Ancestors in the American Civil War? - Page 2 - Historum

**Spartacuss** · March 16th, 2012, 04:18 AM

All my folks fought for the Union in Ohio volunteer units except one (that I know of). That one is buried at Andersonville. His marker and cemetery registration show him as a member of a New Jersey unit.

monsieurdl · March 16th, 2012, 04:40 AM

2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

My great great grandfather from my father directly was in the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, serving in Virginia and North Carolina. He even participated in raiding missions along the NC coast as a couple of companies were moved for that purpose. In April of 1865, he left the Army before his three year enlistment was up (As a French Canadian, he probably misunderstood and thought the war was over) and was marked as a deserter. In 1899, Congress rehabilitated all men who had done the same and he gained his pension.

My other great great grandparents-

67th Ohio Infantry, serving in Virginia

Quote:

PENSION PAPER

On the date hereinafter mentioned personally appeared before me a Notary Public with and for the County and State aforesaid, Enos Sumner a resident of the town of Memphis, County of Macomb, State of Michigan, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Enos Sumner who was Enrolled on the 26th day of Dec., 1862 and served in Company 'G' of the 67th Regiment of Ohio Vols, Commanded by [blank] and was Discharged at Baltimore, Md. on the 4th day of May, 1865; that his personal description is as follows: Age 67 years; height 5 feet 8 inches; complexion, light; hair, brown now gray; eyes, light gray. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty, at Bermuda Hundreds in the State of Virginia, in or about the month of May 1864, he received a gun shot wound through the chest running half way round the body coming out the back, also near Richmond Va. in the month of Feb. or March 1864, from the exposure incident to army life contracted and became afflicted with rheumatism and about the same time received an injury to eye sight -- Also paralyzed of right side, for these disabilities he now claims pension. That he was treated in hospitals as follows: in camp hospital near Richmond Va. Also in hospital at Baltimore, Md. No Ward 9. Was in this hospital from May 10, 1865 til June 22, 1965. That he has never been employed in military or civil service otherwise than as stated above. That since leaving the service this applicant has lived in P.O. Memphis, Michigan. From the time I was discharged I lived in the Township of Richmond, Macomb County for about twelve years and for last three years have lived in Township of Riley, St. Clair Co., Michigan, both places being near Memphis. That prior to his entry into the service above named he was of good, sound ... health, being, when enrolled a farmer. That he is now physically disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor by reason of the injury or disability above described, received in the service of the United States and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension roll of the United States.

9th Wisconsin Infantry

34th and 45th Wisconsin Infantry

Hresvelgr · March 16th, 2012, 06:55 AM

I had one relative who fought in a Pennsylvania infantry regiment and later an Ohio regiment, but besides him the rest of my relatives were Confederates. One was in the Georgia Light Artillery, another was actually a Confederate Army physician.

**beorna** · March 16th, 2012, 09:48 AM

On a website about these regiment stood, 63rd Illinois Infantry Regiment
(Part of Kentucky Brigade and of Ram Switzerland), what means "of Ram", please?

DwnSouthJukin · March 16th, 2012, 10:40 AM

Oh yeah! Southern through & through:

Louisiana_Tigers

**Star** · March 16th, 2012, 10:54 AM

According to family stories J.E.B. Stuart is an ancestor of mine. I am inclined to disbelieve this, because there are no tracable lines to verify this, unlike another 'historical figure' on the other side of my family. I am a spitting image of the old boy though:

He's puuuurty! Ain't e?

**annelouise17** · March 16th, 2012, 11:05 AM

My great Grandfather Thomas Chamberlin frought for the North in the Civil War. My Great Grandfather Robert Martin is rummor to have cut down a rebel flagpole.

**diddyriddick** · March 16th, 2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by annelouise17

My great Grandfather Thomas Chamberlin frought for the North in the Civil War. My Great Grandfather Robert Martin is rummor to have cut down a rebel flagpole.

That wouldn't be this Thomas Chamberlain would it?

Thomas_Chamberlain

**okamido** · March 16th, 2012, 06:01 PM

Family members served on both sides, all from Kentucky (that I am generally aware of). My direct ancestor, Henry Clay Stewart, was in E company 21st regiment, continually tangling with General Bragg.

**Patito de Hule** · March 16th, 2012, 09:56 PM

My great-grandfather fought in the Texas infantry and was paroled at the end of the war. He was injured when a caisson ran over his leg, and that injury is the main thing I remember about him. He lived with my grandmother until he went to a nursing home before I was born.

My great-great-grandfather fought in the Tennessee Cavalry (union). He died before I was born. He actually joined the Missouri Infantry (union), deserted and joined the Cavalry in Tennessee. His brother was in the Tennessee Infantry (CSA), and both of them settled in the Arkansas Ozarks after the war. They had another brother already there plus a couple of brothers in Oklahoma. I don't know whether any of the others served, but the family were quite close well into the 20th century in spite of the fact that one was in the Union army and one in the Confederate army.

The story has long been told of my great-great-great grandfather who tried to hide to not be conscripted. He was caught and put on the front lines. He was wounded, and the records show that he was transferred from one hospital to another, but none show that he ever reached the latter. The family never knew what happened to him.