Jim, Thanks for the websites. I will add them to others I have and search them thoroughly. Barbara From: "Jim Gilmer" <jimgilmer@charter.net> > Barbara, you might try: > > http://www.tngennet.org/civilwar/misc/confedrec.html > > http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/index.htm > > Jim > > -------Original Message------- > > From: unicorn4176@comcast.net > Date: 3/10/2008 4:15:39 AM > To: mpruddy@gmail.com; civil-war@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Sullivan in Civil War > > Mike, > Thanks for the response. First I will start with two of John E. Sullivan's > sons. Then maybe you will understand why I am asking about this one John E. > Thomas Robert Sullivan, my ggf, and his brother, Jefferson L. Sullivan were > both in the 7th Tenessee Infantry, Co. F. They were both discharged at the > same time. John E. was also in the same Infantry, although Co. I. On the > records I received from the Nat'l Archives it says very little as evidently > he died shortly after joining. It has no information hardly at all, just > that he died in the Battle of Mechanicsville in 1861. The records I have on > Thomas and Jefferson have where they signed up, where they served at > different places, etc. I also have the pension applications of both of them. > However, the archives only sent me a couple of pay stubs and nothing else > except a brief note on one that he died. He started out a private but ended > up a sergeant, whether before or after his death, I have no idea. If he is > my John! > , he wo > uld have been about 55 years of age, but I don't think there was an age > restriction for the war, except for those too young. His wife at the time, > his second wife, was Mary Martin Sullivan. He and his family are listed in > the 1860 Rutherford Co., TN census and only his family is listed in the 1870 > census including his wife, Mary. > > The John that died in the war was a Confederate as were his sons, if he is > the right John E. The sons signed up in Nashville, TN and I was wondering if > there might be more thorough records in TN that the archives do not have? > Any help you can furnish would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > Barbara > > From: Mike Ruddy > > > Unicorn > > We may be able to help if we know a bit more about John E Sullivan. > > There were at least 900 John Sullivan's who fought in the North and 182 > > who fought for the South. Since you mention Tennessee and that you have > > his records and if he fought for TN there were 3 North and 25 South John > > Sullivan's. So the question is Union or Confederate, age, birth state, > > survived the war, pension applied for, which TN regiment? etc. The more > > we know the better a chance to help. > > Mike > > > > > > unicorn4176@comcast.net wrote: > > > I am searching for more information, maybe some actual details, on John > E. > > Sullivan who died in the Battle of Mechanicsville. I am trying to find out > if > > this John E. is my gggf. I got his records from the Nat'l Archives and > would > > like to know if there are other places that may have information on him in > more > > detail. Would Tennessee have a more detailed place for information, like > where > > he enlisted, etc.? Thank you. unicorn4176@comcast.net > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message