Hello, I believe I was on this List about a year ago, but for some reason unsubscribed. I have received more details on the War records of my great-great-grandfather, Joseph KIDDER, of Princeton, ME. Another descendant of Joseph, my "distant cousin" in NH was able to obtain the records. According to the record, Joseph KIDDER was in Company A .. under Capt. Charles A. BROOKS). He enrolled for 3 years, and "was wounded by gunshot in the left chest at St. Mary's, Fla. on Sunday, Nov. 9, 1862 while on the skirmish line. The past 2 weeks I have decided to again look at the question of where .. St. Mary's, FL, was. I have done some on-line investigating, and posted some queries, and I have found out that there are many people with many different opinions .. about the area along the GA / FL border .. where I think the 9th Maine Infantry was fighting. I believe I read that they were there, along the St. Mary's River for ten months, from March 1862 to January 1863. And, I believe they were in Fort Fernandina. As of this morning, I have gotten a better picture of the area. The St. Mary's River is the borderline between GA and FL. There is a town, St. Mary's, GA, on the northern shore of the river. And, one web site said that there was a St. Mary's, FL, around 1860. But, the town which records seem to be referring to is Fernandina, FL, which is now known as Fernandina Beach, FL. And, this town is on Amelia Island. Doing a search for "Amelia Island," I found that the area where Fort Clinch (sp?) is .. is now a large, historical Park. And, "reenactments" are done there each year. And, some people believe that Fort Clinch was originally .. Fort Fernandina. I think I read that this Fort was "under construction" for many years, and never did get completed. (After reading the tourism information about Amelia Island, I feel tempted to pack my bags .. and go spend a couple of weeks there!) :o) During my investigating, I read of "the Campaign to the Carolinas" and of "the Florida Expedition," and believe that the men from northern Maine were sent down to and fought at .. VA, GA, SC, NC, and FL. It makes me wonder how many of those soldiers wanted to .. stay in that part of the country. I also read that there was fighting in "middle Florida," and that there is "a history" going along with the GA / FL border and the towns of Fernandina and St. Augustine. I tried doing a search for "St. Mary's" and found more web sites by searching for "Saint Mary's." In regards to where my great-great-grandfather was "seriously wounded," it appears that the reference could have been .. to the St. Mary's River, to a one-time town of St. Mary's, FL, or to that area of the country in general. (Also found out there was a St. Mary's Parish along the FL / LA border. But, I don't think the "9th Maine" was in that part of Florida.) Joseph KIDDER had two older brothers, Jonathan and Charles, and a younger brother, J. Calvin, and, yet, I have not found any indication that the brothers fought in the War. (sons of Calvin KIDDER and Mary WILKINS) (I am also looking for WILKINS men serving in War from Maine.) (I am also looking for relatives of Joseph KIDDER in Princeton, ME. I believe I saw on the Internet last night that there was a John GREENLAW who fought in the War. Joseph's grandfather, Calvin KIDDER, of St. Stephen, NB, had married a Mary Mercy GREENLAW in 1798. Calvin was killed in a boating accident in 1799. A "guess" of mine is that Mrs. KIDDER remarried in 1803 to Nathaniel FENLASON (any sp?) and had 10 children. So, Joseph KIDDER might have had some FENLASON relatives. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) "There are two lasting bequests we can give our children; one is roots, the other is wings." Hodding Carter, Jr. "What does Jesus want in his "stocking" on Christmas morning? Loving kindness, a warm heart, and the stretched out hand of tolerance!" The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Hi ...I was just wondering how many Confederate prisoners were "galvanized" into the Union Army to serve on the frontier in exchange for their release from the prison camps.

