Sharon, I agree with you whole heartedly. I have so many things I want to discuss, just did`nt know I could do it here. I am new to this list. I posted some thing about five minutes a go that I would like to have investigated and discussed. I don`t know how. Thanks ! Carol in Cumberland, Ky. Harlan Co. carol@ure.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Workman" <workman@dreamscape.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Proper Education > Edward Harding writes: " proper education in schools so the TRUE history of > this War can be better taught, from actual FACTS. With all of the > political correctness and revised history in textbooks today, I feel it's > imperative that our youth learn about this War from the actual facts, > diaries, memoirs, etc., to give them a much better insight to this War. > Too many textbooks today contain revised history written from the point of > view of revisionist historians." > > I'd like to see you expand upon that, detailing what you regard as the > "true" history of the ACW as opposed to the "revised history." We may all > have opinions about that, and I'll guess our opinions will be extremely > variable. Perhaps we could have a civil and dispassionate discussion of > these matters. This list seems to have gone nearly dormant after the last > controversial conversations, and I hope that doesn't happen again. > > 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 > > > >

Hi, I`m interested in finding information on the civil war and the people who lived and faught on top of Big Black Mountain during the civil war. I believe this mountain was called The Cumberland Mountain then. I`m especially interested in the feude between John Garrison(1812-1863) and Richard Pearl Morris (1812-1864). John lived on top of this mountain in Harlan Co. and Richard lived on The Powell Mountain, Big Stone Gap, Va. They was brother inlaws. Richard was a civil war soldier for the Confederate. John was to have sold horses to The Northern Union. Richard came to Johns place and shot and killed Him. I would like to find out what this was about. Was it a personal thing or what ? Carol carol@ure.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson, Steve GS-7 (NSANAP PSA)" <johnsons@nsa.naples.navy.mil> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] 1863 NY RIOTS > I am interested in getting more information on the 1863 NY Riots and the 7th > Regiment Regular Infantry. > > Thank You > Steve Johnson > Naples, Italy > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CIVIL-WAR-D-request@rootsweb.com > > [SMTP:CIVIL-WAR-D-request@rootsweb.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 8:00 AM > > To: CIVIL-WAR-D@rootsweb.com > > Subject: CIVIL-WAR-D Digest V03 #155 > > > > << Message: Untitled Attachment >> << Message: [CIVIL-WAR] James A. > > McNiece >> << Message: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] James A. McNiece >> > > > ==== 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 > > > >

Edward Harding writes: " proper education in schools so the TRUE history of this War can be better taught, from actual FACTS. With all of the political correctness and revised history in textbooks today, I feel it's imperative that our youth learn about this War from the actual facts, diaries, memoirs, etc., to give them a much better insight to this War. Too many textbooks today contain revised history written from the point of view of revisionist historians." I'd like to see you expand upon that, detailing what you regard as the "true" history of the ACW as opposed to the "revised history." We may all have opinions about that, and I'll guess our opinions will be extremely variable. Perhaps we could have a civil and dispassionate discussion of these matters. This list seems to have gone nearly dormant after the last controversial conversations, and I hope that doesn't happen again. Sharon

Hello Group, Recently, I posted a message to another group regarding proper education in schools so the TRUE history of this War can be better taught, from actual FACTS. With all of the political correctness and revised history in textbooks today, I feel it's imperative that our youth learn about this War from the actual facts, diaries, memoirs, etc., to give them a much better insight to this War. Too many textbooks today contain revised history written from the point of view of revisionist historians. The main problem is that most of these history revisionists try to write about the War from the standards we live by today, instead of the way of life and standards from the 1860's, which is like comparing apples to oranges. I was contacted by Mr. Dann Hayes of Camp Grinnell regarding my feelings on how this war should be taught as I had mentioned some of my talks to school classes in my area. I was amazed at how much more interested students were when they heard real facts and information that had been omitted, and their questions were endless. I was asked if I could help as a volunteer from North Carolina to assist educators in regard to the War in NC. I readily volunteered and look forward to helping any teachers who want or need extra help to teach about this period of time in NC from actual facts, diaries, memoirs, etc. I'm hoping other's who are non-revisionist historians from other states might also volunteer their time and knowledge. One of the main needs is to make educators aware of this website and the help offered, so this is why I am writing. You can find the website located at this address: http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/hayesmd/dannsweb/contact.html I thank all of you for your time. Best regards, Edward Harding Sons of Confederate Veterans NC Division Genealogist

Only a film No. M 232 Roll 21 which was found at http://www.idt.nps.gov/cwss > > > > Can someone give me more information about this Confederate soldier? > > > > James A. McNiece > > 7 Batt'n. Company B Mississippi Infantry > > Confederate > > > > Thanks, > > AJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > >

Can someone give me more information about this Confederate soldier? James A. McNiece 7 Batt'n. Company B Mississippi Infantry Confederate Thanks, AJ

>Researching the following; JERRELL, WALLACE, CONDON, GORSLINE, WELLBANKS, > ATKINS, COLE, VAN DUSEN, TRIPP, BUDD, SCOTT, PENDLETON, BURRUSS, >BONDURANT, WATSON, ALLEN, CRONK, ELLISON I'm from Henry Pendleton and Mary Taylor - is that your line too? Georgia in Alabama

ONLY ONE REPLY? Here are some suggestions; 1. Rearrange order of Items. NAME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM. 2. FULL NAMES unless unknown or if usually abbreviate. There are many Southern names, example "T.J." that are only just "T.J.") 3. All Dates in this format (day 2 numbers, Month 3 letters, Year 4 numbers). NO ERRORS. Yes, I know we are usually talking about mostly the 1800, BUT, some persons did in the 1900. 4. 24 - Location of prison (State) I would add the exact location, not just State. 01 - Last Name (FULL) 02 - First Name (abbreviate ONLY as necessary) 03 - Birth Date (dd/mmm/yyyy) 04 - Birth Place and STATE 05 - Parents 06 - Description of Person at time of muster 07 - Age at time of muster 08 - Enlistment place AND date (dd/mmm/yyyy) 09 - Service, CSA, CSN, CSN Marine, etc. 10 - Branch; Inf, Cav, H Arty, L Arty, etc. 11 - CSA or CSN unit; ex: 13 12 - State (+ description, as needed - ex: NC JR, SR, HG) 13 - Terms of enlistment-90d, war, CONscription 14 - Rank - at beginning of enlistment; Pvt. Cpl, Sgt, MSgt, 1 Lt, B Gen, etc 15 - SERVICE Wounded/Hospitalized 16 - SERVICE Killed/Died (from wounds or disease), Accidental death, Shot as deserter. 17 - SERVICE Cause of death 18 - SERVICE Prisoner (P) Deserter (D) 19 - SERVICE Location of POW Camp (if confined) 20 - SERVICE Location of POW Camp (State and location) 21 - Rank - at end of enlistment 22 - Pension # 23 - State pension issued 24 - Pension Beneficiary 25 - Death date (dd/mmm/yyyy) 26 - Cemetery - NAME and LOCATION 27 - Grave #; either assigned # or cemetery code 28 - Interment date (dd/mmm/yyyy) From here on up to you 29 - National Park Service - grave # 30 - AFN/ID number (do we want a # used by on-line GEDs and LDS #'s?) What are the most complete and most used? 31 - Reference(s) (BOOK TITLES, etc.) 32 - Notes --------------------- 33 - Military Record (database - IF INFORMATION IS not incl. on spreadsheets) I hope this will help, Richard Callard -----Original Message----- From: Derick S. Hartshorn [mailto:derickh@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:14 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Re: Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' You may have missed my last message or I may not have included you for a copy. If that's the case, I apologize. I am not going to make a major effort to convert currently archived data to a standard that may or may not be appropriate. Bear in mind, what I have put out there is my opinion only. < http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/database.htm > I'm not going to focus my energies on this project until I begin to hear from those who have the opportunity and the wherewithal to help make this concept a reality. If there is no support for a standard, I'm not going to tax my resources for something that nobody wants, believe me! I would be just as content to create one for my own personal use and that of my friends. I never expressed any desire to be a "team leader" nor did I espouse my own personal format as the ideal. I asked for suggestions and got one single reply. It was for the addition of 'rank at the end of enlistment' (which was implemented). Am I to believe that only one person chooses to discuss this project? Have I expressed too high an expectation for a tool that would make research sooo much easier? Perhaps some folks have never tried to reconcile the different Fredericksburg, Va accounts? Or determine the actual number of Catawba County NC Troops who died at Elmira, NY Prison. (13). I'm saying that 'time's a-wastin' because I know how things tend to get bogged down in committees. Dropped the ball? Maybe! . I got a 'bargain' upgrade to a 1.5ghz AMD Athelon. The thing crashes a half-dozen times a day. Sometimes the mail goes out, sometimes it comes in. I have more web pages to maintain than a sane person should ever volunteer for. Maybe I need to establish a discussion list, or maybe a guest book. Maybe I should buy a SQL server on my Social Security! Probably not. As far as dropping the ball, Al, I was passing it at the time. Since nobody caught it, I guess I did drop it. --Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Dalton To: derickh@charter.net Cc: James Pierce Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' Derick, You said, "Time's a-wastin'." That being the case, why have you seemingly dropped the ball? I'm just wondering. Thanks. Al ________________________________________________________ Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:55:40 -0400 Derick, I have the resources. I need details of what you have in mind. I think a MySQL database with PHP would work. Do you know how to set that up? Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derick S. Hartshorn" <derickh@charter.net> To: "Al Dalton" <daltona@scv-vindicators.org> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [SCV Dispatch] Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' > Hi Al, > > Thanks for the response. As unprepared as I am for this venture, I > really don't know what I need for server space or the best way to > organize the data > beyond this meager start. > > The best solution might be a search engine. Or it might be the display > of the raw data, I don't know. The page I have done on the three camps > is over > two meg so far and that's only 4,800 records. > > If you have the space to house this project and care to assist, that > will certainly make this effort more viable than it is now. > > Best wishes, > > Derick S. Hartshorn > CF Connor Camp #849 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Dalton" <daltona@scv-vindicators.org> > To: <scvdispatch@confederacy.net> > Cc: <derickh@charter.net> > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 1:05 PM > Subject: Re: [SCV Dispatch] Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' > > > > Derick, > > > > Contact me off list and provide details of your projected needs. I > > may be > > able to assist with this project. > > > > > > Al Dalton > > #828 > > Callands VA > > daltona@scv-vindicators.org http://www.phantacom.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 --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Surfside Internet] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Surfside Internet]

