Richmond Hammond’s Civil War Service
When researching our ancestors, we sometimes uncover stories that don’t quite make sense at first glance. That was the case when I began digging into… Read More »Richmond Hammond’s Civil War Service
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When Records Begin to Speak
From cavalry soldier to prisoner of war: a new video uses a Google Notebook LM audio overview to explore how imprisonment affected the health of Sgt. Washington Marion Crawford.
From Enlistment to Andersonville
The Military and POW Timeline of Washington Marion Crawford When we read a Civil War pension file or compiled military service record page by page,… Read More »From Enlistment to Andersonville
From Rapidan to Andersonville
This biography of Washington Marion Crawford was reconstructed from careful transcriptions of his compiled military service record and his Civil War pension file. Rather than… Read More »From Rapidan to Andersonville
Muster Rolls
Do you have ancestors who served in the Civil War? If so, were any of them called to defend their own state from invasion? When… Read More »Muster Rolls
Veteran’s Day
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… Read More »Veteran’s Day
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… Read More »59th Regiment of Colored Troops
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… Read More »Otterville
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… Read More »Died in Hospital
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… Read More »Pension Denied