Ken, You have rekindled my desire to visit some of the National Cemetery's in Tennessee. My g/grand father, William Carter McElroy, was shot and killed, 21 August 1863, at Chattanooga, just a few day's before the battle at Lookout Mountain... He is buried in an unknown grave somewhere there. O.D. ======================================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:19 AM Subject: [PTREE] Barrentine C.S.A. Service > O.D. and all: > > I assume you are referring to Adelbert's father, Roan L. Barrentine, when > you write about the C.S.A. military service below. You noted that he was > wounded at Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was sent home to recover from his > wounds. > > My g-g grandfather, Andrew Jackson Lawrence (from Attala Co., MS) served > in > Company G, 30 Mississippi Regiment. > He also fought at the Battle of Stones River at Murfreesboro, TN (31 Dec > 1862 - 3 Jan 1863). He died in battle on 1 Jan 1863 and was buried on the > battlefield. I live about 25 miles from Murfreesboro, and have wanted for > a > long time to go to the National Cemetery there and visit the graves of all > those who died in that tragic battle. They have a walking tour of the > park, > but I don't think I'd be able to make it the whole way around. I tire out > too easily with this heart problem. Maybe when I get a Jazzy motor chair I > can keep up with the walkers.... ha. I'm gonna put racing stripes on it, a > glass muffler, and super-charged motor so I can leave everyone in the > dust...... ha. > > > -----Original Message----- > 35th Mississippi Regiment, Company-K. "Dixie Boys", CSA. Severly wounded > at > Murfreesboro, Tennessee and sent home to take care of the wound... > > ============================================================== > > R.L. was an Inmate in Beauvoir Hospital for the last 3 and 1/2 years of > his > life. His address is listed as Ward-1, Beauvoir Soldiers Home. I have a > copy > > of his death certificate...

Aloha everybody...........I made it home from Hawaii late last night. Had 3 nights on Oahu and 6 on Maui. Nice time over there. Went from 80s there to 30s here...................Donnie