Quoting Roger Hoffmann via <cotipperary@rootsweb.com>: I have written before about a very enigmatic great grandfather, John Dunning from Killenaule, Tipperary. Little can be found of him there. Family history says he was not raised with the rest of his brothers and sisters but went to live with uncle in Scotland. Apparently he joined the britishnavy and found himself aboard a ship near North America. It seems there was a mutiny, and he jumped ship. Trying to find out much about this is next to impossible. Plus the fact, that John joined the Union soldiers of Civil War, and apparently deserted his unit a few times, using different names, until finally he was on board some Union ship, so I have been told, and would not fire at a church tower. Who really knows. He was court martialed but not before he was captured and went to prison. Okay, here comes the same thing everyone hears about their ancestor. He dug out. How he ended up in Iowa in 1865 and marrying a fifteen year old is beyond me. That is when I first find him, marrying a Phoebe Hartgrave in 1866. ;I can only surmise most of it. How does one find Civil War records when their ancestor is not able to really be located in any particular state. I have found one John Dunning in Ft. Monroe. he would have seen the battle of the Merrimac and Monitor. Family story says he was on the Monitor. doubtful.If you have been able to stay with me without falling asleep, I beg anyone for some help, as to how I find him on a ship near America and how, after leaving the ship he can be found. I see a plethora of John Dunnings in many Uon states. If anyone can shed some light on him I would love to know. I do not find him a great man in any way, but shedding some light on him might make me understand him better >> >> > > > > > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. > Thank You. > > All of the past messages of this list can be found in the Archives > at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cotipperary > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >