Hi Gerard, After receiving primary care at field hospitals, wounded soldiers who required additional care were evacuated to other hospitals. In the case of soldiers in the Army of the Potomac, this often was a hospital in and around Washington. Early on, the system for getting them there was very haphazard, but by '64 it was organized much better. A couple of examples: Pvt. William McCarter was wounded during the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 Dec 1862. He finally managed (on his own) to hop a train to Aquia Creek on the 16th. He boarded a steamer, arrived in DC on the 17th and was taken to Eckington Hospital. Sgt. Peter Welsh was wounded at Spotsylvania on 12 May 1864 and arrived at Carver Hospital in DC two days later. Dennis ----------------------Original message follows------------------------ "Gerard J. Nolan" wrote: > > My great-grand uncle, Captain Michael Donovan Purtell, was shot through the lung on 10 May 1864 > at the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and died from his wounds three days later. > > The Government records that I have reviewed indicate that he was buried near the battlefield and that his remains were never recovered. > > Recently I have read a record from the City of New York which indicates that he died in Washington, D.C. The latter indicates that he died of a gunshot wound, on the same date as that in the Federal data. > > Were any wounded from this battle removed to hospitals in Washington, DC? > The battlefield, and Washington, are about 65 miles apart. There were railroads. Does anyone have a definitive answer?

My great-grand uncle, Captain Michael Donovan Purtell, was shot through the lung on 10 May 1864 at the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and died from his wounds three days later. The Government records that I have reviewed indicate that he was buried near the battlefield and that his remains were never recovered. Recently I have read a record from the City of New York which indicates that he died in Washington, D.C. The latter indicates that he died of a gunshot wound, on the same date as that in the Federal data. Were any wounded from this battle removed to hospitals in Washington, DC? The battlefield, and Washington, are about 65 miles apart. There were railroads. Does anyone have a definitive answer? Gerard J. Nolan Lottsburg, Va.

I am seeking information on the Irish Blennerhasset(t) family in the Civil War, in particular:- Confederate: =========== 1. Sars(Sance) Blennerhassett of St.Louis, Missouri & of Barry County, Missouri Private in 'C'company, 11th Missouri Infantry 2. His brother Edward Blennerhassett of St.Louis, Missouri & of Jefferson County, Missouri 1st Lieut. in Capt.Barret's Company, Missouri Light Artillery These two believed to have another brother, an officer of the Union army, name unknown. Union: ===== 3. John Blennerhassett b.c1835 Ireland Emig.1858 to USA, naturalised 1862 at Lafayette, Indiana I have two telegrams showing that in 1862 he attempted to raise an Irish Company to join the 69th New York Volunteer Regiment, the "Fighting Irish". 4. Roland T. (or J.) Blennerhassett Company 'B' Massachusetts Heavy Artillery 5. Arthur Blennerhassett Company 'C' 6th Massachusetts Infantry 6. Walter Blennerhassett Private, Company 'C' 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment 7. Thomas J.Hassett Captain, Company 'I' 65th New York Infantry Regiment 8. John F.Hassett 1st Lieut., Company 'H' 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 9. Blennerhassett Cotter (Cotter/Coller/Collis/Potter ?) Company 'A'(or'E'?) 11th New York Cavalry (S.M.Inf. ?) Any help at all will be much appreciated. Thank you. Bill Jehan England, UK bill.jehan@zuken.co.uk

