The battle at Selma was in March and April 1865. Nelda Thompson wrote: > Liz, > I was reading your message to Beverly and saw my ancestors name, Estate of > John Smith. Do you know the year of the Unions Army march to Selma. I was > trying to find this in Nat. Archives & they usually want a yr(or timeline) > to search in. Do you know the year? I believe this John Smith to be my > GGGGrandfather, and would like to try and order this. I did look in Clayton > Library, Houston, and said the book Southern Loyalists was out of print & > one would have to sign up to try and see a copy?? Do you know of other > Libraries who might have it? I live in Tarrant Co., TX. > > Any info appreciated, as I have been looking for info on this > GGGGrandfather. > > Thanks, > Nelda Smith Thompson > Colleyville, TX > > -----Original Message----- > From: albibb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:albibb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of liz hicks > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 1:37 PM > To: albibb@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] civil war > > Beverly, > Look for information on the union army's march on/to Selma. Several > residents of Bibb Co. and Randolph, AL describe the activities of > the Union soldiers in Bibb Co. on their way to Selma in their claims to the > Southern Claims Commission. Just a few who had claims are: > Latham, Cornelius, Jane, and John; Rev. Isaac M. Hicks, Jesse W. > Mahan, L.T. McGuire, Nathaniel Moreland, Thomas E. Potts, H.B. Ray, > Estate of John Smith, Jesse Smitherman, Estate of James A. Jones, > Palmer A. Kendrick, Maria Dean, Emeline Dexter. Find a copy of > the book, "Southern Loyalists" by Gary B. Mills. This is an Index > to these claims which are in the National Archives. I believe the > Southern Claims Commission Claims are available at www.footnote.com > (for a fee), and can be found on microfilm and fiche as several large > libraries (Clayton Library, Houston, TX). Enjoy, Liz > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:57:55 AM EDT > From: "Beverly Beasley" <auntb2006@bellsouth.net> > To: <albibb@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [ALBIBB] civil war > > Does anyone know when the union army was encamped near Randolph? > > Beverly > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1757 - Release Date: 10/30/2008 > 2:35 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBIBB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >