Thanks so much, Vickye, for your reply. While there is no direct indication that my ancestor had an experience like yours, I have some questions in that regard. And, by the way, I find your Teddy Roosevelt quotation very timely. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vickye White" <vickye@usaonline.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:47 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] MCADOW/MCADOO treatment in Civil War > I have no idea about good books on the subject. > > I have a ancestor that was in Johnson County, TX. David McLean > McADOO/McADOW was a brother to my gg-grandmother Mary Hannah > McADOW/DILLIARD. > > The folks of Johnson County kidnapped David and took him to the CSA camp. > There they forced him to enlist. He later escaped making his way into > Kansas. There he joined the Union: Fifth Regiment Kansas Volunteers - > Cavalry Company H. David died in Little Rock, Arkansas July 1865 at the > age of 27. > > This was reported in a hand written letter by his mother. It was in the > Pension she drew from the government on David. > > Thanks, > > Vickye White > Rt. 1 Box 96 > 3477 N. FM 1212 > Stanton, TX 79782 > > Where is Bin Laden? Anyone remember him? > > Please visit my website: > http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Park/2777/footstepsbackintime.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcottle/ > > Michelle's Website: > http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Park/2447/mainpage.html > > "Patriotism means to stand by the country, it does not mean > to stand by the President or any other public official..." > Theodore Roosevelt > > > > ==== 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 > >