In a message dated 6/30/02 2:27:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, frye@gnat.net writes: << I would like to welcome those of you new to this site and tell you there are some really great folks who are willing to help just for the asking. I, myself do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. There are Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can. There are 1200 prisoners on record from the state of Tennessee and almost 800 who died here, I thought I would send my offer. >> Kevin I would like to take you up on your offer and I do appreciate it. By the way I'm a newbie to genealogy. Three years ago now. All from home and on the Internet because of health. But if I have not learned anything. I have learned that family legends are not always so. Here's one that no one has been able to prove yet. I descend from Old Blue Nose James? Brookshire. Supposed to have married Cherokee Indian from S.C. But no one has prove it yet that I know of. Have several more legends in family but won't post them. Except for this one. Joel Cornelius Sanders Co. A., 37th Wisc Volunteers was prisoner at Andersonville and escaped and was (recaptured)? This is my Ggfa. Stan Brookshier, Sr. Knoxville, Tennessee