Ward Spooner Dolbier - photo served in the 28th Maine Regiment (Infantry) during the Civil War http://www.familyoldphotos.com/6c/2w/ward_spooner_dolbier.htm

In a message dated 7/20/2006 9:43:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: John W. Still Age 19 Enlisted on 2/22/1864 as a Private On 2/22/1864 he mustred into OH 22nd Light Artillery He was mustered out on 7/13/1864 at Camp Chase, OH Ann: Thank you for your informative reply. We believe that the soldier in question is John W. Still. I have forwarded your information on to a friend who is a descendant. Respectfully, Mike Peters [email protected]

I need a lookup on the prisoner roster for Camp Morton, Indianapolis, to see if these two men were listed: Tilmon C. Howell - 1st TN Battalion (Colms'), B Company Silas Howell - 1st TN Battalion (Colms'), B Company Silas was taken prisoner at Ft. Donelson, 16 Feb 1864. I'm pretty sure Tilman was as well. Tilmon ended the war as a Private in B Company, 1st TN Mtd Infantry (Union Army), so switched sides, probably at Donelson. Thanks, Will Smith

Dennis, Thank you so much for the information. I have the phone number to a couple of the historical societies. I am going to research Camp Mason next. This pic I was told after some one looked at it was taken they believe due to the stamp on back around 1864-1865. It is a nice pic. Again, it has no bearing on money just trying to find the proper home for it. I guess they have a Civil War Roundtable there also. Going to try there too. Thank you so much, Sandra Jones Michigan --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Mike, There were pensions filed for John W Still, 22 Btty, Ohio L.A. Widow : Alma Still Difficult to read image but it appears she filed Feb 20,19 (20 ?) According to the 1870 census in Aurelius, Washington, Ohio there is a John Still married to a Susan. However he appears in the 1880 as a widower. The John W Still married to Alma satates it is his second marriage. (1910 census Olive, Noble, Ohio) Household:John W Still 65 Alma Still 44 Edith McBride 26 Frederic R Still 15 Ruth McBride 3 The 2nd pension John C Still E 39 Ohio Infantry Widow: Hannah H Still Filed May 1, 1909 (again image not an easy read) John Still K 30 Ohio Infantry. Private Private Union Enlistment Date: 22 August 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1858 1858 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 August 1861 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 August 1861. Received a disability discharge Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 28 April 1862 in Raleigh, VA John Still K 2 Ohio Heavy Art'y. Chaplain Private Union Enlistment Date: 18 July 1863 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1719 1719 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 July 1863 at the age of 24 Enlisted in Company K, 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio on 07 September 1863. Mustered out Company K, 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment Ohio on 24 May 1865 in Knoxville, TN John C. Still E 39 Ohio Infantry. Private Private Union Enlistment Date: 13 July 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1867 1867 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 July 1861 at the age of 26 Enlisted in Company E, 39th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 13 July 1861. Discharged Company E, 39th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 06 September 1862 John L. Still C 20 Ohio Infantry. Private Private Union Enlistment Date: 12 August 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1737 1737 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 25 Enlisted in Company C, 114th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 09 September 1862. Died Company C, 114th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 07 January 1863 in On Steamer Pembina John W. Still 22 Indpt. Batt'y, Ohio Light Art'y. Private Private Union Enlistment Date: 22 February 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1965 1965 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 February 1864 at the age of 19 Enlisted in 22nd Light Artillery Regiment Ohio on 22 February 1864. Mustered out 22nd Light Artillery Regiment Ohio on 13 July 1865 in Camp Chase, OH Hope something here helps Kassie

I did find 2 John Still John Still age 24 Enlisted on 7/18/1863 as Private On 9/7/1863 he mustered into "K" Co. OH 2nd Heavy Artillery He mustered out on 5/24/1865 at Knozville TN John W. Still Age 19 Enlisted on 2/22/1864 as a Private On 2/22/1864 he mustred into OH 22nd Light Artillery He was mustered out on 7/13/1864 at Camp Chase, OH Source: http://www.civilwardata.com Now Ancestry may have more information I am not a member so I can not go there Good luck Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:17 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] John Stille/Still > Looking for Civil War information on a John Stille/Still. According to > information I have been given, he was from either Noble, Washington or > Monroe > Counties of Ohio & fought with a Union artillery unit. Family information > says > that he "served in the Civil War 2 times." I have also been told that he > worked > as a carpenter by trade & was married to Susan Mudgridge. > > I look forward to reading your E-mails. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Peters > [email protected] > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > > >

