I don't know if anyone on the mailing list is a descendant of Major Charles C. Rainwater, CSA Ordinance & Artillary officer. If there is a descendant about, you might be interested in the manuscript of Mrs. Charles C. Rainwater, his widow, which is held by Duke University Special Collections. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/ It is a mere $8.00 to get a copy. Most of the document is a Civil War memoir. The genealogical info follows: Mrs. Rainwater's father was Samuel Fowler of Maryland, who resettled in Cole Camp, Renton Co., MO. His daughter, whose first name is never given, married Charles C. Rainwater of Ray Co., MO in Sept 1858. She says that her husband's parents "were of Carolina and Tennessee stock". The remainder is the story of her Civil War experiences. Best, scr _____________________________________ http://www.ncc.com/humans/scr/index.html http://www.chronography.com/index.html _____________________________________