You may have missed my last message or I may not have included you for a copy. If that's the case, I apologize. I am not going to make a major effort to convert currently archived data to a standard that may or may not be appropriate. Bear in mind, what I have put out there is my opinion only. < http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/database.htm > I'm not going to focus my energies on this project until I begin to hear from those who have the opportunity and the wherewithal to help make this concept a reality. If there is no support for a standard, I'm not going to tax my resources for something that nobody wants, believe me! I would be just as content to create one for my own personal use and that of my friends. I never expressed any desire to be a "team leader" nor did I espouse my own personal format as the ideal. I asked for suggestions and got one single reply. It was for the addition of 'rank at the end of enlistment' (which was implemented). Am I to believe that only one person chooses to discuss this project? Have I expressed too high an expectation for a tool that would make research sooo much easier? Perhaps some folks have never tried to reconcile the different Fredericksburg, Va accounts? Or determine the actual number of Catawba County NC Troops who died at Elmira, NY Prison. (13). I'm saying that 'time's a-wastin' because I know how things tend to get bogged down in committees. Dropped the ball? Maybe! . I got a 'bargain' upgrade to a 1.5ghz AMD Athelon. The thing crashes a half-dozen times a day. Sometimes the mail goes out, sometimes it comes in. I have more web pages to maintain than a sane person should ever volunteer for. Maybe I need to establish a discussion list, or maybe a guest book. Maybe I should buy a SQL server on my Social Security! Probably not. As far as dropping the ball, Al, I was passing it at the time. Since nobody caught it, I guess I did drop it. --Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Dalton To: derickh@charter.net Cc: James Pierce Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' Derick, You said, "Time's a-wastin'." That being the case, why have you seemingly dropped the ball? I'm just wondering. Thanks. Al ________________________________________________________ Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:55:40 -0400 Derick, I have the resources. I need details of what you have in mind. I think a MySQL database with PHP would work. Do you know how to set that up? Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derick S. Hartshorn" <derickh@charter.net> To: "Al Dalton" <daltona@scv-vindicators.org> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [SCV Dispatch] Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' > Hi Al, > > Thanks for the response. As unprepared as I am for this venture, I really > don't know what I need for server space or the best way to organize the data > beyond this meager start. > > The best solution might be a search engine. Or it might be the display of > the raw data, I don't know. The page I have done on the three camps is over > two meg so far and that's only 4,800 records. > > If you have the space to house this project and care to assist, that will > certainly make this effort more viable than it is now. > > Best wishes, > > Derick S. Hartshorn > CF Connor Camp #849 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Dalton" <daltona@scv-vindicators.org> > To: <scvdispatch@confederacy.net> > Cc: <derickh@charter.net> > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 1:05 PM > Subject: Re: [SCV Dispatch] Univeral CSA database-time's a-wastin' > > > > Derick, > > > > Contact me off list and provide details of your projected needs. I may be > > able to assist with this project. > > > > > > Al Dalton > > #828 > > Callands VA > > daltona@scv-vindicators.org http://www.phantacom.net/

