Today is veteran's day. In honor of all who have served, today's post is going to highlight some of my previous posts about veterans. Last year, my Veteran's Day post, Veterans in My Tree, documented those individuals in my genealogy file with a military service fact. This year, I'm going to create a list of …
Category: Civil War
59th Regiment of Colored Troops
Do you remember the movie, Glory, about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the civil war? This movie highlighted the service of African-Americans during the civil war. While I was aware of the movie I was not aware that I had a distant cousin who was an officer in a similar regiment: the 59th Regiment …
Otterville
Do you have civil war soldiers in your tree? If so, have you encountered a Find a Grave memorial that suggests the soldier died during a battle? That's what I thought when I looked at the Find a Grave memorial for Isaac E. Evans. This thought was reinforced when several of the Ancestry hints for …
Died in Hospital
Does your family tree include someone who died while serving during the civil war? My fourth great-grandfather, John Reed, enlisted in 1863, even though he was in his sixties. According to Find A Grave, John Reed, died in 1864 but his burial site is unknown. Because some trees, including sourcing on the FamilySearch tree, are …
Pension Denied
Have you ever felt like it took forever to have an application processed, like one might 'die' before getting a benefit? Well, that's exactly what happened to Mary Reed with her application for a widow's pension after the death of her husband during the civil war. A 'Declaration for Widow's Army Pension' dated in 1867 …
Marriage Affidavit
Do you have an ancestor who served for the union during the civil war? If so, have you retrieved a 'full' copy of the military and pension files? When I first started researching my family history, I would send a request for a copy of these files to the National Archives. Little did I know, …
Militia
When researching civil war records, have you used any militia records? If you had ancestors living in Kansas during the civil war, they just might be listed in Kansas militia records. Since my BRILES family was living in Coffey county Kansas during the civil war, I found Alexander Briles, his son, John Briles, nephew, Branson …
Hammond Civil War Service
Have you ever researched a military unit's history to write about an ancestor's military service? I have to admit, that I haven't done much of that research. While going thru my HAMMOND files, I re-discovered a document that provides lots of details about the military service of my second great-grandfather, Richmond F. Hammond. This magic …
Civil War Report
Below is a list of the individuals in my RootsMagic file that have a military fact between 1861 and 1865. This report was created using a marked group and the Facts List report found in RootsMagic 7. NameDateDescription/PlaceBarrett, Williamabt 1844 20 Jun 1846New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States 9 Feb 1847Matamoras, Mexico bet 1861 and 1865Iowa, United States; …
Civil War Veterans
Have you ever wondered which of your relatives served during the civil war? Or have you wondered who served for which side? I can tell you which of my 2nd great grandfathers served, but I don't have information about their siblings or cousins stored in my brain. Thus, I decided to try and create a …