--part1_28.e54b35b.27677365_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This was so nice that I thought I would share it with you all. Merry Christmas, Emma in TX. --part1_28.e54b35b.27677365_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <CIVIL-WAR-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yh01.mx.aol.com (rly-yh01.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.33]) by air-yh05.mail.aol.com (v77.14) with ESMTP; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:53:01 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yh01.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:52:47 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eBC0lsw04189; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:47:54 -0800 Resent-Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:47:54 -0800 X-Original-Sender: civilwarlist@hotmail.com Mon Dec 11 16:47:53 2000 X-Originating-IP: [209.69.204.26] From: "Civil War moderator" <civilwarlist@hotmail.com> Old-To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 00:48:06 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F235Z2K4xDh9vXsFFsA00014e58@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Dec 2000 00:48:07.0089 (UTC) FILETIME=[31319210:01C063D5] Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Former Union Chaplain Wrote "Jingle Bells" Resent-Message-ID: <CqxRMD.A.RBB.6WXN6@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/9323 X-Loop: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: CIVIL-WAR-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mailer: Unknown From: "Missouri Mule" <swcelt@mail.stlnet.com> Subject: Former Union Chaplain Wrote "Jingle Bells" Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 05:56:56 -0800 John Pierpont lived and died a failure. At least that's how history might see him. It's not as if he didn't try to find his niche--John poured his heart into everything he did. He just didn't seem to be good at anything. His career started out with a teaching degree from Yale, but his first position didn't last very long. John was much too easy on his students. So he decided to become a lawyer. He failed at that as well. He opened a dry goods store but soon went bankrupt. Next, John tried his hand at poetry. He wasn't a bad writer, but he just couldn't earn enough to pay his bills. John went to school again--this time to become a preacher. His first congregation asked him to resign, so he gave up the ministry. Politics had always intrigued him, so he ran for governor of Massachusetts. He lost big. So he ran for Congress. Again, he lost--by an even worse margin. Then the Civil War broke out, and he enlisted as a chaplain--but only for two weeks. He died at the age of 71 while serving as a clerk in the Treasury Department. John Pierpont's tombstone reads: "Poet, preacher, Philospher, Philanthropist." He wrote a simple song somewhere along the way that any 3-year old today could sing. The melody and lyrics are as cheerful as Christmas itself. He called it "Jingle Bells", a song about sleighs and horse and snow and laughter. John Pierpont, though dead and gone, had finally found his niche. source: Dr. James Dobson's Dec 2000 Bulletin, Focus on the Family. - ---------------------------------------------------------- Scott K. Williams _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com --part1_28.e54b35b.27677365_boundary--

Thought you might want to know about this. March 20-25th at the Fox Theatre. 527 North Grand Boulevard Saint Louis, MO 63103 Tickets : $58.00 - $22.00 Press release: One of America's most defining moments comes to the concert stage. An exhilarating musical tapestry is played out against a backdrop of passion and conflict that nearly tore the nation apart. This Tony® Award-nominated Best Musical contains Frank Wildhorn's most ambitious score combines pop, country and gospel to tell the emotional stories of The North, The South and the American slave. The talented cast is lead by the incomparable Grammy Award-winner, Larry Gatlin, who starred on Broadway in The Will Rogers Follies. The Friday evening performance will be interpreted for the deaf. Audio Description will be offered at the March 24 2pm show. The musicals website: http://www.civilwarbroadway.com/ Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Holiday at the Barracks. Military re-enactors & candlelight tours. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 9. $3. tours; rest is free. Jefferson Barracks Park, Kingston & Telegraph, 314-544-5714. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Hi,Does anyone have the Family Tree Maker CD#275 Genealogical Records; Irish Source Records 1500-1800 I am looking for any reference to surname "FLINTER" There are nine or ten on that CD , but it seems to be rather scarce. All help is appreciated Thanks JIM Flinter

Hello Dennis: Thanks so much for posting the excerpts from IRISH GREEN AND UNION BLUE. I've been trying for some years to find out about the Irish volunteers from Canada who served in the Union Army. My great grandfather's father lived in Boston but he lived on Howe Island in Frontenac County, Ontario. His sister was married to S. OLMORE of either Massachusetts or Ontario who served in the Union Army. I can only find 3 OLMOREs who received posthumous commendations but no sign of either S. OLMORE or his wife Rose [O'BRIAN]. Her name is on her brother's tombstone in Sacred Heart Cemetery Wolfe Island, died age 26. Her husband must have been killed during the war. Thanks for giving me several leads on where he might have served. Happy Holidays - Carol California