I really like this idea. I went to the website and looked at sample data. This would be a great help to researchers. Thanks for your work. Ellie Jerrell Ritter Researching the following; JERRELL, WALLACE, CONDON, GORSLINE, WELLBANKS, ATKINS, COLE, VAN DUSEN, TRIPP, BUDD, SCOTT, PENDLETON, BURRUSS, BONDURANT, WATSON, ALLEN, CRONK, ELLISON gnomes24_2000@yahoo.com

Donna, John J. Amons, married to Mary I. Amons, is found in the 1860 census in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. He is listed as 27. With them in John J. jr., age 5. John was born in PA, according to that census. If that is accurate, he would have been late 20's if he enlisted in the Civil War. Sharon

Donna This may be your John Ammons John Ammons Residence not listed; 18 years old.Enlisted on 11/22/1861 as a Private.On 2/16/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. OH 80th Infantry He died on 5/5/1862 at Paducah, KYSources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio The 80th Ohio was Organized: Columbus & Cincinnati, OH on 10/1/61 This John Amons/Ammons was the only one I could find that did not servive the war John Thompson

Hi Sharon. Thanks so much for your reply. I don't have much at all on him, but here goes: His name is John Julius AMONS (but could possibly be AMMONS). A marriage was found in the Cincinnati, Ohio newspaper on Feb 5, 1858, stating he married on Feb 4 to Mary Inez SMITH. They had a son, also named John Julius who is buried at Wesleyan cemetery in Cincinnati. In 1868 his wife is a widow of a second husband by the last name of GUILD, which was tracked thru her burial location, with her death in 1907 - so it's assumed husband #1 (AMONS/Ammons) had died rather soon after the marriage although they had two children. There's been no death information or burial location found for John in the Cincinnati area and I'm assuming he went to war with a death and burial location unknown (so far). I'd like to find out what happened to him and hopefully get some leads to his parents. One step would be ordering military records, but there are many choices for the name/s and I don't know if his parents are from or lived in the Ohio area during that time period. I also don't know if he would have fought for the north or south. I'm hoping there is some way to narrow down choices to order military records to cut the cost with all the possibilities. Thanks! Donna -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Workman [mailto:workman@dreamscape.com] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:09 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Record Search: Narrow Down? Donna, Why don't you give us the particulars and let some of us take a look? Maybe someone coming to your puzzle with a fresh approach might get lucky! Name, dates, places.... And what in particular are you after? Sharon

Donna, Why don't you give us the particulars and let some of us take a look? Maybe someone coming to your puzzle with a fresh approach might get lucky! Name, dates, places.... And what in particular are you after? Sharon

I have an ancestor who vanished around the time of the Civil War and can only assume he fought in it. I've found about 20 possibilities for him at http://www.itd.nps.gov/ which is a small fortune to request all those files (north & south) plus others for other family names. Can anyone advise of a way to narrow down people in some way? All I can go on is the city I assume he lived in and the wife's first name at signup, if he didn't move and was still married. I've not found a burial found for him either. I assume he still lived in Cincinnati, but I don't know which side he would have fought for or where he would have signed up at. I've found with some research I've done, it's very confusing. Thanks! I've been lost with this searching for years.

Shari, The first thing you may want to do is contact Information at any US District court in Wisconsin and see if they can point you to the information or someone who would know. You should be able to find there phone# at www.yellowpages.com If that does not work, I believe that old Criminal Records like that would be found in the Regional NARA, or possibly the State Archives as I don't recall ever seeing US cases in any of the county courthouses I've visited. You may also want to visit www.nara.gov to see if they have an index or catalog of the types of Criminal Documents they house and the location they store them. For Antique maps of US District Courts of Wisconsin, look at www.google.com and see if anything comes up. If you don't find anything there, you may be able to access some helpful maps through the USGS www.usgs.gov The BLM at www.blm.gov may be of help, but it mostly deals with federal lands associated with parks and monuments, but they do keep records on old land grants and such, so you never know. Good luck, Keith Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: "wis1848" <wis1848@wi.rr.com> > 1. How do I find out which US District court handled Monroe & LaCrosse > Counties, Wisconsin, in 1863? > > 2. Where do I find archived records for US District Courts? > > Shari

I hope someone on this list can help me: I have a collateral ancestor (Albert Gleason) who harbored his brother (George Gleason) who was a diserter during the US Civil War. The Provost Marshall arrested Albert Gleason and he was charged, criminally, in the US District Court, for this crime. The arrest was made in Monroe County, Wisconsin yet when Albert was arrested he was taken to LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, and was jailed for this offense. As near as I know, each state had multiple US District Courts. This leads me to the following two questions: 1. How do I find out which US District court handled Monroe & LaCrosse Counties, Wisconsin, in 1863? 2. Where do I find archived records for US District Courts? Shari

At 09:28 AM 7/12/03 -0400, Edward Harding wrote: One good website online some of you >may enjoy is Extracts of Letters Home by CSA Major General Bryan Grimes from >Pitt County, North Carolina, my wife's Great Grandfather. Edward has a great site, I encourage all of you to visit! I'd like to share a couple of letters home written by my great-great-uncle James Smith, of the 25th Alabama Infantry Regt. I have always cherished these letters and the loving devotion he showed to his parents. Original images of the letters are here if anyone is interested: http://flemingmultimedia.com/Personal/CSA/smithletters2.html Georgia Fleming Coffee County, Alabama His war record is interspersed chronologically with the letters he sent home. Oct 22 1861 Enlisted at Talladega, Ala. by Lt. Col. McClellan �for 3 yrs. or the war.� Dec 1861 Sick in hospital at Auburn, Ala. May 1862 Letter from near Corinth, Miss. as follows: Camp of the 25th Ala. Vols. Near Corinth Miss. May the 20th 1862 Mr. S. & Nancy W. Smith My Dear Beloved Parents. I this afternoon have time to answer your kind letters under dates of 10th & 11th inst. Which I read with a degree of pleasure and pain. I was glad to hear that you was in good health to go there with the rest of my friends and relatives in Hillabee. I am sorry to hear of the trouble that you all seem to see about the loss of mine & Jacks presence in the family circle of Home. I would to God that this cruel war would close this evening then we could return back to our former vocations in life. We could then once more enjoy the rights of freemen and the peaceful presence of dear sympathizing friends. Oh just one hours quiet conversation with either or both of you would afford a balm for my aching heart and weary soul. A few days since I was fully persuaded that the war would come to a close very soon. But I am at present fully persuaded to believe it will last several months yet. It really seems that no proposition will satisfy the Bloodthirsty Yankies. All they desire is to Subjugate or exterminate the South. They cant do neither, they can starve us to death. This they are now doing very fast. We the Soldiers of the Boasting Confederacy are now the Subjects of almost starvation. Our rations has again & again been curtailed until we are living half of our time on nothing but Bread without shortning and Rye Tea. The Soldiers will either disband or the Grave yards filled up with starved soldiers. This may in all probability be the last letter that I shall ever write to you for the whole force at Corinth is now ordered to go and attack the enemy in his strong fortifications. The force of the enemy is said to be 160 000 Thousand. We will leave this evening at 6 o�clock P.M. Tonight we will camp within a short distance of the formidable Enemy early Thursday morning we will make the attack I or Brother H. J. (His brother, Hiram John Smith) or some of the rest of our dear fellow soldiers may fall. The God who knows all things can alone tell the result. If I should be among the slain I am fully impressed with the hope that All will be well with me in the world to come. Let us put our trust in him who can alone save our lives and permit us once more to commune together on Earth. Poppa I shall send you Fifty Dollars as soon as I can see a safe opportunity. I want you to use the money that I send Home to the best advantage for us both. If I should never return all my effects is yours. If you should lack for any of the common nesissaries of life you are at liberty to use all or a portion of my money. When I return I will once more consent to be Poppas & Mothers Boy. I will stay with you whilst we live. If you have got any salt on hand I would advise you not to use it to any degree of extravigance. It is now selling for $300.00 per sack. And in fact you would do well to live more saving in every particular. I view that famine is now staring the people of the South in the face and even now thousands of persons are suffering for the lack of proper food for their sustainance. I am indeed sorry that (you) have been compelled to have to follow the plow. I wish it was so that you could hire a plow Boy for the space of one month or more. I am fearful that you will not be able to follow the plow regularly when the weather becomes to be very warm. I don�t want you to overdo yourself try to cultivate your crop with as little plowing as will possibly do. Have the Girls to help hoe when it is necessary. Tell them not to gripe at the task it is altogether Honorable. I hope you not be troubled as to the safety of me and Jack in the approaching Battle. I trust that the God of Battles will save us from Harm. Capt. Ed Turner [Edwin C. Turner] has abandoned H Company again just as we was about to [several words lost here due to paper deteriorating and missing] has rendered himself very unpopular ---- come Back to the company nomore I dont think. I have not heard from Wilson Smith since the 5th Inst. W. McClellan is also gone to the Hospital. G. H. Russell is not able to go into the Big fight. Jeptha W. Roberts is improved in health and remarkable to say he is strictly a moral man. J. C. Price is still allright. I shall look for you to send me those good things to Eat if you can get an opportunity But dont put yourself to too much trouble. You will pleas send me my course Lennin Pants By the first passing. Tell Brother M. L. (his brother, Miles L. Smith) that I will write to him on my return from the Battle field. Tell Miles not to dispose of Carmachial. I want him in case I ever get back home. Give my Respects to Mr. Geo. W. Price & family also to E. Russell & wife. Send Martin & family to Mr. W. A. Dickinson W. H. Hobbs & family and Especially to Miles & family [word lost]. Mrs. W. T. Whatley, Wesley W. Ballard and family and all the meritorious People of Hillabee besides. Poppa I want you to use a portion of the money that I have sent home in Buying Paper Ink Envelopes & pens for the Girls & Taylor (his youngest brother, William Taylor Smith) to write to us. As I have now about exhausted my little stock of news I will close for the present. Write soon and often fail not [words possibly lost] --- will probably forever remain. Your Loving Son as ever J. H. June 1862 Absent with leave July-Aug 1862 Sick, Okalona, Miss. Oct. 1862 Captured near Springfield, Ky. Oct. Nov. 1862 Sick in Kentucky, place unknown Nov. 18, 1862 Prisoner of War paroled by the 1st Div., 14th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, Gallatin, Tenn. Oct. 1863 Furloughed for 10 days by order of General Bragg Nov. 1863 Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Dec. 5 1863 Exchanged at Louisville, Ky. June 25, 1864 Letter from Rock Island Prison Hospital, Ill. as follows: (Letter addressed to Stephen Smith, Bowdon P O, Talladega, Co., Ala.) Hospital Prison Rock Island, Illinois June the 25, 1864 To Mr. Stephen Smith My Dear Father Once more I seat myself to write you a few lines. I have long been anxiously expecting to receive a letter from you but alas my fond hopes have been blighted. The last letter I received from you was dated April the 22nd. I have wrote to you once a month ever since I have been in Prison. I have been an inmate of this hospital ever since the 6th of May. I cannot say that my health has improved materially. The disias which I am suffering with seems quite stubborn (It being chronic Diarrhea). I have but little expectation of ever being able to reach home But I have a burning hope of meeting all my friends in a world where there will be no wars to separate us. I would here say to you not to let my condition trouble you I receive good attention in this Hospital. Hiram J. Smith was well when I last heard from him. Say to Mrs. M. A. Fain that her husband Died of Chronic Diarrhea and acute Rheumatism at 9 o�clock on the night of the 7th Inst. He told me a few days prior to his death that all was well with him. I want you to write to me as often as you can while I am in prison give me all the news of a private nature that you can. Say to Dr. J. H. to write to me you can give him my address Tell Bro. M. L. to do likewise. Direct your letter to J. H. Smith Prisoner of War Barrack 17 Rock Island Ill. Your son as ever J. H. Smith Dec. 15 1864 Captured at Nashville, Tenn. July 5, 1865 Released from Hospital at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. James Smith died in Mississippi on the journey home, as did his brother John Hiram "Jack" Smith.