Looking for Civil War information on a John Stille/Still. According to information I have been given, he was from either Noble, Washington or Monroe Counties of Ohio & fought with a Union artillery unit. Family information says that he "served in the Civil War 2 times." I have also been told that he worked as a carpenter by trade & was married to Susan Mudgridge. I look forward to reading your E-mails. Sincerely, Mike Peters [email protected]

From: "sandra jones" > > I am going to do a google search on this photographer and this Decatur, > Ill to see what troops might have came from there. I know nothing about > Illionois troops. I will gladly send this picture free of charge to a > family that can claim this soldier but I dont see how you could. Or I > will also send it to a Historical Society in Decatur Ill if someone can > send me in the right direction. Or even a Civil War Society that will > appreciate it. ------------------------------ Hi Sandra, Here's a database for finding soldiers from Decatur or Macon Co IL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/datcivil.html At the same time, keep in mind the subject may or may not have been a resident there, and Barnwell may have set up shop elsewhere to take the photo. Macon Co Historical Society, Decatur IL: http://www.mchsdecatur.org/main.htm Decatur Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eildecgs/index.htm Also, there's the US Army Military History Institute at Carlisle PA: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/Collection_Overview.htm#CivilWarPhotos They boast the largest collection of CW photos in the world. IIRC, the collection was a joint project with Civil War Times Illustrated. I forget the details of submitting, whether you get the original back or what. Suggest you drop them a line: [email protected] Dennis

I recently bought a picture from ebay because I just didnt want it going to just any body. Kind of silly I know but I do not know who he is. I have scanned the picture which is an original 3X5. It also has a 2cent bank check stamp on back of picture. The photographer on back is E. A. Barnwell, Decatur, Ill. The stamp has written initials on it EAB in cursive. It is a Union Soldier photograph cut into a circular shape and applied to a paper 3x5 frame. If anyone would like to see this pic email me. I am going to do a google search on this photographer and this Decatur, Ill to see what troops might have came from there. I know nothing about Illionois troops. I will gladly send this picture free of charge to a family that can claim this soldier but I dont see how you could. Or I will also send it to a Historical Society in Decatur Ill if someone can send me in the right direction. Or even a Civil War Society that will appreciate it. Thank you, Sandra Jones --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

Version 8.7 of the U.S. Civil War Units File (June 29, 2006) is available on the web and will soon be available from the Rootsweb server. (See below for addresses.) The Civil War Units File (CWUNITS) lists people who have information on a unit, ship, or group (often rosters, battles, etc.) and are willing to help others research it. Some are experts; most are "just" helpful fellow researchers. If you see a listing for a unit you are interested in, you can send the contact person email and share information. There are also listings for battles, organizations, counties, ethnic groups, etc. If you write to me, please do *NOT* include this message in your reply. My time and disk space are limited. Also please do *NOT* include attached files. Thanks! The following addresses no longer work and we were unable to find the people, so their listings have been deleted. If you are one of these people or know how to contact one, please email me. [email protected] (George Contant) [email protected] [email protected] (Walter G. Blenderman) [email protected] (Edwin Redkey) [email protected] (Jason Kladiva) [email protected] (Ronald A. Mosocco) [email protected] CWUNITS is five files (plus one for the FAQ) as follows: Part Filename Contents 1 CWUNITS1 USA national & states A-I 2 CWUNITS2 USA states K-N 3 CWUNITS3 USA states O-W 4 CWUNITS4 CSA national & states A-M 5 CWUNITS5 CSA states N-V Q CWUNITSQ FAQ -- frequently asked questions and answers Parts 1-5 include the intro as well as the listings. Within a state the units are organized by number (1st Infantry, etc.). The Civil War Units File is on the American Civil War Homepage: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html under the heading Rosters & Regimental Histories. I don't run this site. You can get the latest version of CWUNITS by email at any time: Send email to [email protected] (Upper and lower case count in the email address and everywhere else.) Subject: archive Text is: get genealog.cwunits1 get genealog.cwunits2 get genealog.cwunitsq etc. The period (.) has to be after genealog and before the file name. To get a listing of all of the ROOTS-L files, send the command get roots-l.catalog Another way to obtain files is via anonymous ftp. To do this, ftp to ftp.rootsweb.com using "anonymous" (withOUT quotes!) as your username and your net address as your password. Issue the command: cd /pub/roots-l/genealog/ You may issue a dir command to see a listing of files, use ctrl-s to temporarily halt the dir command, and ctrl-q to resume the dir command. The command for retrieving a file via ftp is: get genealog.filename substituting, of course, the proper filename for "filename" above. Notice the PERIOD between "genealog" and the filename. Then issue a quit command to exit. Questions and new listings for the CWUNITS file go to me at [email protected] Please do _not_ send me attachments. Carol Botteron (ancestors on both sides) [email protected]

