Similar story here. My great-great-grandfather, William H Musick, served with Company C of the 106th Illinois Infantry. He was captured by Forrest near Jackson, Tennessee, while guarding the M&O Railroad. Spent a little over a year at Benton Barracks in St Louis waiting to be released. Then marched with Steele to Little Rock, after the fall of Vicksburg. Did not go on the Camden Expedition. William H Musick and his kids moved to Eudora, just outside of Lawrence, Kansas, well after the War. His kids married into the Vitt family. They had been in Eudora at the time of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, seven miles away. On my Mom's side are families in Cass County, Missouri. Samuel Burton McFerrin served in the Confederate Army from start to finish. (Had the 106th gone with Steele on the Camden expedition, he might have fought against William H Musick.) One of his uncles, Hugh Alexander Porter, rode with Marmaduke, along with Quantrill, early in the War. civilwarfreak wrote: My husband, children and I are native Nevadans. At least 3 of us will be going to Virginia if our plans to move there come to be. Nevada is no longer 'home' thanks to the influx of Californians over the past few years. I've been 'studying' the Civil War on my own for about 15 years. My interest started before finding out that my great great grandfather (on my dad's side) fought for the Union. I'm searching for my Confederate ancestors, but haven't had much luck. I've hit 'brick walls' for most of my 'lines', but I keep trying. Arleigh Birchler, MDiv, BSN c/o Helaina Hinson Burton 69 Gray Ghost Lane Benson NC 27504 (919) 934-6323 (Ali Sengaree - Allah'ka cli here chaya) Musick/Porter Fan Club Pleasure, Pain, Power, and Love