I'd also like to note that there are several great books on the subject: "Civil War in North Carolina: Piedmont: Soldiers and Civilians, Letters and Diaries, 1861-1865" "Civil War in North Carolina: The Mountains: Soldiers and Civilians Letters and Diaries, 1861-1865," both by Christopher Watford. They may be purchased from Chris at: "chris watford" <cmwatford@hotmail.com> A sample of the contents can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/arinck.htm --Derick S. Hartshorn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Harding" <eharding2@cox.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 9:28 AM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Letters Home > It's always good to read books and find other firsthand accounting of experiences of soldiers in the War. One good website online some of you may enjoy is Extracts of Letters Home by CSA Major General Bryan Grimes from Pitt County, North Carolina, my wife's Great Grandfather. Major General Grimes was the last Major General appointed by Robert E. Lee before the end of the War. A book has been done on these, but there is also a website that contains a good bit of these letters. If anyone is interested, you can find the website at this address: > http://docsouth.unc.edu/grimes/grimes.html > > At present, I'm trying to finish a small book about my German Great Great Grandfather, Sergeant Major William Henry von Eberstein. Before his death in 1890, he wrote his memoirs and included quite a lot about his time in the War. I have been transcribing the portion of the memoirs about his time in the War. He started with Co K, 10th NC State Troops which was a Heavy Artillery Company, and later transferred to the Field & Staff of the NC 61st Regiment. His brother in law, Henry Harding, was Major of the 61st. Once I get all of it put together, I'm having it published, but will only have a small number done. I'll let everyone know when it's done in case someone might have an interest in it. > > Edward Harding > SCV NC Division Genealogist > > > ==== 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 >

Also there is a great book out "Writing & Fighting the Confederate War" The letters of Peter Wellington Alexander Confederate War Correspondent, Edited by William B. Styple Ann From: "Edward Harding" <eharding2@cox.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 8:28 AM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Letters Home > It's always good to read books and find other firsthand accounting of experiences of soldiers in the War. One good website online some of you may enjoy is Extracts of Letters Home by CSA Major General Bryan Grimes from Pitt County, North Carolina, my wife's Great Grandfather. Major General Grimes was the last Major General appointed by Robert E. Lee before the end of the War. A book has been done on these, but there is also a website that contains a good bit of these letters. If anyone is interested, you can find the website at this address: > http://docsouth.unc.edu/grimes/grimes.html > > At present, I'm trying to finish a small book about my German Great Great Grandfather, Sergeant Major William Henry von Eberstein. Before his death in 1890, he wrote his memoirs and included quite a lot about his time in the War. I have been transcribing the portion of the memoirs about his time in the War. He started with Co K, 10th NC State Troops which was a Heavy Artillery Company, and later transferred to the Field & Staff of the NC 61st Regiment. His brother in law, Henry Harding, was Major of the 61st. Once I get all of it put together, I'm having it published, but will only have a small number done. I'll let everyone know when it's done in case someone might have an interest in it. > > Edward Harding > SCV NC Division Genealogist > > > ==== 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 > >