Thanks for the information, I'm just starting on this. I have been told that the confederate graves in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond were marked with wooden markers, and that the Union prisoners burned the markers to keep warm.

Burt, I've helped many people look for gravesites of soldiers from the Battle of 7 pines and, in the process, I've collected a goodly number of places to search. But, as you probably already know, it's sometimes worse than searching for a needle in a haystack. So many men were buried in mass graves, on or near the battlefield where they died. Many of these sites have been overtaken through development or simply nature reclaiming. The better news is that more lists of men whose burial places are known are available on-line all the time. And, with detective work, sometimes it's possible to narrow the possibilities. I'm including below some sites you might want to search through. Additionally, you could try looking for a history of the regiment. Many regimental histories have been published in book form and many are on-line. Sometimes (but not frequently) hospitals and cemeteries are mentioned in connection with specific battles. And, along that line, the first website is the Cornell site of Official Records of the Armies, a search for a certain battle, etc., will sometimes give a result of hospital/cemetery names. Hopefully, before it comes to that, you'll find your ancestor's name listed in one of the cemeteries below! I hope good luck is with you. Nancy P.S. You might try searching the archives of the Seven-Pines e-mail list, we've had several discussions of burial sites. Cornell University: Compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ANU4519-0118 Cemeteries in Virginia where Confederate soldiers are buried: http://confederatecemetery.0catch.com/Virginia.htm Confederate Burial Search Index site: Confederate Cemetery Lists: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Grounds/7235/ This is a list of Virginia hospitals, where Confederate wounded were taken: http://www.members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/hospital.htm Some men who died at 7 Pines are buried at the Hollywood Cemetery. This photo was taken in 1865. The board "markers" couldn't have lasted very long, illustrating another reason so many grave sites have been lost, on both sides of the war. Graves of Confederate soldiers, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginal: http://7-12educators.about.com/blcwphcas12.htm?terms=Civil+War+Graves Seven Pines National Cemetery (Union soldiers) http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/Seven.htm Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com From: Guzzibud@aol.com To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] 44th Ind Vol Inf/129th IVI Does anyone know where he confederate dead from Seven Pines Va. were buried. My ancestor was in the 4th NC troops Company "B". I cannot locate his grave and would love some tips. His name was Montford Stokes McKenzie, from Rowan County, NC. Burt McKenzie

Does anyone know where he confederate dead from Seven Pines Va. were buried. My ancestor was in the 4th NC troops Company "B". I cannot locate his grave and would love some tips. His name was Montford Stokes McKenzie, from Rowan County, NC. Burt McKenzie

Hello listers, I would like to know more about Co.A of the 44th IVI. My Ancestors in this unit were John Ryan Sr., John Ryan Jr., Michael Ryan , Stephen Ryan, James Ryan, . I know what battles this regiment was in. I know the info on my ancestors such as enlistment date and rank. Discharge dates. What I am curious about is what was the company like. Wild stories.Those things not written in the books. Like the Civil War letter posted on the Steuben Co. Website talking about the Ryan boys being tuff as bucks. What troubles did this regiment have. The regimental heroes. Did the women of Steuben CO. help support them. Send them blankets and things. John Ryan Sr. was not accepted for reenlistment into Co. A of the 44th and went home for about 6mths and took his then 16 year old son Lawrence/Todd (seen him referred to using both names)and enlisted in co A of the 129th. I would like to know more of this company too. In all John Ryan Sr. served with 5 sons and three son in laws. None died in the war but Stephen was medically discharged and died on his way home within eyesight of his hometown. John Ryan Jr. was shot 7 times and survived. One shot was in the back of the head at Shiloh (lodged just under the skin). James Ryan was promoted to Corporal. I would simply like to know more of co A. Not only about my Ryan line but a sense of what this company went thru. What this company had to endure. please and thank you, Sherri Ryan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

Hi Paula, The 24th VA Inf participated in the Battle of Seven Pines, I don't know if Co. A was there, but you might find the answer at one of these sites. This is the link to a site on the 24th VA Inf: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2320/ This site lists the 24th casualties at each battle: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2320/24cas.html VA Civil War Homepage http://members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/vacwhp.htm Virginia Confederate Units by County of Origin http://members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/vaco.htm Nancy From: Paula Kelley Ward To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Nancy, Thank you for posting these websites. Do you know if Co. A, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade participated in the Battle of Seven Pines? My 2nd-g grandfather, Joseph P. Kelley, was a Private in Co. A, and we have all of his records from the Civil War. We know, from a medical record, that he was in the General Hospital at Staunton, Va. in October 1862. In December 1862, he died at his home in Floyd County, Va. Paula Paula Kelley Ward pward@stic.net From: Nancy [mailto:nancybrister@i-55.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:32 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Photo of the Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/pics/cemgate.gif Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com

Sharon, Here's a link to Kentucky Union regiments with rosters. Do you have any idea what unit he was in? http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymil/cw/cw-union.html Was he from Bath or Morgan county? Are you sure he was a union soldier? Camp Libby, Va, was a confederate prison for captured union officers, although many thousands of enlisted union prisoners were processed through Camp Libby and sent to other prisons in the south. I saw an entry on Ancestry World Trees for an Oliver P. Sorrell, born about 1830 in Ky, died aft 1890, married Elizabeth Crain in 1855 Morgan Co, Ky., and an 1870 Ky census record for Oliver Sorrell, born in 1852, died in 1921. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 has 3 matches for: Oliver Sorrell In United States About this database 2.6 million death records of individuals living in Kentucky since 1911. More information below « Global Search Results NameDeath DateDeath PlaceAgeResidenceOrder Record? Oliver P Sorrell9 November , 1921 Bath U/1 « Global Search Results NameAge in 1870Estimated Birth YearBirthplaceRaceHome in 1870 (City, County, State)GenderView Census Oliver Sorrell17 1852Kentucky White Sharpsburg, Bath, KYMale Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 has 1 match for: Oliver Sorrel In United States About this database Marriage records for men and women in various Kentucky counties between 1851 and 1900. More information below « Global Search Results NameSpouseMarriage DateCountyState OLIVER P. SORRELCRAIN, ELIZABETH J.11 Jan 1855 Morgan KY -------Original Message------- From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, December 01, 2003 22:25:28 To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Oliver Perry Sorrell No other spelllings that I am aware of. Thanks for trying. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim gilmer" <jimgilmer@charter.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Oliver Perry Sorrell > Sharon, > > I did not find an Oliver Perry Sorrell in the civil war records on ancestry > com or the soldiers and sailors civil war site. No Oliver or Perry or O. P. > or O, using several variants of Sorrell, e.g., Sorell, Sorrel, Sorel. Are > there any other possible variant spellings? > > There were a lot of soldiers from Kentucky with the Sorrell (or variant > spellings) listed. > > Jim Gilmer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, December 01, 2003 17:21:49 > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN > > Looking for a person named Oliver Perry Sorrell, was a soilder from Ky > during the Civil WAr, may have spent time in Libby Prison. Can anyone help. > Sharon > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > . > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > 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 ==== 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 .

No other spelllings that I am aware of. Thanks for trying. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim gilmer" <jimgilmer@charter.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Oliver Perry Sorrell > Sharon, > > I did not find an Oliver Perry Sorrell in the civil war records on ancestry > com or the soldiers and sailors civil war site. No Oliver or Perry or O. P. > or O, using several variants of Sorrell, e.g., Sorell, Sorrel, Sorel. Are > there any other possible variant spellings? > > There were a lot of soldiers from Kentucky with the Sorrell (or variant > spellings) listed. > > Jim Gilmer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, December 01, 2003 17:21:49 > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN > > Looking for a person named Oliver Perry Sorrell, was a soilder from Ky > during the Civil WAr, may have spent time in Libby Prison. Can anyone help. > Sharon > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > . > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > 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

Sharon, I did not find an Oliver Perry Sorrell in the civil war records on ancestry com or the soldiers and sailors civil war site. No Oliver or Perry or O. P. or O, using several variants of Sorrell, e.g., Sorell, Sorrel, Sorel. Are there any other possible variant spellings? There were a lot of soldiers from Kentucky with the Sorrell (or variant spellings) listed. Jim Gilmer -------Original Message------- From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, December 01, 2003 17:21:49 To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Looking for a person named Oliver Perry Sorrell, was a soilder from Ky during the Civil WAr, may have spent time in Libby Prison. Can anyone help. Sharon > > ==== 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 > > . > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe .

Version 7.6 of the U.S. Civil War Units File (Nov. 29, 2003) is available on the web, and we hope that it 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 or ship (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! CWUNITS is five files (plus one for the intro and one for the FAQ) as follows: Part Filename Contents 0 CWUNITS introduction only 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 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. There is currently a problem with the Rootsweb files, but normally you can get the latest version of CWUNITS by email at any time: Send email to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com (Upper and lower case count in the email address and everywhere else.) Subject: archive Text is: get genealog.cwunits 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. If you have a file you would like included in the GENEALOG area, please send email to the Genealog administrator, Vicki Lindsay Thauvin, at chance@eskimo.com describing the file. Please do _not_ send her a file without asking. Questions and new listings for the CWUNITS file go to me at botteron@alum.mit.edu Please do _not_ send me attachments. Carol Botteron (ancestors on both sides) botteron@alum.mit.edu

