In a message dated 8/26/2003 2:25:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Court57M@aol.com writes: > I remember seeing my GreatGrandfathers GAR belt buckle lying on the window > sill in my Grandad's workshop ----- softended rectangle with just the bold > seperate letters GAR ----- > Friends: The "Grand Army of the Republic" was the name attached to the group of Veterans of the Army of the Potomac (the North). GAR was not the name of the Union Army during the war. smiles to ya, JES
In a message dated 8/26/2003 11:03:53 AM US Mountain Standard Time, agayley@dgs.dgsys.com writes: > has anyone mention that GAR stands for the Grand Army of the Republic? > I remember seeing my GreatGrandfathers GAR belt buckle lying on the window sill in my Grandad's workshop ----- softended rectangle with just the bold seperate letters GAR ----- And please mention SUVCW is sucessor to GAR -- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Court
Marc, My ISP has been down because of a power outage for the last 24...has anyone mention that GAR stands for the Grand Army of the Republic? Alice Gayley Mfsaggese@aol.com wrote: > Hello All, > I have the oppurtunity to purchase a rectangular belt buckle which has GAR > {overlapping letters} in the middle of the buckle and the four branches of > the military symbols in each corner {crossed sabers, cannon, rifles, anchor} the > letters and symbols are all raised off the surface...does anyone recognize > this as civil war era ? It is a shiny gold color, perhaps brass and some other > metal? any info would be appreciated, at this time I have no photo of it. > Thanks in advance, > Marc F. Campbell > -- Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/
In a message dated 8/26/03 10:46:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Mfsaggese@aol.com writes: thanks mike Marc: You are quite welcome. And remember that I am not an expert on GAR items. So, don't cast my opinion in stone. Also remember that GAR items are HIGHLY collectible. Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com
thanks mike. Marc
In a message dated 8/26/03 10:40:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Mfsaggese@aol.com writes: does anyone recognize this as civil war era ? Marc: While I am not an expert, I believe that if it has the interlocking/overlapping G, A & R that it is of the period following the war. Still a wonderful piece! Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com
Hello All, I have the oppurtunity to purchase a rectangular belt buckle which has GAR {overlapping letters} in the middle of the buckle and the four branches of the military symbols in each corner {crossed sabers, cannon, rifles, anchor} the letters and symbols are all raised off the surface...does anyone recognize this as civil war era ? It is a shiny gold color, perhaps brass and some other metal? any info would be appreciated, at this time I have no photo of it. Thanks in advance, Marc F. Campbell
Glad that you found him. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> > Oh JOY!! I went back and tried again, this time just typing in the last > name and not typing in a state of service. I got a LOT of listings of a > John H. Moody, but TWO of them I'm sure are my gggrandfather - one in an > Unassigned U.S. Volunteer Infantry, and the other in the 2nd U.S. Volunteer > Infantry. The 2nd was one of the regiments recruited from Rock Island. > THANK YOU!! > > You are an angel! > Janet
In a message dated 8/25/2003 7:06:28 PM US Mountain Standard Time, jimgilmer@alaweb.com writes: > I'm averaging 50 or better per day since last > Thursday, and it doesn't seem to slack off one bit. May have to do what you > did and unsub and get new mailboxes. > Jim The SOBIG virus picks your email address out of somebody else address book and use it as the sender for mail with the virus in it -------- Court
Oh JOY!! I went back and tried again, this time just typing in the last name and not typing in a state of service. I got a LOT of listings of a John H. Moody, but TWO of them I'm sure are my gggrandfather - one in an Unassigned U.S. Volunteer Infantry, and the other in the 2nd U.S. Volunteer Infantry. The 2nd was one of the regiments recruited from Rock Island. THANK YOU!! You are an angel! Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith d bailey" <kbailey@frontiernet.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] galvanized yankees > Janet, > What is the name of the person you are looking for? If you go to > www.civilwar.nps.gov type in his name and that he served in Illinois, you > should be able to find him. The more common the name the longer it will > take to sift through. With my Ledford's.... there were only 4 people that > come up in IN; with my Long's... I had to know the state. > > Keith Bailey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> > > > > Would anyone know if there are lists of names of these galvanized yankees? > > My gggrandfather was taken prisoner to Rock Island, Illinois. We have > been > > told that he fought Indians after his release, so I suspect that he may > have > > taken the oath. How can I find out? > > > > Janet > > > ==== 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 > >
-------Original Message------- From: Jim Gilmer Date: Monday, August 25, 2003 06:15:44 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Is anyone out there??? Sharon, I have exactly the same problem as you; especially the messages with my return address as the sender!!. My ISP has a virus firewall, and I use Norton Anti-Virus religiously. I'm averaging 50 or better per day since last Thursday, and it doesn't seem to slack off one bit. May have to do what you did and unsub and get new mailboxes. Jim Gilmer -------Original Message------- From: Sharon Workman Date: Saturday, August 23, 2003 11:41:38 AM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Is anyone out there??? Hi, Listers! I've been busier than the proverbial one-armed paper-hanger, keeping my 'puter clean of the latest sobig worm. Somewhere, I am on a list with some subscribers whose computers are infected. Of course the virus-laden attachments do NOT come through any RootsWeb list, but my address is in a lot of address books, and I am not only receiving contaminated messages (81 on Wednesday) but messages are going out with MY return address as the sender. Not guilty, Judge, I swear! Computer experts say this will get worse. I am taking some steps to reduce vulnerability, I hope. Have purchased 10 web-based mailboxes, and I'll be unsubbing all lists and resubbing to one of those. Edward, I also am related to Grant, but I am also related to JEB Stuart. We just have to learn to live with it. :>) Sharon ==== 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 .
His name was John Hiram Leonidas Moody, but he went by the name John H. Moody all his life. I found his service for the Confederacy, but there are 6 or 7 John Moodys who served for the Union on the Soldier's and Sailor's System, and I don't think any of those listed are among the groups of galvanized yankees who were released from Rock Island Prison. From the research I have done, these galvanized yankees served from Rock Island were in the 2nd and 3rd U.S. Volunteers. Neither of these regiments (or whatever they are) come up in a search for the name Moody. Any other suggestions? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith d bailey" <kbailey@frontiernet.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] galvanized yankees > Janet, > What is the name of the person you are looking for? If you go to > www.civilwar.nps.gov type in his name and that he served in Illinois, you > should be able to find him. The more common the name the longer it will > take to sift through. With my Ledford's.... there were only 4 people that > come up in IN; with my Long's... I had to know the state. > > Keith Bailey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> > > > > Would anyone know if there are lists of names of these galvanized yankees? > > My gggrandfather was taken prisoner to Rock Island, Illinois. We have > been > > told that he fought Indians after his release, so I suspect that he may > have > > taken the oath. How can I find out? > > > > Janet > > > ==== 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 > >
We have lots of good photos Salisbury NC Civil War Prison location and Cemetery photos online at http://www.gorowan.com/salisburyprison Dan Patterson P.O. Box 241 Spencer, NC 28159 Rowan County Information On-Line www.RowanCounty.Info
To: A J Stewart -- Forgive me if I offended you. My father was a proud Southerner too and he did more for poor and underprivileged people with his time and wealth than any man I ever knew. He came from families where both sides fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, but I never once heard him blow his horn about that or any historic genealogy organizations. He was an example for me of humility and devotion which is why I am seeking to find his family's Civil War connections....not so I can be DAR or DOC. You can be proud of what and who you are, but it needs to go beyond that in my estimation. I certainly did not mean for my remarks to stir any anger that still exists over the War. I never knew a finer Southern gentleman than my father, but I also never knew a finer lady than my Northern mother....I was blessed from both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. Please forgive me. Jean
Sorry if I offended people with recent remarks because....... My interest in this list is to try to locate family who fought in the Civil War. My remarks were intended to say that I do not hang my hat on the importance of an organization, but what individuals do for their country, what they do to help others, how they treat others people. I have known too many people whose greatest joy in life is their membership in an organization and not how they function as individuals. Jean
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean C. Glidden" <jeancg50@comcast.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 4:11 PM Subject: RE: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: CIVIL-WAR-D Digest V03 #185 > I have no interest in my American Revolution or Civil War connections, DAR, > or DOC or DOU organizations. I think that so much has been made of these > periods of our history that we have lost site of many other important things > in our growing culture. I see people who use that "heritage" as a crutch, > never learn to think beyond that period of our history. I sure got tired of > listening to the South about their southern heritage. Golf was taking over > there to help the economy and the southerners just wanted to cling to the > past, cling to life that kept the vast majority who live there in poverty. I > hope we are made up of more than that. Guess that is N talking. > I am a proud Southerner. Your remarks are offensive! If you have no interest in your heritage, why are you subscribed to this list? AJ Stewart
>I have no interest in my American Revolution or Civil War connections, DAR, >or DOC or DOU organizations. I think that so much has been made of these >periods of our history that we have lost site of many other important things >in our growing culture. I see people who use that "heritage" as a crutch, >never learn to think beyond that period of our history. I sure got tired of >listening to the South about their southern heritage. Golf was taking over >there to help the economy and the southerners just wanted to cling to the >past, cling to life that kept the vast majority who live there in poverty. I >hope we are made up of more than that. Guess that is N talking. Heh. It was Reconstruction that put "the vast majority in poverty" -- not our way of life. If you don't like hearing Southerners talk about their heritage, then don't come here! I sure as heck have no desire to go up North and tell Yanks how to live and how to think. I'm not that dang self-righteous. Georgia in Alabama
Janet, What is the name of the person you are looking for? If you go to www.civilwar.nps.gov type in his name and that he served in Illinois, you should be able to find him. The more common the name the longer it will take to sift through. With my Ledford's.... there were only 4 people that come up in IN; with my Long's... I had to know the state. Keith Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet K. Theberge" <jkt54@ktc.com> > Would anyone know if there are lists of names of these galvanized yankees? > My gggrandfather was taken prisoner to Rock Island, Illinois. We have been > told that he fought Indians after his release, so I suspect that he may have > taken the oath. How can I find out? > > Janet
Edward, AJ just said very eloquently what I've been thinking. Your broad knowledge of events and people has been an asset to so many. Alice Gayley AJ Stewart wrote: > Edward, > > I, for one, (and I'm sure many others on this list) hope you do not remain > silent and only post when asked for help. > > You are an asset to this list! Generosity of your time and assistance is > greatly appreciated. > > AJ Stewart
Edward, I, for one, (and I'm sure many others on this list) hope you do not remain silent and only post when asked for help. You are an asset to this list! Generosity of your time and assistance is greatly appreciated. AJ Stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Harding" <eharding2@cox.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: CIVIL-WAR-D Digest V03 #185 > Sorry if you misinterpreted my remark. It was made in jest and I was being > facetious. I'm sorry if I offended you, and will now once again remain > silent unless asked for help. > > Edward > > > > ==== 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 > > >