Yes that is true. I would love to read it. Of course I am a history buff. Susie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra Crosby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:05 PM Subject: RE: [AL-PIKE] Re: First Alabama Infantry C.S.A. > > Susie I was referring to the family diary which Suzanne was discussing, > if she posted it, it would be her own copyright and her own choice to > share, as a family item, she holds the copyright if there is one. > > Debra > -----Original Message----- > From: sksenn [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AL-PIKE] Re: First Alabama Infantry C.S.A. > > Debra, > I do not think you could put all of this on the site due to the copyright > infringment. Rootsweb does say something about it. These lists only apply > to > Pike County soldiers that were in the units and is not a complete list for > all of the men in the unit from all over the State. > Susie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debra Crosby" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 3:00 PM > Subject: RE: [AL-PIKE] Re: First Alabama Infantry C.S.A. > > >> I would personally love to see records like this on the >> Pike Co. Alabama archive site so that all researchers >> can find the information. www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/pike.htm >> and using the forms at www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ allows you to >> add your own comments about personal family data. >> >> Debra Crosby >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Suzanne Pickens [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:49 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AL-PIKE] Re: First Alabama Infantry C.S.A. >> >> I too have lists with names not on Jan's lists and in addition the diary >> contains a >> list of names of men who died in prison camp and most notably tells of a >> Capt. >> Meadows who was shot and presumably killed (Wood says his leg would >> probably have to >> be amputated) by senteniels. The "transcriber" of the diary says the >> shooting of >> Capt. Meadows can be documented. >> >> Well, right now the diary is in my living room along with several letters >> and service >> records and some sundry family records. The diary was written by my >> great >> great >> grandfather, Capt. John Henry Wood of the First Alabama during his time >> in >> prison >> camp after their capture at Island 10. It won't change any history >> books, >> but it is, >> I think, an interesting account. >> >> I have mentioned these documents to a couple of people in the Pike County >> Historical >> Society at various times and there didn't seem to be any interest. To my >> knowledge, >> no one has ever read the papers, at least not recently, aside from our >> family, nor >> does anyone know of its existence. >> >> I am a cultural resources historian and always thought it was a pretty >> nifty primary >> source, but when no one appeared interested, I figured I was letting >> family pride get >> in the way of historical judgement. >> >> So there we are. I want very much for this document to be made available >> to the >> public, but I want it to be done in a proper way, not just scanning pages >> willy >> nilly. >> >> Also, my aunt had some "preservation" work done on the documents and had >> them >> "transcribed," just before, I might add, I came looking for them to edit >> for my MA >> thesis. The notebook was taken apart and the pages laminated as were the >> letters. >> This renders the originals, especially the letters nearly unintelligible >> so much >> reliance has to be placed on the transcription. >> >> My desire has always been for it to be serialized in a historical >> journal, >> I don't >> think it is publishable. I had hoped for the proceedings of the Pike >> County >> Historical Society, but I received no encouragement. >> >> Please understand, I don't want to try to make any money off the diary, >> if >> I wanted >> that, I could have sold it on ebay a long time ago (and technically at >> least, it >> belongs to my aunt). I want it to be a proper historical resource, fully >> accessible, >> but with my gggfther recognized and credit given to my family who >> fortunately kept >> and preserved it. Perhaps y'all who are in AL can tell me where it would >> best be >> deposited. >> >> So what cha wanna know about it??? I'm happy to post stuff like names >> mentioned, the >> list of the dead, etc., info on John Henry and family (several brothers >> also served >> including Major Pinckard Wood). Oh, and I have a transcription of a >> letter from >> Capt. Wood's brother in law that makes Sullivan Ballou's look like a form >> letter! >> >> Suzanne Pickens >> [email protected] >> 386 328-9118 >> Palatka, FL >> >> >> ==== ALPIKE Mailing List ==== >> Visit Pike Co. ALGenWeb: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~alpike/ >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== ALPIKE Mailing List ==== >> Visit Pike Co. Alabama Archives for Pike Co. records: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/pike.htm >> >> > > > > ==== ALPIKE Mailing List ==== > Visit Pike Co. Alabama Archives for Pike Co. records: > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/pike.htm > > > > > > ==== ALPIKE Mailing List ==== > Share your Pike Co. Records (and other counties): > http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ > >