My ancestor James Washington Ledford and 3 of his brothers served the CSA. One brother got injured and went home, but the rest served until captured and sent to prison in Indianapolis, IN. In March 1865 they joined the 144th IN INF. They were not sent West to fight Indians as other Galvanized Yankees were, but instead, they were sent East, to West Virginia, Harper's ferry, Charlotte, ect. and served until August 1865. I'm sure that we would find many more that done the same if we looked. After the war, one brother was murdered because he had served the North. His tombstone has that he served the 144th. The other brother and my ancestor have CSA tombstones and I don't think they let too many people know they served the USA. However, Ancestry records show that my ancestor, or at least his widow, did get a pension for his service. I've not seen that for his brother. Keith Bailey

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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith d bailey" <kbailey@frontiernet.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] galvanized yankees > My ancestor James Washington Ledford and 3 of his brothers served > the CSA. One brother got injured and went home, but the rest served until > captured and sent to prison in Indianapolis, IN. In March 1865 they joined > the 144th IN INF. They were not sent West to fight Indians as other > Galvanized Yankees were, but instead, they were sent East, to West Virginia, > Harper's ferry, Charlotte, ect. and served until August 1865. I'm sure that > we would find many more that done the same if we looked. > After the war, one brother was murdered because he had served the > North. His tombstone has that he served the 144th. The other brother and my > ancestor have CSA tombstones and I don't think they let too many people know > they served the USA. However, Ancestry records show that my ancestor, or at > least his widow, did get a pension for his service. I've not seen that for > his brother. > > > Keith Bailey > > > ==== 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 > >

In the links that I provided there are Rosters of "Galvanized Yankees". You have to do the looking. Richard Callard -----Original Message----- From: Janet K. Theberge [mailto:jkt54@ktc.com] Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:15 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] galvanized yankees 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith d bailey" <kbailey@frontiernet.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] galvanized yankees > My ancestor James Washington Ledford and 3 of his brothers > served the CSA. One brother got injured and went home, but the rest > served until captured and sent to prison in Indianapolis, IN. In March > 1865 they joined the 144th IN INF. They were not sent West to fight > Indians as other Galvanized Yankees were, but instead, they were sent > East, to West Virginia, > Harper's ferry, Charlotte, ect. and served until August 1865. I'm sure that > we would find many more that done the same if we looked. > After the war, one brother was murdered because he had served > the North. His tombstone has that he served the 144th. The other > brother and my > ancestor have CSA tombstones and I don't think they let too many > people know > they served the USA. However, Ancestry records show that my ancestor, > or at > least his widow, did get a pension for his service. I've not seen that > for his brother. > > > Keith Bailey > > > ==== 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 > > ==== 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]

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