitched on his uniform. So far I have not been able to find this image! I know I have seen!

Do any of you have knowledge of the image I speak of or any other incidents of this motto being used during the Civil War?

I have seen that the N.C. Forsyth Rifles had the motto on their company flag. I've also seen the image of the CSA flag captured at Gettysburg by Custer that bear the words (all of these are of course a help to me), but I am on the hunt to find that one image I am asking your help on!

Thank you in advance for any help or ideas!

Sandy

Re: 27th Virginia Infantry under Col. Echols

karuss2009 — 2011-06-17 03:17:20Z

My 2nd Great Grandfather was 2Lt Samuel B Lowry in Company C. I know he was mustered at jackson's river into the Allegheny Rifles but all I can find is that he was originally from Cumberland County.

Re: 50th Virginia Infantry Co H

STeeter5221 — 2011-06-16 23:48:57Z

Would like to know if John Ayers is listed in this unit? Enlisted at Wytheville, VA on 31 Jul 1861 as private. Thank you

Re: having trouble finding Civil War service record

CarolSchwartz13 — 2011-05-28 01:51:43Z

do a google search for csa war dept . the guy will do a search and tell you what he has found before you pay , if you want it ,you pay if you dont want it you dont .
just send him all the info you have .

Re: Enlisted in two Virginia Regiments?

CarolSchwartz13 — 2011-05-28 01:48:11Z

i had ancestors that moved from one unit to another , usally if there was family in one unit they would let them transfer to be with family .
i had 15 realitives in one company of the 17th va.cav.

Enlisted in two Virginia Regiments?

elmarts — 2011-05-19 16:06:39Z

My ancestor was Alexander Wurt Haydon. I've found Alexander W Haydon enlisted in both Company H, Virginia 19th Infantry on 1 Feb 1863 and Company G, Virginia 51st Infantry on 4 Feb 1863. From other evidence (wife's name on pension record, place of enlistment) it looks like both are the same person. Does anyone know if this is possible?

Harvey (Harry) Mason Coffee

PhillipStrausbaugh1958 — 2011-04-22 15:48:46Z

My great great grandfather Harvey Coffee was from Ky. He registered for the war. I can find a Harvey M. Coffee who served in the 42 infantry with Va. I am trying to verify that this is the same person. Does anyone have suggestions? Birth date and marital status match. Is there somewhere that I can search to see who he was married to or the names of his parents?
Thanks

Will do lookups.. have some of the Virginia Regimental History Series Books

bonnie440 — 2011-04-18 12:34:00Z

Have the following books from The Virginia Regimental Histories Series. Will do lookups...

24th Virginia Cavalry
25th Virginia Cavalry
5th Virginia Cavalry
34th Virginia Cavalry
55th Virginia Infantry
The Mathews Light Artillery; Penick's Pittsylvania
Artillery; Young's Halifax Light Art.; Johnson's
Jackson Flying Art.

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