I have found the most complete (6) articles on the "GALVANIZED YANKEES" Begin at http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/civil_war/98639 This will be the First article KEEP GOING to NEXT Article until you have read the 6th article. Also Links to other "GALVANIZED YANKEES" A few web sites that deal with the Galvanized Yankees are listed below: http://www.civilwararchive.com/usvolun.h... http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/1usvolinfan... http://www.historic-america.com/3rdinfan... (This is mainly a reenactment site. Scroll part way down the main page for an overview of the 'original' Company I, 3rd U.S.) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/rowlan... (This is an article about a member of the U.S.V., written by one of his descendants.) http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com/ HOPE THIS WILL HELP TELL ABOUT THE GALLANT SOLDIERS

I am glad I showed so much ignorance about the Civil War because I am getting help from all sides, help that I did not know where to find. Thank you for all the E mails that I am receiving about PERRIGO. This has been a blank history on the family tree because I did not know where to start. I feel sure that my grandmother Perrigo's family did not return to KY because they had joined the confederacy. This is so exciting. Jean

Thank you, Derick, for this information. I hate to show my ignorance about the Civil War and I hope I don't receive 1,000 E mails about this, but was KY Cav. Confederate troops? I assume it is Confederate because my father's Cook ancestors from GA fought for the Confederacy and my great grandmother Perrigo's family I assume would have done the same. This will give me some additional leads. Thanks again. Jean -----Original Message----- From: Derick Hartshorn [mailto:derickh@charter.net] Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:52 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com; jeancg50@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] KY Perrigo in Civil War Jean, I find no Arkansas PER/RIGO but KY has the following: Perigo Thomas B., Co. K 12, Ky. Cav, (in) 1st Lieutenant, (out) 2nd Lieutenant, Union Perigo V., Co. K, 12 Kentucky Cavalry. (in) Private (out) Q. M. Sergeant, Union (c) Ancestry.com --Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean C. Glidden" <jeancg50@comcast.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:24 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] KY Perrigo in Civil War > Does anyone have a Kentucky Perrigo listed in their Civil War history? Or > perhaps an Arkansas Perrigo? Just joined the list. Thanks. Jean > > > ==== 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 > >

Jean, I find no Arkansas PER/RIGO but KY has the following: Perigo Thomas B., Co. K 12, Ky. Cav, (in) 1st Lieutenant, (out) 2nd Lieutenant, Union Perigo V., Co. K, 12 Kentucky Cavalry. (in) Private (out) Q. M. Sergeant, Union (c) Ancestry.com --Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean C. Glidden" <jeancg50@comcast.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:24 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] KY Perrigo in Civil War > Does anyone have a Kentucky Perrigo listed in their Civil War history? Or > perhaps an Arkansas Perrigo? Just joined the list. Thanks. Jean > > > ==== 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 > >

Does anyone have a Kentucky Perrigo listed in their Civil War history? Or perhaps an Arkansas Perrigo? Just joined the list. Thanks. Jean

I am so glad there are still people out there. An undertaker doesn't like to be the "LAST ONE" anywhere. I have been very fortunate, no blackout and no viruses. Thanks the good Lord. My condolences to those who have experienced either of them. I look forward to having everyone back in good form again. I learn so much from all of you. It was good seeing some of you at G'burg 140. Anytime you are near my tent please stop by and say hi. John J.D. Avery, Undertaker Manchester, Missouri www.civilwarundertaker.net

In a message dated 8/23/03 3:04:15 PM !!!First Boot!!!, eharding2@cox.net writes: > I'm knowledgeable about. I'm in > a full arm cast now which makes it quite difficult to type and I'm mighty > slow, but like my German GG Grandfather, Sergeant Major William Henry von > Eberstein, a wound isn't going to keep me down. <VBG> good for you, how bout voice recognition soft ware <G> Eliz

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

things have been slow remember, we had a big power failure takes time to be put back together! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice J. Gayley" <agayley@dgs.dgsys.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Is anyone out there??? > J.D., > > It has been quiet here. Must be because Edward was > wounded in action. <g> > > Alice Gayley > > > JAvery1129@aol.com wrote: > > I haven't received any posts in the last few days and wondered if I had been > > bumped off the list. With the infections going around anything can happen. > > John > > > > J.D. Avery, Undertaker > > Manchester, Missouri > > www.civilwarundertaker.net > > > > > -- > 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 > > >