Thanks Dennis for the info on the book. I'd like to read it. Another great book is "My Life in the Irish Brigade" - The memiors of private McCarter of the 116th PA, by O'Beirne. McCarter came from Derry, Ireland and was a Protestant. The book describes his travels through Virginia with his regiment, and a great deal on the battle of Fredericksburg, where he was wounded. Kevin O'Malley --- "Dennis J. Francis" <fran@ees.eesc.com> wrote: > "Irish Green and Union Blue: The Civil War Letters > of Peter Welsh", > Lawrence Frederick Kohl, editor, with Margaret Coss� > Richard, Fordham > University Press, New York, 1986. > > This book is a collection of the letters Peter Welsh > wrote from 14 > September 1862 to 15 May 1864. Most are to his wife > Margaret (nee > Prendergast), who preserved them. They offer one of > the few surviving > contemporary accounts by immigrant Irish Catholic > enlisted men. Peter > was an articulate, thoughtful man, and the letters > are an easy read, > while Professor Kohl's notes help put them in > perspective. > > Born in 1830 on Prince Edward Island to Irish > parents, in 1862 Peter was > a carpenter living in New York. While on a trip to > Boston to find work, > he got caught in the middle of a family squabble > between his relatives > living there. Upset with the way things were going, > he went on a spree, > spending every cent he had with him; once he sobered > up, he was so > ashamed of himself that, rather than go home, he > enlisted in the 28th > Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 3 > September 1862. > > Evidently, Peter soon made quite an impression on > his superiors. He was > promoted to corporal the following month, to acting > quartermaster/commissary sergeant in November, and > assigned to carry the > regiment's green flag on 17 March 1863, an honor he > took especial pride > in. Once a vacancy occurred on 1 September 1863, > his promotion to > sergeant became official. > > Unfortunately, Margaret did not like the idea about > her husband's being > in the army at all, and one gets the sense from > Peter's letters that she > fretted about this constantly. Suffering from poor > health to begin > with, the worry probably aggravated it. His > becoming a color bearer > seems to have distressed her a great deal. Peter's > response basically > was that he was in no greater danger than before > because "there is no > such thing as taking shure (sic) aim in the battle > field". > > Most of the letters are about Peter's day-to-day > activities, his > offering advice and encouragement to Margaret, > finding out if money sent > home got there and reporting if he'd received > packages from her, and > letting her know about friends/relatives who were > also in the army. > Although he talks about army movements, he does not > dwell on battles > very much. A very devout Catholic, he always gave > thanks to God for > seeing him safely through and for sustaining his > health. > > There was a division among the Irish as to whether > to support the War, > and in a letter to Margaret's father, Peter > expressed his reasons why he > was fighting for the Union - a belief that the US > was the best chance > for Irish freedom and the maintenance of the Union > was a black eye for > John Bull. > > Sadly, Peter did not survive the war. Shot in the > left arm at > Spotsylvania on 12 May 1864, what started out > diagnosed as only a flesh > wound turned out to more serious - the bullet had > struck bone- and blood > poisoning set in. Margaret had gone to be with him > at Carver Hospital > in Washington, and tried to convince him to allow > the surgeons to > amputate, but he would not. Peter died on 28 May, > and was buried in > Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York. > Interestingly, the > reverse of his monument includes the following: > > Peter Welsh > Color Sargeant > Co K 28th Mass Vol's > Irish Brigade > > So, what became of Margaret? The couple had no > children and she did not > remarry. In 1865, she returned to her family's home > in Athy, Co > Kildare. When her sister married and moved to NY, > Margaret alternated > between living with them and in Ireland. Somewhere > along the way, > somebody gave her a parrot, Polly, who "developed > quite a vocabulary" > (wonder what that means). She became very involved > in the Church. She > passed away in 1892 (age 52) and was buried next to > her husband. > > Dennis > mailto:fran@ees.eesc.com Sterling Heights Michigan > USA > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at > RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/

"Irish Green and Union Blue: The Civil War Letters of Peter Welsh", Lawrence Frederick Kohl, editor, with Margaret Cossé Richard, Fordham University Press, New York, 1986. This book is a collection of the letters Peter Welsh wrote from 14 September 1862 to 15 May 1864. Most are to his wife Margaret (nee Prendergast), who preserved them. They offer one of the few surviving contemporary accounts by immigrant Irish Catholic enlisted men. Peter was an articulate, thoughtful man, and the letters are an easy read, while Professor Kohl's notes help put them in perspective. Born in 1830 on Prince Edward Island to Irish parents, in 1862 Peter was a carpenter living in New York. While on a trip to Boston to find work, he got caught in the middle of a family squabble between his relatives living there. Upset with the way things were going, he went on a spree, spending every cent he had with him; once he sobered up, he was so ashamed of himself that, rather than go home, he enlisted in the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 3 September 1862. Evidently, Peter soon made quite an impression on his superiors. He was promoted to corporal the following month, to acting quartermaster/commissary sergeant in November, and assigned to carry the regiment's green flag on 17 March 1863, an honor he took especial pride in. Once a vacancy occurred on 1 September 1863, his promotion to sergeant became official. Unfortunately, Margaret did not like the idea about her husband's being in the army at all, and one gets the sense from Peter's letters that she fretted about this constantly. Suffering from poor health to begin with, the worry probably aggravated it. His becoming a color bearer seems to have distressed her a great deal. Peter's response basically was that he was in no greater danger than before because "there is no such thing as taking shure (sic) aim in the battle field". Most of the letters are about Peter's day-to-day activities, his offering advice and encouragement to Margaret, finding out if money sent home got there and reporting if he'd received packages from her, and letting her know about friends/relatives who were also in the army. Although he talks about army movements, he does not dwell on battles very much. A very devout Catholic, he always gave thanks to God for seeing him safely through and for sustaining his health. There was a division among the Irish as to whether to support the War, and in a letter to Margaret's father, Peter expressed his reasons why he was fighting for the Union - a belief that the US was the best chance for Irish freedom and the maintenance of the Union was a black eye for John Bull. Sadly, Peter did not survive the war. Shot in the left arm at Spotsylvania on 12 May 1864, what started out diagnosed as only a flesh wound turned out to more serious - the bullet had struck bone- and blood poisoning set in. Margaret had gone to be with him at Carver Hospital in Washington, and tried to convince him to allow the surgeons to amputate, but he would not. Peter died on 28 May, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York. Interestingly, the reverse of his monument includes the following: Peter Welsh Color Sargeant Co K 28th Mass Vol's Irish Brigade So, what became of Margaret? The couple had no children and she did not remarry. In 1865, she returned to her family's home in Athy, Co Kildare. When her sister married and moved to NY, Margaret alternated between living with them and in Ireland. Somewhere along the way, somebody gave her a parrot, Polly, who "developed quite a vocabulary" (wonder what that means). She became very involved in the Church. She passed away in 1892 (age 52) and was buried next to her husband. Dennis mailto:fran@ees.eesc.com Sterling Heights Michigan USA

Info is taken from Appendix I of "Clear the Confederate Way: The Irish in the Army of Northern Virginia", by Kelly J. O'Grady, Savas Publishing, Mason City IA, 2000. Brigade assignments are as of the Battle of Fredericksburg. Dennis - --------------------------------------- Emerald Guards (Co I, 8th AL Inf, Wilcox's Brigade) Emmet Rifles (Co B, 1st GA (Regulars), G.T. Anderson's Brigade) Jackson Guards (Co B, 19th GA Inf, Archer's Brigade) Montgomery Guards (Co K, 20th GA Inf, Toombs' Brigade) McMillan Guards (Co K, 24th GA Inf, Cobb's Brigade) Lochrane Guards (Co F, Philips Legion Inf, Cobb's Brigade) Emmet Guards (Co D, 1st LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Montgomery Guards (Co E, 1st LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Orleans Light Guards (Co F, 1st LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Moore Guards (Co B, 2nd LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) 5th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade (no distinct Irish company, but had 94 Irish-born) Irish Brigade, Co A (Co I, 6th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Irish Brigade, Co B (Co F, 6th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Calhoun Guards (Co B, 6th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Sarsfield Rangers (Co C, 7th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Virginia Guards (Co D, 7th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Irish Volunteers (Co F, 7th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Virginia Blues (Co I, 7th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Cheneyville Rifles (Co H, 8th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Emerald Guards (Co E, 9th LA Inf, Hay's Brigade) Shepherd Guards (Co A, 10th LA Inf, Starke's Brigade) Derbigny Guards (Co B, 10th LA Inf, Starke's Brigade) Hewitts's Guards (Co C, 10th LA Inf, Starke's Brigade) Hawkin's Guards (Co D, 10th LA Inf, Starke's Brigade) Orleans Blues (Co H, 10th LA Inf, Stake's Brigade) 14th LA Inf, Starke's Brigade (6 of the 12 companies were predominately Irish) 15th LA Inf, Starke's Brigade (no distinct Irish company, but more than 100 Irish-born) Wheat's Tiger Battalion, 1st Special Battalion LA, Richard Taylor's LA Brigade Jasper Grays (Co F, 16th MS, Featherston's Brigade) Irish Volunteers (Co K, 1st SC Inf, Gregg's Brigade) Irish Volunteers (Co C, 27th SC Inf, Hagood's Brigade) Montgomery Guard (Co C, 1st VA Inf, Kemper's Brigade) Irish Battalion (5 Companies, 1st VA Battalion, Jones's Brigade, Provost Guard) Jeff Davis Guards (Co H, 11th VA Inf, Kemper's Brigade) Emmet Guard (Co F, 15th VA Inf, Corse's Brigade) Emmet Guards (Co G, 17th VA Inf, Corse's Brigade) O'Connell Guards (Co I, 17th VA Inf, Corse's Brigade) Montgomery Guards (Co F, 19th VA Inf, Garnett's Brigade) Virginia Hibernians (Co B, 27th VA, Paxton's Brigade) Emerald Guard (Co E, 33rd VA, Paxton's Brigade)

V circe wrote: > > Calvin Tyre Company E Washington County Ga. 12 Battalion > Light Infantry.

