Philip: My great-grandfather Simon C. Carey, who was in the 71st E.M.M. was from Ireland - County Clare. He entered the service at 17 years of age. He died a month after returning home from the Civil War. The only stories my Dad told were that he performed the "Irish Jig" for the troops. I'm sure those from Ireland enjoyed that. On his papers, when he was mustered out of the 1st Cavalry in 1865 he was issued a sabre. When I was a child, I remember seeing that saber at home. It was sold or given away by my Dad's sister. This broke his heart. Simon was in Marion County in the 1860 census working on a farm. He must have answered an ad for a substitute as on his papers for the 71st E.M.M. it lists him as a substitute for a Thomas Owens. Both Simon's enlistment and the residence of Thomas Owens was in Saline County, MO. I have recently contacted a researcher of Thomas Owens' family. It seems he died shortly after Simon enlisted for him. He must have been ill. I would have thought that would have allowed Thomas Owens to be deferred and he wouldn't have needed a substitute. According to family history, Simon came to the U.S. with a brother. We have never been able to identify him. After Simon's enlistment in the 71st E.M.M. he went back to Marion County (Hannibal) and that is where he re-enlisted in the 7th Missouri Cav. (Union) Why he went back to Marian County is a mystery. By enlisting at Saline County and then being in Ray County (Crooked River Township) and I am assuming he fought at the Battle of Lexington, I wonder why he went back to where we found him in the 1860 census to enlist in another regiment. I do remember Dad talking about his Dad saying that he was in the Battle of Lone Jack as well. Simon died in 1865 and my great-grandmother died in 1868 so I don't have much information. My Grandfather, who was raised by his Grandparents never seemed to talk much about his parents. I would love to hear any stories you may have of your GGGrandfather. Pat Philip Lindsey wrote: > Hello, > > I was interested in the message below but wrote direct. To answer the first > question: Yes, sometimes men fought on either side. It was a dangerous place to > be. > More to the point, my GGGrandfather was Willis Pinkney Lindsey who served > with the 71st EMM as a second corporal, moving from his farm in Boone County > (next door to a brother whose sons fought for the South) to Saline County. I have > found him in the Saline County history of 1883, and he was buried there in 1904. > Your Careys and my Lindsey probably knew each other. > Would like to hear back from you. You are the first ever (I think) to mention > the Mo 71st EMM onlist. > > Best Regards, > > Phil Lindsey > > CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 17 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 [Civil-War-Irish] Missouri Regimen [Don Bishop <donbi@concentric.net>] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-D, send a message to > > > > CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: [Civil-War-Irish] Missouri Regiments > > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:09:28 -0600 > > From: Don Bishop <donbi@concentric.net> > > To: CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Can someone tell me if the 65th Enrolled Missouri Militia was a > > Confederate Regiment or a Union Regiment? > > > > I leave for Ireland on April 24 and I'm trying gather as much info as > > possible. > > > > Henry B. Carey enlisted in the 65th E.M.M. He then enlisted in the 16th > > Missouri Infantry Co. B (CSA). Could it happen that a person would > > enlist on one side and then join another? He was in the 1860 Marion > > County, MO census-birthplace Ireland (County?). > > > > Simon C. Carey or S.C. Carey enlisted in the 71st E.M.M. on April 25, > > 1862 Saline County, MO (Marshall) I have those papers- relieved from > > duty April 20, 1862 or 1863. He then joined the Union 7th Missouri > > Cavalry Co. C & K and then enlisted Aug. 15, 1864 1st Missouri Cavalry > > and was mustered out at Little Rock AR Sept 1, 1865. He was my great > > grandfather. Born in Ireland. He was in the 1860 census Marion County, > > MO. I'm trying see if there is a connection to Henry B. (above) > > > > Lilburn Carey enlisted the same day - April 25, 1862 in the 71st E.M.M. > > Saline County, MO as Simon C. Carey. Lilburn was relieved from duty on > > November 30, 1862. On November 18, 1862 he was seen by a Dr. Glen O. > > Hardeman, physician surgeon for the 71st E.M.M. and next to his name is > > written APPLICATION REJECTED. (This information came from a list held by > > the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO in the Dr. Glen O. Hardeman > > file) Could this have meant that he was trying to enlist in a Federal > > unit the same as Simon and didn't pass? I have found no indication that > > he re-enlisted in any other unit. He also was in the 1860 census Saline > > County, MO. > > > > Does anyone have anymore information on these men? Especially with > > relationship to where they were from in Ireland? > > > > Thanks for any help in making these connections. > > > > Patricia Carey Bishop > > donbi@concentric.net > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > "Remember Ireland and Fontenoy!" > Irish War Cry > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com