John, it appears you're certainly in the right profession for the list when it gets quiet and dies down for a while. And Alice, I may be the walking wounded, but I'm hanging in there because I'm a tuff old bird. Just to let everyone know, I'm doing lots better now, so I'll do my best to help and contribute when there's something I'm knowledgeable about. I'm in a full arm cast now which makes it quite difficult to type and I'm mighty slow, but like my German GG Grandfather, Sergeant Major William Henry von Eberstein, a wound isn't going to keep me down. He was wounded twice in the War....first at Battery Wagner, SC in August 1863 and also at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff in the defense of Petersburg. Over the past year or so, I've been transcribing the war years from his memoirs and hope one day soon to have it published. It will be a small book but will include his war experiences and his service record. I'm mainly doing it for family, but will have some copies just in case anyone might be interested in one. One other note...this morning I was talking with a friend who's a Certified Genealogist and when I mentioned one ancestor who's last name was Grant, she let me know there was a distinct possibility I may somehow be related to U.S.Grant, as they were from the same area. Being the good Southerner I am, if I am related somehow, I'll never admit it! <g> Hope everyone is well. Edward aka "The Walking Wounded"

I think it is just quiet, or maybe as another suggested, the current destructive worm is eating away. Lee Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <JAvery1129@aol.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 6:11 AM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Is anyone out there??? > I haven't received any posts in the last few days and wondered if I had been > bumped off the list. With the infections going around anything can happen. > John > > J.D. Avery, Undertaker > Manchester, Missouri > www.civilwarundertaker.net > > > ==== 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 >

J.D., It has been quiet here. Must be because Edward was wounded in action. <g> Alice Gayley JAvery1129@aol.com wrote: > I haven't received any posts in the last few days and wondered if I had been > bumped off the list. With the infections going around anything can happen. > John > > J.D. Avery, Undertaker > Manchester, Missouri > www.civilwarundertaker.net > -- Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/

I haven't received any posts in the last few days and wondered if I had been bumped off the list. With the infections going around anything can happen. John J.D. Avery, Undertaker Manchester, Missouri www.civilwarundertaker.net

Dan, I've gone through the book and I see no notation of anyone's ethnicity. However, in quite a few of the listings, it gives a physical description such as dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair. That can be misleading though because I found a man from Ireland described like this and his eyes were hazel. Edward

In a message dated 8/21/03 2:06:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MPRUDDY@msn.com writes: Here is HDS on your man: Frank De Caro Residence Fall River MA; a 33 year-old Barber. Enlisted on 4/29/1864 as a Private. On 5/4/1864 he mustered into "5th" Co. MA Unattached Infantry He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1864 Other Information: born in Italy Member of GAR Post # 46 (Richard Borden) in Fall River, MA died 6/16/1909 Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War - Massachusetts GAR: Journal of the Annual Encampment Mike: A friend has a sword, which I take to be GAR, with Frank De Caro's name on the blade near the hilt. He asked if I would try to document De Caro's service. Because he was a private in the infantry I'm guessing he would probably not have carried the sword during the war. That's why I take it to be of the GAR variety. The address on the sword also places De Caro in NY, where he probably moved after the war. De Caro died circa 1909. Would you read it that way? Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

I was fortunate to recently be given a book titled "Service Records of Confederate Enlisted Marines" by Ralph W. Donnelly, published in 1979. It's Part III of an over-all history of the Confederate States Marine Corps. If anyone on the list had an ancestor in the C.S. Marines and would like information on an ancestor, please let me know and I'll be glad to see what I can find in this book. I also wanted to let everyone know my recovery from my surgery is going pretty well, but still difficult to type as I'm in a full arm cast and will be until sometime in December. Hope all of you are well. Edward

In a message dated 8/21/03 2:06:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MPRUDDY@msn.com writes: Here is HDS on your man: Frank De Caro Residence Fall River MA; a 33 year-old Barber. Enlisted on 4/29/1864 as a Private. On 5/4/1864 he mustered into "5th" Co. MA Unattached Infantry He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1864 Other Information: born in Italy Member of GAR Post # 46 (Richard Borden) in Fall River, MA died 6/16/1909 Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War - Massachusetts GAR: Journal of the Annual Encampment Mike: Much obliged for the lookup! Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

Could someone who has access to "Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors & Marines in the Civil War" & "Massachusetts GAR: Journal of the Annual Encampment" please check for information on a Frank De Caro? I am trying to document his service. I believe he hailed from Fall River. Thank you in advance for any information. Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com