This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ccarroll56 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carroll/7457/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For a lot of years I have done research on our ancestor Fleming Carroll from Augusta County, Virginia. I have massed an awful lot of information. I have searched out others trees for Fleming, and all of them say he died at Chancellorsville, Not so, here is proof that the Fleming who died in civil war at Chancellorsville was born in 1844. Here is some of what I have, " Fleming Carroll who was born 1806 and married first to Margaret Welsh DID NOT FIGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR. iT WAS HIS SON WHO DID, AND DIED. Here is the proof. Please cite results as coming from: Augusta County, Virginia, Soldiers Records, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia (http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/soldiers_dossier .html Last First Rank Company Regiment Place Enlisted Year Enlisted Carroll Daniel B. Pvt. H 5th Va. Inf. New Market 3/23/1862 Carroll Fleming B. Pvt. F 5th Va. Inf. Augusta Co. 3/15/1862 Carroll George Franklin Pvt. D 5th Va. Inf. Augusta Co. 4/17/1861 >From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives Please cite results as coming from: Augusta County,Virginia, Soldiers Records, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia (http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/soldiers_dossier html). Personal Information Enlistment Records, Name: Fleming B. Carroll Birth Place: Virginia Date of Birth: 0/0/1844 Physical Description: Prewar Life: Date of Enlistment: 3/15/1862 Place of Enlistment: Augusta Co. Age at Enlistment: Occupation at Enlistment: Conscript or Substitute: Service Information Military Service Record Rank: Pvt. Company: F Transfer Company: Regiment: 5th Va. Inf. Promotions: Transfers and Other Service: Muster Sheet: Returned 12-00-1862 from being wounded at 2nd Manassas Captured: Missing In Action: Prison: AWOL: Deserted: Discharge: Paroled: Notes: Wounded/Killed Information Other Information Died of Disease: Killed in Action: Chancellorsville Wounded in Action: 2nd Manassas Hospital: Died of Wounds: Personal Life: Brother of Robert C. Carroll NOTE: Robert Craig Carroll is our ancestor. note Flemings birth date above from Gov. records" Still wondering when and where Fleming the father died and is buried. He could have died of natural causes, but in searching the newspapers of the area, I find that there was a severe flood in the area in 1960. Follows is that little bit of information I have found to date. "Staunton Vindicator, 1860-08-10, Page 02 Article Title: Great Freshet--Heavy Loss Context: "...ce, Evans, Carrol, Bledsoe, O'Hare, Michie, Ball, Sheffey, Bumgardner, Rankin, Brandeburg, Tate, Carroll, Miller, Young, Scherer, Beck, Garber, Farrar and Harman.(Names in announcement: Col.Opie, W.W.Donag..." Summary: Heavy rains caused floods in Staunton last Saturday. Most of town was hit hard. Damage was done to property belonging to Opie, Donaghe, Mayse, Burke, Crawford, Shumate, Harlan, Kinney, Bickle, Morris, Cochran, Bruce, Wadell, Hultz, Powell, Woods, Gilkeson, Blake, Elick, Antosi, Kelley, Snider, Stevenson, Morris, Faust, Kayser, Eichelberger, Mosby, Taylor, Price, Evans, CARROLL, Bledsoe, O'Hare, Michie, Ball, Sheffey, Bumgardner, Rankin, Brandeburg, Tate, Carroll, Miller, Young, Scherer, Beck, Garber, Farrar and Harman. (Names in announcement: Col.Opie, W.W.Donaghe, Mr.JamesMayse, W.Burke, BenjaminCrawford, T.Shumate, GeorgeHarlan, A.F.Kinney, R.G.Bickle, AdamBickle, Mr.Morris, Mr.C.T.Cochran, A.M.Bruce, Dr.Wadell, Mr.Hultz, P.N.Powell, Woods, Gilkeson, Blake, Elick, J.B.Antosi, Mrs.K.M.Kelley, MissLucySnider, Mrs.Stevenson, Mr.D.C.Morris, Faust, D.A.Kayser, Dr.Eichelberger, Mosby, Taylor, GeorgePrice, P.H.Trout, J.B.Evans, Mrs.Carrol, Bledsoe, JohnO'Hare, Michie, DavisBell, Sheffey, Bumgardner, Rankin, Mrs.Brandeburg, W.Tate, W.Carroll, W.Miller, Dr.Young, John B.Scherer, J.Beck, Garber, Farrar, Capt.J.A.Harman, M.G.Harman, A.W.Harman)" I would like to share information with anyone wsho is researching the Carroll Family Would like to hear from you Carolyn Carroll Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.