I would like to know where to find a Civil War roster to look for family members that might have fought in this war. I am fairly new at researching my families history. thanks, Kelly --- DON TAYLOR <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat, > When I read some rosters of Civil War soldiers, > I was amazed at how many > were immigrants. I wonder how many knew for sure > what they were getting > them selves in for. Don't forget that if it weren't > for the help of the > French Army and Navy, we might not have won our Rev. > War. > Also the 7th U S Cavalry that my ggrandfather > belonged to had many > foreign born soldiers. I am also amazed that anyone > from Rhode Island went > that far to fight indians. He was part indian > himself and that puzzles me, > but he may not have known that he was. He was the > 2nd great grandson of an > indian woman and an English American. In those days > being part indian in New > England was something to hide. He was in the Nez > Perces, Cheyenne and Little > Big Horn Campaigns. > Don T. > > >From: [email protected] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] John Wesley Taylor > >Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 17:18:12 EST > > > >I can do you one that good or better. I am a > Taylor, but it was my mothers > >father, my grandfather that fought in the Civil > War, 1st Ky Cavalery. He > >was > >b. 1842 in Germany and came to this country in 1852 > fought in the Civil War > >and > >died ik 1918 > >Pat > > > > > >==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > >If you need to contact the listowner, send an > e-mail to Marilyn at > >[email protected] > > > >============================== > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > search for your ancestors > >at the same time. Share your tree with family and > friends. Learn more: > >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > If you need to contact the listowner, send an e-mail > to Marilyn at [email protected] > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so > much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

Kelly, The only rosters I have seen were posted on the RIGEN-WEB list which were specific to Rhode Island men. I just did a search at Google.com for Civil War Rosters and there are several sites available for different states. You could probably find the state you want there. Good luck, Don Taylor >From: Kelly Kramer <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] John Wesley Taylor >Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:17:32 -0800 (PST) > >I would like to know where to find a Civil War roster >to look for family members that might have fought in >this war. I am fairly new at researching my families >history. >thanks, >Kelly >--- DON TAYLOR <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pat, > > When I read some rosters of Civil War soldiers, > > I was amazed at how many > > were immigrants. I wonder how many knew for sure > > what they were getting > > them selves in for. Don't forget that if it weren't > > for the help of the > > French Army and Navy, we might not have won our Rev. > > War. > > Also the 7th U S Cavalry that my ggrandfather > > belonged to had many > > foreign born soldiers. I am also amazed that anyone > > from Rhode Island went > > that far to fight indians. He was part indian > > himself and that puzzles me, > > but he may not have known that he was. He was the > > 2nd great grandson of an > > indian woman and an English American. In those days > > being part indian in New > > England was something to hide. He was in the Nez > > Perces, Cheyenne and Little > > Big Horn Campaigns. > > Don T. > > > > >From: [email protected] > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] John Wesley Taylor > > >Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 17:18:12 EST > > > > > >I can do you one that good or better. I am a > > Taylor, but it was my mothers > > >father, my grandfather that fought in the Civil > > War, 1st Ky Cavalery. He > > >was > > >b. 1842 in Germany and came to this country in 1852 > > fought in the Civil War > > >and > > >died ik 1918 > > >Pat > > > > > > > > >==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > > >If you need to contact the listowner, send an > > e-mail to Marilyn at > > >[email protected] > > > > > >============================== > > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > > search for your ancestors > > >at the same time. Share your tree with family and > > friends. Learn more: > > > >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > > If you need to contact the listowner, send an e-mail > > to Marilyn at [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so > > much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! >Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web >http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ > > >==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE from LIST - mailto:[email protected] >To UNSUBSCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:[email protected] >Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in subject and body of message > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >