Anita, In answer to your question: A teamster in the civil war typically drove a 'team' or 'teams' of horses. This may have been for a supply or hospital wagon or possibly to move artillery pieces. A search of confederate muster rolls shows a Pvt. Joshua A. QUEEN in Co. E 64th NC infantry. National Archives Microfilm Box, Roll, and Record 000230, 0032, 00002052 A history of Joshua's regiment can be found at: http://members.aol.com/jweaver303/nc/64ncinf.htm My apologies for no having anything more to share with you. God Bless the South, Charlton Queen ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Payne" <chcpt@mindspring.com> To: <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: [QUEEN] Identifying my line of Queens > I have not listed my Queen kin before because I have not been able to trace my line to any extent. But what I have, I will list. Maybe it will help someone. > > Joshua A. Queen, b. 1835 - Lincoln County, NC. - my great grandfather > Married Malinda Richards - Lincoln County, NC 8-4-1859 > Joined the Confederate 8/31/1861 > Wounded at Gaines Mill, Va. 6/27/1862 > Returned to Duty 3/1/1863 as a teamster > Was present and accounted for 12/1/1864 > Supposedly killed in Richmond in 1865 > > Joshua A's Son > Joshua Dolphus Pinkney Queen - my grandfather > Born 11-16-1864 - Lincoln County, NC > never saw his father, (Joshua A.) as he was killed in Civil War > Married Julia Elizabeth Jones- born 5/5/1870, Died 2/23/1943 > > Their children were: > > Mary Queen Coil born Gaffney S.C. > William Joshua born Gaffney S.C. 9/9/1896 > James Guy born Gaffney SC 4/15/1902 > Grady born Gaffney S.C. 6/6/1903 - Died 11/213/1918 > Drayton Irvin born Gaffney SC 4/16/1905 > Hoyle Pinkney Born Gaffney SC 1908 > Floyd Ansel Born Gaffney SC > Lois Pearl Queen Spencer born 10/15/1914 - my mother. > > That is the extent of the ones that I can prove are my relatives. > > If anyone can give me some information on what a teamster was in the Civil War, I would appreciate it. > > Anita Payne chcpt@mindspring.com > > > > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > GenConnect Family Association: Queen > Surname Index > http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/surindx.pl?site=88QUEEN > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >