Hi, I would love to see your photos! My gg uncle, Marshall Norton Cook, served as a First Lieutenant and Captain in Company I, and was wounded in the Battle of Cold Harbor. I visited Fort McHenry in Baltimore in August, and hope to visit the Cold Harbor battleground someday. I am fortunate to have many of his letters home to his family in South Byron. Have you read Wilbur Dunn's amazing 2 volume history of the 8th ("Full Measure of Devotion")? The book contains many soldiers' letters sent during their service. Nancy Cook Painted Post, NY ncook@stny.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <thehopechest.rebecca@att.net> To: <NYGENESE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 9:08 PM Subject: [NYGENESE] Civil War Ancestors > Dear List, > > Do any of you have ancestors or other relatives that served in the 8th NY > Heavy Artillery (also known as 129th NY)in the Civil War? What you may or > may not know is that this unit was mainly used to guard Washington D.C. and > other forts (i.e. Ft. McHenry). It never saw any action, mostly fought > boredom and did endless drills. Never, that is, until called into frantic > action to support the Union troops at the battle of Cold Harbor. Long story > short, this battle was one of the worst Union failures of the war. Union > troops lost over 5000 men, and the Confederates only about 1500, thanks to > their well-planned trenches. The 8th NY HA is credited with having lost more > of its members of any other group. > I just returned from touring the Cold Harbor Battlefield today (a birthday > gift from my husband) and found there a large and beautiful monument to the > men of NY who were wounded and/or died there. I have pictures and can email > them to anyone interested. What I am interested in is stories that YOU might > have about the 8th or letters home that can help me broaden my understandings > of those tragic days. My ggg uncle, Edward A. WHITMAN, was only 20 or 21 > when he died there - his first battle and his last. > Please write and tell me if you have a relative, have stories/letters, or > want a pix of the monument. Thank you. > > > ==== NYGENESE Mailing List ==== > Genesee GenWeb has many Resources > Check it out!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese >