Ginger, Thanks for your search -- it was actually Sandra (sorry, I said Sharon in my email!) who was looking for information on John Tidwell -- I only suggested he may well have been in the war. Sandra -- There are a number of John or J. Tidwells listed in the Confederate records on the site Ginger provided for regiments from Tennessee, as well. Many McNairy Co. men went into the Confederate army with men from Hardin Co., ending up in the 34th Tennessee Infantry (Co. B). I notice there was a 34th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, which fought with the 34th Tennessee -- also a possibility with McNairy Co. on the border with Mississippi. Also noticed there's a case of a "Tidwell" that may have been mistakenly recorded as "Kidwell" so worth looking for "Kidwell" at the same time while you're searching. Regards, Julie Preston juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Ginger Kinzer To: Julie Preston Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 4:13 AM Subject: Re: [TNMCNAIR] TIDWELLs Julie, Using the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System I found a John F. Tidwell, 7th Regiment Tennessee Calvary, USA. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm I copied the below information from the above website. This regiment was organized in the general area near McNairy Co. Maybe this is your John F. Tidwell. Hope this helps or is a lead for you. Ginger Kinzer 7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Organized at Jackson, Grand Junction and Trenton, Tenn., August 28, 1862. Attached to District of Jackson, Dept. of the Tennessee, to November, 1862. District of Jackson, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to April, 1863. Unassigned, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863. District of Columbus, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, to October, 1863. Detached Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps, to December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. District of Columbus, Ky., to August, 1865. SERVICE.-Duty in District of Jackson, Tenn., till January, 1863. Actions at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, December 19, and near Jackson December 29, 1862. Near Middleburg December 24. At LaGrange, Moscow and Germantown till June, 1863. Expedition to Clifton February 17-21, 1863 (Detachment). Scout from LaGrange into Northern Mississippi April 29-May 5. Operations in Northwest Mississippi June 15-25. Jack's Creek, Tenn., June 20. At Grand Junction June, 1863. Skirmishes at and near Union City, Tenn., September 2. At Union City and Colliersville, Tenn., till January, 1864. Expedition to Toone Station September 11-16, 1863. Skirmish at Montezuma September 16. (Co. "A" detached at Paducah, Ky.) Skirmish at Dukedom February 28, 1864 (Detachment). Skirmish near Union City March 12. Operations against Forest in West Tennessee March 16-April 14. Reynoldsburg March 21. Attack on Union City March 24 (most of Regiment captured). Scout from Columbus to Hickman, Ky., July 17-18(Detachment). Skirmish near Union City September 2. Duty at Paducah, Ky., till June, 1865. Ordered to Rockville, on Tennessee River, June 27, and duty there till August. Mustered out August 9, 1865. Regiment lost during service 8 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 328 Enlisted men by disease. Total 337. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Preston" <juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net> To: <TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [TNMCNAIR] TIDWELLs > > Sharon, > > The Civil War was going on -- have you checked to see if John Tidwell was > in the war and perhaps didn't make it home? His wife probably stayed with > relatives and may have applied for a pension at some later date and > remarried, especially if she had a child, making her 'invisible' by the > 1870 Census. Look for her family in the 1860 & 1870 Census and see where > they were living (parents, married sisters, etc.), as well as John's > family. > > Regards, > > Julie Preston > juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: S Lee > To: TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:38 PM > Subject: [TNMCNAIR] TIDWELLs > > > I really hope someone can help me. > > I have searched for several years trying to find the following couple and > I > cannot find them anywhere. > > They married in McNairy Co, TN, in 1862: > > P.97 John F. TidwelL and Mary J. Blasingame applied 6 January 1862, > Solemnized 9 January 1862 by William Patterson. > > I have found John in the 1860 census prior to his marriage but I can't > find > him in later years and I cannot find Mary before or after their marriage. > > Does anyone have any clues about what may have happened to this couple > after > their marriage? > > Thanks! > > Sandra > > > > ==== TNMCNAIR Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Census records on line > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > ==== TNMCNAIR Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Census records on line > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ > > ============================== > 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 >