This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jd.2ADE/13669.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Newell's oldest son was James William, born Feb 1, 1840. I have not investigated his civil war record but I would be surprised if he wasn't enlisted. His brother Columbus L. Thornhill was born in August 1848 and he entered when he was 16 in 1864 and served as a courier until the end. He was also in the 10th.