The Missouri State Archives has received a $300,000 grant to help preserve historic records. Secretary of State Rebecca Cook announced that Missouri was one of seven states to receive the grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the Associated Press reported today. Cook's office oversees the state archives. The grant provides money for regional training for record keepers, professional development, planning and consulting services and funding for preservation supplies and equipment. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Randy Cook wrote: > > I am researching a John W. Dawson who may have immigrated from Ireland. He was in > the 5th Indiana Cavalry, co. I. I cannot find any proof that he is Irish, if so > went he came to America and who he married. HELP!!!! He was supposedly born abt > 1840. ---------------- Randy, What have you found so far in way of census data? If he was born in Ireland, it should say so. The 1870 census will say whether he's a US citizen, while the 1900 census will show year of immigration and whether naturalized. Naturalization papers will likely be more accurate as to when he entered the country and might give at least the county of birth, rather than just say Ireland. As far as finding his wife, have you tried you local FHC to see what vital records they might have. I'm not familiar with Indiana's system of keeping records, whether they're centralized or retained by county, or whether they're indexed - and GenWeb is down right now - maybe someone else is. Dennis

http://www.nara.gov/nara/newfees.html Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Have you gotten his military service record from the National Archives? They usually tell where the soldier was born and his age. If he or a dependent applied for one, they would also have his pension file, which frequently would have that information. If his wife survived him, she would have to prove their marriage in order to receive a pension. -----Original Message----- From: Randy Cook [mailto:gorillas@pilot.infi.net] Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 7:33 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR-IRISH] [Fwd: need information on immigration] I am researching a John W. Dawson who may have immigrated from Ireland. He was in the 5th Indiana Cavalry, co. I. I cannot find any proof that he is Irish, if so went he came to America and who he married. HELP!!!! He was supposedly born abt 1840. Dennis J. Francis wrote: > Kay Bradley wrote: > > > > Researching THOMAS C BURNS who immigrated to New York from COUNTY WICKLOW in > > the spring of 1861 and then joined the regular army unit BATTERY D 4 U.S. > > ARTILLERY which was formed at Fortress Monroe VA of that same year. This was > > a cavalry unit and THOMAS was one of the buglers.I am interested in any > > other Irishmen that could have served with him-as well as any that were not > > Irish. > > Thank you all, > > Kay Bradley > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > "Remember Ireland and Fontenoy!" > Irish War Cry > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

I am researching a John W. Dawson who may have immigrated from Ireland. He was in the 5th Indiana Cavalry, co. I. I cannot find any proof that he is Irish, if so went he came to America and who he married. HELP!!!! He was supposedly born abt 1840. Dennis J. Francis wrote: > Kay Bradley wrote: > > > > Researching THOMAS C BURNS who immigrated to New York from COUNTY WICKLOW in > > the spring of 1861 and then joined the regular army unit BATTERY D 4 U.S. > > ARTILLERY which was formed at Fortress Monroe VA of that same year. This was > > a cavalry unit and THOMAS was one of the buglers.I am interested in any > > other Irishmen that could have served with him-as well as any that were not > > Irish. > > Thank you all, > > Kay Bradley > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > "Remember Ireland and Fontenoy!" > Irish War Cry > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Kay Bradley wrote: > > Researching THOMAS C BURNS who immigrated to New York from COUNTY WICKLOW in > the spring of 1861 and then joined the regular army unit BATTERY D 4 U.S. > ARTILLERY which was formed at Fortress Monroe VA of that same year. This was > a cavalry unit and THOMAS was one of the buglers.I am interested in any > other Irishmen that could have served with him-as well as any that were not > Irish. > Thank you all, > Kay Bradley

http://www.missouri-scv.org/mounits/rosters.html Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Irish in the Civil War (MO) micmac@tinet.ie (Michael MacNamara) Desoto Joe/The Record Man