You may remember that I mentioned this set of books the other day. I was particularly wondering if any library near to Central WV might have them!!!!! The complete Civil War DVD-ROM is available at _www.CivilWarAmerica.com_ (http://www.CivilWarAmerica.com) for $169.95. A separate CD is available for $69.95. This CD contains the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Regards, Glenn Jones

You may remember that I mentioned this set of books the other day. I was particularly wondering if any library near to Central WV might have them!!!!! I found them! Nine miles from my home at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. Better yet, they are part of their lending collection! I borrowed 7 volumes today - the 5 volumes of the index and 2 others (called Series by Broadfoot) pertaining to West Virginia. I can hardly wait to get started using these this evening! FYI, West Virginia Wesleyan has a wonderful Civil War Collection! Summer hours are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mon-Thurs and 8:30-noon on Friday. During school, they are open Mon-Sat, but I'm not sure of hours. JOY

I have several muster in and muster out documents for one of my ancestors and they also have the name of Lincoln printed in script on them but they are not his actual signature. Don Coatney ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Musicians > > This is a Discharge Decree & looks maybe rubber stamped signatures. Mounted > in > wood & glass frames with hang cable. > > Billy > > > Out of curiosity, which document was signed by President Lincoln and the > > Sec'y of War? > > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have the discharge sheet for a Marcus Brockway, a member of the 150th > > > state > > > guards from Ohio. I have his membership sheet for the G.A.R. > > > He was a musician. This is signed by Abraham Lincoln & Edwin Stanton. If > > > this > > > connects to anyone, I will sell them both for 400.00. > > > Thanks, hope not to offend. I just saw the thread & decided to sell > these > > > nice pieces. > > > > > > Billy G. Mitchell > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Alice J. Gayley > > Pennsylvania in the Civil War > > http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name >

This is a Discharge Decree & looks maybe rubber stamped signatures. Mounted in wood & glass frames with hang cable. Billy > Out of curiosity, which document was signed by President Lincoln and the > Sec'y of War? > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have the discharge sheet for a Marcus Brockway, a member of the 150th > > state > > guards from Ohio. I have his membership sheet for the G.A.R. > > He was a musician. This is signed by Abraham Lincoln & Edwin Stanton. If > > this > > connects to anyone, I will sell them both for 400.00. > > Thanks, hope not to offend. I just saw the thread & decided to sell these > > nice pieces. > > > > Billy G. Mitchell > > > > > > > -- > > Alice J. Gayley > Pennsylvania in the Civil War > http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >

Ah, yes..sometimes the fingers and the brain aren't in sync! Alice Joy Stalnaker wrote: > I think you made a typo; don't you mean 1862? > > Thanks for the interest. > > JOY > > At 06:26 PM 07/03/2006, you wrote: >> Joy, >> >> Interesting question (at least to a former Music major). My gut >> feeling is that the musicians had to already know how to play their >> instruments. However, they would have needed to learn all of the >> calls they played. >> >> Regimental bands were eliminated by a General Order of the War >> Department in the summer of 1872. After that all musicians were >> assigned to the individual companies. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Joy Stalnaker wrote: >>> Does anyone know how musicians, fifers and drummers, were selected >>> for each company in the Union Army? Did they learn the skills after >>> they arrived, maybe as part of natural talent or did they already >>> know how to play? Maybe a combination of the two??? >>> Any help appreciated. >>> >>> Joy >>> >>> ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== >>> To search our list archives since 1996, go to >>> http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>> and enter Civil-War in the list name >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Alice J. Gayley >> Pennsylvania in the Civil War >> http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ >> >> >> >> ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== >> To search our list archives since 1996, go to >> http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> and enter Civil-War in the list name > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > > > -- Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/

