I am putting together a presentation on the Civil War for a reunion of World War II veterans (Co L 386th Infantry), only three weeks away in St. Louis, Mo. In the talk I want to give family ties of some of the most famous World War II soldiers to Civil War soldiers. So far I have a short list but it is weighted on the Confederate side. The only Union one I have is Douglas MacArthur and his father Gen. Arthur MacArthur who received the medal of honor. Can anyone give me other WWII leaders that have Union soldier parentage/ancestry to add to this list ? If I can get two-three more examples the list will be evenly balanced. Also, does anyone know of President Harry Truman (I am aware of his mother's confederate connections ) having a Union Army ancestor ? (there is a Union soldier Harry Truman listed in Union roster from KC area) And what about Franklin D. Roosevelt ? Here is what I have: 1) Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Jr was killed during the Invasion of Okinawa. He was the son of Confederate General, Simon Bolivar Buckner. 2) Nathan Bedford Forrest, III was killed June 13, 1942 during a B-17 raid over the submarine yards of Kiel, Germany. Grandson of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. 3) Gen. George S. Patton, the fighting general of World War II, was the grandson of a Confederate officer killed in action. George Smith Patton, Colonel of the 22nd Virginia Infantry. 4) Gen. Douglas MacArthur, father Arthur MacArthur was formerly Colonel of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, seeing action at Chickamauga, Stones River, Chattanooga, the Atlanta Campaign and Franklin. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for service at Missionary Ridge. Scott K. Williams

Scott Subject: Civil War-WWII Connections There is a book out called The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt which attributes some of Teddy´s aggressiveness to the fact his father Theodore senior (age 18 in 1861) payed for a substitute during the Civil War. The following Roosevelts were listed at HDS: Cornelius Roosevelt Priv NY 19 New York City, NY Cornelius Roosevelt Priv NY 28 New York City, NY George Roosevelt Qtr Master NY 35 New York City, NY George W Roosevelt Sergeant PA Chester County,PA Wilton C Roosevelt Priv MI 18 Flint, MI There is no reason to suspect that any one of these soldiers would not be tied back to the Roosevelt families of New York. Mike

Scott, For a terrific picture of Audie Murphy with all of his medals, go to the bottom of the page at: http://www.grunts.net/legends/audiemurphy.html Alice Scott K. Williams wrote: > I am putting together a presentation on the Civil War for a reunion of World War II veterans (Co L 386th Infantry), only three weeks > away in St. Louis, Mo. In the talk I want to give family ties of some of the most famous World War II soldiers to Civil War > soldiers. So far I have a short list but it is weighted on the Confederate side. The only Union one I have is Douglas MacArthur and > his father Gen. Arthur MacArthur who received the medal of honor. > > Can anyone give me other WWII leaders that have Union soldier parentage/ancestry to add to this list ? If I can get two-three more > examples the list will be evenly balanced. Also, does anyone know of President Harry Truman (I am aware of his mother's confederate > connections ) having a Union Army ancestor ? (there is a Union soldier Harry Truman listed in Union roster from KC area) And what > about Franklin D. Roosevelt ? > > Here is what I have: > > 1) Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Jr was killed during the Invasion of Okinawa. He was the son of Confederate General, Simon Bolivar > Buckner. > > 2) Nathan Bedford Forrest, III was killed June 13, 1942 during a B-17 raid over the submarine yards of Kiel, Germany. Grandson of > Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. > > 3) Gen. George S. Patton, the fighting general of World War II, was the grandson of a Confederate officer killed in action. George > Smith Patton, Colonel of the 22nd Virginia Infantry. > > 4) Gen. Douglas MacArthur, father Arthur MacArthur was formerly Colonel of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, seeing action at > Chickamauga, Stones River, Chattanooga, the Atlanta Campaign and Franklin. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for service at > Missionary Ridge. > > Scott K. Williams -- Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/

Scott, If you go to http://www.cyndislist.com/hist-us.htm#Presidents you'll probably find something helpful. I notice among the many links, a Master Index to Presidents' Genealogical Data. Nancy From: Scott K. Williams To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Civil War-WWII Connections I am putting together a presentation on the Civil War for a reunion of World War II veterans (Co L 386th Infantry), only three weeks away in St. Louis, Mo. In the talk I want to give family ties of some of the most famous World War II soldiers to Civil War soldiers. So far I have a short list but it is weighted on the Confederate side. The only Union one I have is Douglas MacArthur and his father Gen. Arthur MacArthur who received the medal of honor. Can anyone give me other WWII leaders that have Union soldier parentage/ancestry to add to this list ? If I can get two-three more examples the list will be evenly balanced. Also, does anyone know of President Harry Truman (I am aware of his mother's confederate connections ) having a Union Army ancestor ? (there is a Union soldier Harry Truman listed in Union roster from KC area) And what about Franklin D. Roosevelt ? Here is what I have: 1) Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, Jr was killed during the Invasion of Okinawa. He was the son of Confederate General, Simon Bolivar Buckner. 2) Nathan Bedford Forrest, III was killed June 13, 1942 during a B-17 raid over the submarine yards of Kiel, Germany. Grandson of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. 3) Gen. George S. Patton, the fighting general of World War II, was the grandson of a Confederate officer killed in action. George Smith Patton, Colonel of the 22nd Virginia Infantry. 4) Gen. Douglas MacArthur, father Arthur MacArthur was formerly Colonel of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, seeing action at Chickamauga, Stones River, Chattanooga, the Atlanta Campaign and Franklin. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for service at Missionary Ridge.