Looking for a person named Oliver Perry Sorrell, was a soilder from Ky during the Civil WAr, may have spent time in Libby Prison. Can anyone help. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Kelley Ward" <pward@stic.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:24 PM Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN > Thanks! We have information from an undocumented source that claimed > that my gg-grandfather fought at the Battle of Seven Pines! > > Great news. > > Paula > > -----Original Message----- > From: jim gilmer [mailto:jimgilmer@charter.net] > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 8:44 PM > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN > > > The 24th VA Inf Regt was a part of Garland's Brigade, Hill's Division > during the battle of > Seven Pines: > > http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/resource/Military/SevenPine > s > htm > > Jim Gilmer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, November 30, 2003 19:14:30 > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN > > Nancy, > > Thank you for posting these websites. Do you know if Co. A, 24th > Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade participated in the Battle > of Seven Pines? > > My 2nd-g grandfather, Joseph P. Kelley, was a Private in Co. A, and we > have all of his records from the Civil War. We know, from a medical > record, that he was in the General Hospital at Staunton, Va. in October > 1862. In December 1862, he died at his home in Floyd County, Va. > > Paula > > Paula Kelley Ward > pward@stic.net > "He is insane, of course. I imagine that the family history has become a > mania for him." - Hercule Poirot > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy [mailto:nancybrister@i-55.com] > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:32 PM > To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN > > > Photo of the Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/pics/cemgate.gif > > Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: > http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html > ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: > http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html > > Nancy, researching: > 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison > www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > . > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe

Thanks! We have information from an undocumented source that claimed that my gg-grandfather fought at the Battle of Seven Pines! Great news. Paula -----Original Message----- From: jim gilmer [mailto:jimgilmer@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 8:44 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN The 24th VA Inf Regt was a part of Garland's Brigade, Hill's Division during the battle of Seven Pines: http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/resource/Military/SevenPine s htm Jim Gilmer -------Original Message------- From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, November 30, 2003 19:14:30 To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Nancy, Thank you for posting these websites. Do you know if Co. A, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade participated in the Battle of Seven Pines? My 2nd-g grandfather, Joseph P. Kelley, was a Private in Co. A, and we have all of his records from the Civil War. We know, from a medical record, that he was in the General Hospital at Staunton, Va. in October 1862. In December 1862, he died at his home in Floyd County, Va. Paula Paula Kelley Ward pward@stic.net "He is insane, of course. I imagine that the family history has become a mania for him." - Hercule Poirot -----Original Message----- From: Nancy [mailto:nancybrister@i-55.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:32 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Photo of the Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/pics/cemgate.gif Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com ==== 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 . ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe

In a message dated 11/30/2003 8:25:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, pward@stic.net writes: > Do you know if Co. A, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade participated in the Battle of Seven Pines? My 2nd-g grandfather, Joseph P. Kelley, was a Private in Co. A, and we have all of his records from the Civil War. We know, from a medical record, that he was in the General Hospital at Staunton, Va. in October 1862. In December 1862, he died at his home in Floyd County, Va. Cousin Paula: I may be able to help you with this lookup. I'm at work now. I'll get back with you ASAP. Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

The 24th VA Inf Regt was a part of Garland's Brigade, Hill's Division during the battle of Seven Pines: http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/resource/Military/SevenPines htm Jim Gilmer -------Original Message------- From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, November 30, 2003 19:14:30 To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Nancy, Thank you for posting these websites. Do you know if Co. A, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade participated in the Battle of Seven Pines? My 2nd-g grandfather, Joseph P. Kelley, was a Private in Co. A, and we have all of his records from the Civil War. We know, from a medical record, that he was in the General Hospital at Staunton, Va. in October 1862. In December 1862, he died at his home in Floyd County, Va. Paula Paula Kelley Ward pward@stic.net "He is insane, of course. I imagine that the family history has become a mania for him." - Hercule Poirot -----Original Message----- From: Nancy [mailto:nancybrister@i-55.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:32 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Photo of the Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/pics/cemgate.gif Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com ==== 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 .

Nancy, Thank you for posting these websites. Do you know if Co. A, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade participated in the Battle of Seven Pines? My 2nd-g grandfather, Joseph P. Kelley, was a Private in Co. A, and we have all of his records from the Civil War. We know, from a medical record, that he was in the General Hospital at Staunton, Va. in October 1862. In December 1862, he died at his home in Floyd County, Va. Paula Paula Kelley Ward pward@stic.net "He is insane, of course. I imagine that the family history has become a mania for him." - Hercule Poirot -----Original Message----- From: Nancy [mailto:nancybrister@i-55.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:32 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Confederate Cemetery Chattanooga, TN Photo of the Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/pics/cemgate.gif Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com ==== 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

