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Gr Gr Grandpa Andrew Chapman and the 2nd Texas Mounted Rangers

Posted July 8th, 2012 at 04:43 PM by Baltis

Tags 2nd texas cavalry, civil war, new mexico campaign

Andrew Chapman and the 2nd Texas Cavalry go to New Mexico

Andrew was born to Elijah and Miriam Chapman in 1836. The family had lived in Giles County, Tennessee since 1817 when Andrew's grandfather, William Chapman came west from Virginia. The family had not moved west in the first migrations through the southern states but were buying lands and moving in behind as the earliest settlers pushed even further west. Staying with this pattern, Elijah sold his Tennessee land for a...

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Baltis

Historian

Posted in American History, War and Military History

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Civil War Letter

Posted March 23rd, 2012 at 09:48 AM by Robtweb1

Tags american civil war, civil war

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My family is fortunate in that we have a number of letters written by my great-grandfather, Major Ramon de Aragon, during the American Civil War. I thought I would share an excerpt from one of these that the ladies here especially should enjoy.

He was originally from Cuba, so keep in mind that English was not his primary language.

October 26, 1863
Camp near Brandon, Miss

My dearest Virginia

“ ...I am bothered out of my wits on

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Robtweb1

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Posted in American History

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