Thanks, Will have to plan a trip to the library. I will be in Montgomery at the Archives at the end of September may look then. Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim and Terri Tait" <jtait@HiWAAY.net> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:00 AM Subject: Re: [ALBARBOU] GLOVER - Confed Vet > Margie, > > I don't know if those GLOVERs in the Confederate Veteran index are from AL > or not - I did not take the time to look since there were so many, and > none matched the first names you gave. They could have been from any > state, and some of them might not have even been veterans since all names > in all articles were theoretically indexed. > > The 3 volume index to the Confederate Index is huge - these are not small > volumes. > > Each issue of the Confederate Veteran had a section called "Roll > of Honor" or something like that in which obits were printed. In the 3 > volume index, there is no "obit" entry in the index. One must search > through the index for a keyword that might be contained in the obit, such > as name, city or county of residence or birth, CSA unit, etc. > > I searched the index for all the Southeast AL counties and quite a few of > their cities/towns, and then looked up each entry. Sometimes the index > reference was not even an obit - which is how I ended up with the article > about the CSA monument in Eufaula, and the "mother of soldiers" article > about Mrs. Lewis. > > It is impossible to tell from most of the index references what the > article is about. > > Terri > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, M. Daniels wrote: > > > All the Glovers are related that I have found in the area. They are all > > from John Glover of NC>SC>Georgia>Alabama. > > > > > > Margie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim and Terri Tait" <jtait@hiwaay.net> > > To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 3:30 PM > > Subject: [ALBARBOU] GLOVER - Confed Vet > > > > > > > Margie, > > > > > > There were several GLOVERs in the index, but none with the first names > > that > > > you mentioned. > > > > > > Terri > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: M. Daniels <margie@majorinternet.com> > > > To: ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Monday, August 28, 2000 12:24 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ALBARBOU] CSA - BELLAMY, W.A. > > > > > > > > > >Do you show anything on the Glover family in the Confederate Veteran. > > > >Andrew J. Glover died in 1911 and was a veteran. > > > > > > > >Andrew > > > >Samuel > > > >Edmond > > > >John P. > > > >Nathan > > > > > > > >There were 6 boys and 3 girls in this Glover family. 5 served in the > > CSA. > > > >William E. Glover I don't know about. William was living in Dale > > > County.The > > > >others withe the exception of John P. Glover, Jr. joined in Barbour, > > John > > > >in Georgia. All survived the war except Samuel. Samuel died in > > Columbus, > > > >Ms. > > > > > > > >Would someone check the CSA records for a William E. Glover living in > > Dale > > > >County. Could have joined from Henry or Barbor. He had family living in > > > >both counties. > > > > > > > > > > > >Margie > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Jim and Terri Tait" <jtait@HiWAAY.net> > > > >To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> > > > >Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 1:37 PM > > > >Subject: [ALBARBOU] CSA - BELLAMY, W.A. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Source: Confederate Veteran, Vol XVII, November 1919, No 11, page 432 > > > >> > > > >> W. A. Bellamy > > > >> > > > >> After a brief illness, W. A. Bellamy, one of the oldest and best known > > > >> citizens of Russell County, Ala. died at his home, in Seale, in August, > > > >> 1919. He was born on July 11, 1842, at the old homestead in Russell > > > >County. > > > >> With the exception of three years in Texas, he had passed his life in > > > that > > > >> county. > > > >> > > > >> In January, 1862, young Bellamy enlisted in Capt. James F. Waddell's > > > >> battery, and he served under Gen. Kirby Smith in the Kentucky campaign. > > > >> Coming back to Tennessee, from Murfreesboro he was sent with > > Stevenson's > > > >> Division of ten thousand men to Vicksburg and served through that > > > campaign > > > >> under Pemberton. He was severely wounded at Baker's Creek and was > > taken > > > >> back to Vicksburg, where he went through the siege and after the > > > surrender > > > >> was brought down the Mississippi on a transport to New Orleans. He was > > > >sent > > > >> to his home in Russell County, and after his recovery and exchange, he > > > was > > > >> made sergeant of artillery and placed in the battery of his brother, > > > Capt. > > > >> R. H. Bellamy, then commanding a part of Waddell's Battery. Comrade > > > >Bellamy > > > >> joined his command at Decatur, Ga. And went through the campaign under > > > >> Joseph E. Johnston from Dalton to Atlanta. When Hood took command he > > was > > > >> sent to Macon with others to help hold that city against raiders, and > > > >later > > > >> he took part in the defense of Columbus against Wilson. This was the > > > >> closing service of W. A. Bellamy. He never missed roll call during > > > >service > > > >> and was never absent without permission. > > > >> > > > >> Comrade Bellamy was for many years a member of the Baptist Church, > > active > > > >> and prominent in the Church work, and for forty years was > > superintendent > > > >of > > > >> the Sunday school at Seale. He was also prominent in the political > > > >affairs > > > >> of the State, was sheriff of his county three times, and had been > > > >councilman > > > >> and mayor of Seale. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss > > > >> Williams. He is survived by his second wife, who was Miss Fannie > > > >Bickstaff, > > > >> and by a sister, Mrs. D.B. Waddell, of Meridian, Miss. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > > > >> Check the Macon County Ga. web site for their newspaper listings. > > There > > > >are many listings for Alabama citizens including those in Barbour Co., > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > > > >Check the Macon County Ga. web site for their newspaper listings. There > > > are many listings for Alabama citizens including those in Barbour Co., > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > > > The Barbour County mail list a place where Barbour researchers have become > > friends in research across the miles. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > > 750,000 men from the South faced 2 million men from the North . 2 million men could not defeat 750,000 Southern troops what did defeat them was disease, hunger, lack of money and supplies. > > > > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > This is a closed list and only subscribers will be allowed to post. NO FLAMING, OBSCENE LANGUAGE OR DISRESPECT OF ANY KIND WILL BE TOLERATED. No virus postings will be allowed. Got a complaint then contact me not the list margie@majorinternet.com Good luck in your searches. > >