Photo of the Confederate Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/pics/cemgate.gif Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com

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Looking for Info on a Drury Jones b. abt. 1785 in North Carolina. married Catherine ? b. abt. 1804, in Mississippi. I found them living in Copiah County, Ms. in 1860. They had these children: William b. abt. 1833, Matthew b. abt. 1835, Austin b. 1839, Thomas b. abt. 1842, Mary b. abt. 1855, Matthew and Austin were members of the 6th Ms. Infantry Co. G. Thanks, John

>From The Cork Examiner, 20 October 1863 - AMERICAN AFFAIRS. -------- (From the [London] Times.) With singular bad taste, and a presumption which augurs no good for the destinies of those over whom he presides, Mr. Lincoln has directed that the 26th of next November shall be observed as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving by all Americans at home or abroad. It is, no doubt, right that a Christian nation in the enjoyment of great blessings should remember from time to time the source from which these blessings come, and commemorate its gratitude in the form of thanksgiving, but in the case of the United States the first thought that occurs to us is to ask for what it is to give thanks. To thank Providence for blessings not received is as near an approach to blasphemy as to repine against chastisements duly merited. Many ways may be found of keeping up the falling spirits of a baffled party, and maintaining a declining reputation in the eyes of foreign nations, but none, we apprehend, is so objectionable as employing a religious service for the purpose. Thanksgiving for what? For civil war, the very greatest of calamities ; for the destruction by rude hands of a Constitution which had been regarded as a masterpiece of human wisdom ; for the loss of liberty ; for the death or mutilation of hundreds of thousands of human beings ; for increase of a spirit of exasperation and hatred ; for the devestation of large territories ; for the substitution of paper credit for regular and lucrative industry, and for the tenfold miseries which the war has hitherto inflicted on the black race as well as the white,--those are the things for which President Lincoln would have to thank Providence if the Day of Thanksgiving had been fixed on the 3rd of October. For what blessings will he have to return thanks on the 26th of November? How can he--how can any man forecast what in six weeks hence will be the position of the American Republic, whether it will be one demanding thanksgiving, or more suitably commemorated by fasting and humiliation? Is the course of events flowing entirely in one direction--are the indications of prosperity so steady and assured, that Mr. Lincoln is justified in pronouncing with certainty that his affairs on the 26th of November will call for thanksgiving and not for humiliation? We look from one item to another in our voluminous American intelligence without being able to find a single point which should inspire this overweening confidence. The North has undertaken to conquer the South. For two years and a half it has been engaged in this effort, and unless it is advancing towards that end it is really receding from it. How, then, do matters stand by the last accounts, and how are they likely to stand at the end of November? [Here follows a lengthy diatribe, recapitulating the current situation on various fronts and postulating that the North can never conquer the South so long as it is defended by "men of English race, fighting for their lives and possessions." - dja] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Ireland Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.IrelandOldNews.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hello, fellow listers! Thanks to everyone who responded to my posting about Jasper Johnson. Every response was tremendously helpful and greatly appreciated!! The search continues for Jasper Johnson! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Claudia Pell-Salvatore

Claudia I have tried to answer a couple of your questions below. Mike > I found this information on Ancestry.com. This record has "Company G, 23rd > Infantry Regiment Virginia" as a hyperlink but when I click on it, it takes me > to a Kentucky regiment. I'm totally confused with this! I'm trying to find > more information on this Jasper and can't seem to get anywhere. I've tried > searching "Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment Virginia" but haven't had any luck. > What am I doing wrong??!?! Sounds like a link problem at Ancestry. I don't belong so can't help. When you search for civil war units most times you should not try to search the company as it restricts the search too much. For example the web page could use "Co." instead of "Company" etc. In general all companies fought their regiment most of the time so without other information to the contrary you can guess in most cases, especially Infanry regiments, that all companies were present for the battles. I searched for "23rd Virginia Infantry" using "Google" and found the for your soldier's Unit with some very detailed information on service of the regiment. Company G was known as the Fredrick's Hall Grays. Enlisted April 21, 1861 at Fredrick's Hall, Louisa County. Clayton G. Coleman, Jr. was the company Captain. For a history of the regiment go to: http://23rdva.netfirms.com/hist23.htm There were a lot of other sites on the Google results but finding an individual soldier is rare unless he was an officer. Also the Virginia Archives might have pension information on your man. > Also, I'm confused as to how someone who was listed as a deserter TWICE, > could be given the status of Disginguished Service. Desertion during the Civil War can be for many reasons not all of them shirking duty. The record of your soldier indicates he pretty much stuck to his unit during the war. Sometimes soldiers who were captured were listed as deserters, sometimes they went home to tend their crops or take care of family business. The unit would let them back in with or without punishment depending on the officer in charge.