This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Root, Chapman, Preston, Johnson, Lafayette, Schultz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1VB.2ACE/11387.1.1.1 Message Board Post: A reunion of Civil War veterans' descendants sounds like a great idea, especially on the 4th of July. What an accomplishment if you eventually can arrange it! All I know about my Ezra at this point is what my 93 year old grandmother, Felice Root Schultz, remembers learning when she was young: That Ezra's grandsons Giff and Oliver served in the Union Army (I mistakenly wrote "sons" in my first query)and that my 2nd g-grandfather Frank Byron Root ran away from home to join his older brothers in the service. His mother, Nancy Chapman Root, went on a journey to find Frank and bring him home to Reedsburg, WI where he was "grounded" on his Grand Pa Ezra's farm, at least until he reached age 16. By that time, I believe the war ended and he would be safe. Also, the famous Elihu Root (1845-1937) was reported to be a "cousin". Maybe if I can locate a published genealogy for Elihu, I can get closer to Ezra. Many thanks for your reply!