I recently found an advertisement my gggrandfather placed in "The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisement Placed in the Boston Pilot". In it he states of his cousin "who came to this country in the Spring of 1863, and was in the camp before Washington in July, 1864...." Does anyone have any idea what "in the camp before Washington" means? I would appreciate any help. Valerie Sacramento
Army camp. Probably Union Army of the Potomac protecting DC from Lee's Army across the river. Civil war buffs will be better able to advise. Hope that's helpful, - jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Kuhn To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 2:37 PM Subject: [Irish-American] meaning of phrase I recently found an advertisement my gggrandfather placed in "The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisement Placed in the Boston Pilot". In it he states of his cousin "who came to this country in the Spring of 1863, and was in the camp before Washington in July, 1864...." Does anyone have any idea what "in the camp before Washington" means? I would appreciate any help. Valerie Sacramento ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.
Federal units under General Lew Wallace were encamped "in camp" around Washington due to the threat of Confederate Jubal Early's army who reached the outskirts of the city on July 14, 1864 and shelled some outlying areas in order to draw troops away from the main fight in VA. Dan Hogan On Thursday, September 30, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Valerie Kuhn wrote: > I recently found an advertisement my gggrandfather placed in "The > Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisement Placed in > the Boston Pilot". In it he states of his cousin "who came to this > country in the Spring of 1863, and was in the camp before Washington > in July, 1864...." Does anyone have any idea what "in the camp before > Washington" means? I would appreciate any help. > > Valerie > Sacramento >