I think you made a typo; don't you mean 1862? Thanks for the interest. JOY At 06:26 PM 07/03/2006, you wrote: >Joy, > >Interesting question (at least to a former Music major). My gut feeling >is that the musicians had to already know how to play their >instruments. However, they would have needed to learn all of the calls >they played. > >Regimental bands were eliminated by a General Order of the War Department >in the summer of 1872. After that all musicians were assigned to the >individual companies. > >Hope this helps, > >Joy Stalnaker wrote: >>Does anyone know how musicians, fifers and drummers, were selected for >>each company in the Union Army? Did they learn the skills after they >>arrived, maybe as part of natural talent or did they already know how to >>play? Maybe a combination of the two??? >>Any help appreciated. >> >>Joy >> >>==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== >>To search our list archives since 1996, go to >>http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>and enter Civil-War in the list name >> >> > >-- >Alice J. Gayley >Pennsylvania in the Civil War >http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ > > > >==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== >To search our list archives since 1996, go to >http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >and enter Civil-War in the list name

Out of curiosity, which document was signed by President Lincoln and the Sec'y of War? [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > I have the discharge sheet for a Marcus Brockway, a member of the 150th > state > guards from Ohio. I have his membership sheet for the G.A.R. > He was a musician. This is signed by Abraham Lincoln & Edwin Stanton. If > this > connects to anyone, I will sell them both for 400.00. > Thanks, hope not to offend. I just saw the thread & decided to sell these > nice pieces. > > Billy G. Mitchell > > > -- Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/

Hi, I have the discharge sheet for a Marcus Brockway, a member of the 150th state guards from Ohio. I have his membership sheet for the G.A.R. He was a musician. This is signed by Abraham Lincoln & Edwin Stanton. If this connects to anyone, I will sell them both for 400.00. Thanks, hope not to offend. I just saw the thread & decided to sell these nice pieces. Billy G. Mitchell > Joy, > > Interesting question (at least to a former Music major). My gut feeling > is that the musicians had to already know how to play their > instruments. However, they would have needed to learn all of the calls > they played. > > Regimental bands were eliminated by a General Order of the War > Department in the summer of 1872. After that all musicians were > assigned to the individual companies. > > Hope this helps, > > Joy Stalnaker wrote: > > Does anyone know how musicians, fifers and drummers, were selected for > > each company in the Union Army? Did they learn the skills after they > > arrived, maybe as part of natural talent or did they already know how > > to play? Maybe a combination of the two??? > > Any help appreciated. > > > > Joy > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > and enter Civil-War in the list name > > > > > > > > -- > Alice J. Gayley > Pennsylvania in the Civil War > http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > >

Joy, Interesting question (at least to a former Music major). My gut feeling is that the musicians had to already know how to play their instruments. However, they would have needed to learn all of the calls they played. Regimental bands were eliminated by a General Order of the War Department in the summer of 1872. After that all musicians were assigned to the individual companies. Hope this helps, Joy Stalnaker wrote: > Does anyone know how musicians, fifers and drummers, were selected for > each company in the Union Army? Did they learn the skills after they > arrived, maybe as part of natural talent or did they already know how > to play? Maybe a combination of the two??? > Any help appreciated. > > Joy > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > > > -- Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/

Joy, Interesting question (at least to a former Music major). My gut feeling is that the musicians had to already know how to play their instruments. However, they would have needed to learn all of the calls they played. Regimental bands were eliminated by a General Order of the War Department in the summer of 1872. After that all musicians were assigned to the individual companies. Hope this helps, Joy Stalnaker wrote: > Does anyone know how musicians, fifers and drummers, were selected for > each company in the Union Army? Did they learn the skills after they > arrived, maybe as part of natural talent or did they already know how > to play? Maybe a combination of the two??? > Any help appreciated. > > Joy > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > > > -- Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/