Lorie...In case you have not searched these sites - they are very informative... Good Luck ... Lois http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/MOFACTS.HTM ----- Original Message ----- From: <LORIECASTRO@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Re: Civil War in Unionville, Putnam County, MO > Cary, Alrleigh, and Bruce...thank you very much for your response. It > was > very helpful! Bruce, I don't think we have corresponded before, but I > have > mentioned my ancestors several times on this list. That may be why my > name > sounds familiar. > > My ggggreat grandfathers Jacob Guffey, and Robert "Bert" Trent were in the > 42nd MO, co "D". You mentioned in your note about the EMM...I have not > been > able to find a roster for the milita, but know that Jacob's cousins are > said > to have been in the EMM. So I wonder if Jacob and Bert were as well. > Jacob's > brother James also served in the 42nd MO. I have a great article that > comes > from "North and South Magazine" volume 3, number 1 that is called "Shoot > if > you can by accident" and talks about how Milroy asked the 42nd Mo search > the > homes of disloyal citizens in Tullahoma TN. But like I mentioned before, > I > am not sure how life was in Northern MO. > > My other gggreat grandpa John Henry Guffey served in the 39th Mo Inf. Co > "B". > > Also have a ggggreat grandpa who served in the 3rd and 11th MO cavalry. > He > was not in Northern MO, though. He enlisted in Salem, and to be honest, > I am > not sure where that is, but I always believed he lived in southern MO. > He > spent about a year working as a nurse at Little Rock Gen. Hosp. (if > anyone > knows anything about this hospital, I'd love to hear about it!) I don't > know > how he got the job as nurse, as he was a farmer by trade! > > Bruce, if you have any info on my ancestors regiments, I would sure > appreciate anything you have time to send my way! I also love the info > you send > about Putnam county...it gives me more a sense of how the townspeople > were > feeling during the war. I really appreciate your help, and can't wait to > see what > you can turn up! > > Thank so much, everyone! > > Lorie Castro > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >