Posted in Civil War, cemeteries on Nov 19th, 2008
On a cold, blustery day in November, President Abraham Lincoln was asked to make a few comments at the dedication ceremony for a new cemetery. And possibly the most eloquent document in our country’s history was born…
Gettysburg, Penn., Nov 19, 1863:
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new [...]
…so it’s back to research!
I’ve returned to my Appling’s of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. This morning I found the Civil War Service Records (Confederate) for 4 of William Appling’s sons at footnote.com. I normally wouldn’t be researching this far laterally from my direct line, but I simply can’t resist anything Civil War! Most of these are [...]
Posted in Civil War on Jul 29th, 2008
Daniel Sauerwein of Civil War History has written a very interesting post about the life of the typical Union soldier after the Civil War:
Do you know why your Union veteran ancestor moved to a different location after the war, rather than return home?
Can you name three important contributions to American society that are credited [...]
…while admiring the Chart Chick’s wonderful genealogy charts presented at Shades of the Departed…
I decided it was really time for me to do some actual research. So, after blow-drying my laptop, I got to examining my Appling ancestors from Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama. The Applings married into my Stanley family (my Mom was a Stanley). I [...]
Posted in Civil War on Jun 19th, 2008
Art. 6227. MORTUARY WARRANT. Whenever any pensioner who has been regularly placed upon the pension rolls under the provisions of law relating thereto shall die, and proof thereof shall be made to the Comptroller within forty (40) days from the date of such death by the affidavit of the doctor who attended the pensioner [...]
Posted in Civil War on Jun 19th, 2008
On June 12, I sent an email to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission requesting a copy of the Confederate Pension Application File of my great-great-great grandmother Sarah Jane Carroll (John Bunyan Carroll). The process is quite simple: search the database, if you find an ancestor, just send an email to the address given [...]
Posted in Civil War, general research on May 20th, 2008
July 14th, 1861
Washington D.C.
My dear Sarah.
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days — perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write you again, I feel impelled to write lines that may fall under your eye when I [...]
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