This is free site for checking for War Between The States, and click on unit for more info for location mustered. The main problem is this site didn't mention 58Th Va proudest moment at Sharpsburg (Antietam) Md. This was bloodest day in American History until WW11. The 58Th Va plugged gap in southern line at the Dunker's Church, "Ole Jube " Early of Franklin County Va was commanding Gen under Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. These troops had marched from Harper's Ferry Va back to Sharpsburg Md to be engaged in the major action. My Ben T Overstreet was wounded at Sharpsburg, 17, Sept 1862, he was over 40 at the time. He had several brothers, brothers-in-law all in 58th Va. My 2nd great-father, John Henry Preas, had one brother die of Measles, another wounded. The 58th Va marched over 500 miles in one month. A good book is "58th Virginia Infantry" by Robert J Driver, Jr. In his book the 58th Va had to eat green corn and apples many times due to supply problems. A Maryland native described the Southern Army as being dirty, unshaven, but very polite, and only entered if invited into a home. This was printed in another Civil War magazine. There was some rumor that the 58th lost their flag, but also, 58th was last unit to surrender at Appomattox. Gerald Preas http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm

Hi Gerald - what a great website - BUT, when I tried to enter the site in my own website the address gives the "National parks" website. I put it in my Surrr-fin page. I wonder what I'm doing wrong.?.?.?. It shows the same address you posted below. fern www.bufordfamilies.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "GERALD PREAS" <gpreas@swbell.net> To: <vabedfor@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:35 PM Subject: [VABEDFOR] War Between the States (Civil War) > This is free site for checking for War Between The > States, and click on unit for more info for location > mustered. The main problem is this site didn't > mention 58Th Va proudest moment at Sharpsburg > (Antietam) Md. This was bloodest day in American > History until WW11. The 58Th Va plugged gap in > southern line at the Dunker's Church, "Ole Jube " > Early of Franklin County Va was commanding Gen under > Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. These troops had marched > from Harper's Ferry Va back to Sharpsburg Md to be > engaged in the major action. My Ben T Overstreet was > wounded at Sharpsburg, 17, Sept 1862, he was over 40 > at the time. He had several brothers, brothers-in-law > all in 58th Va. My 2nd great-father, John Henry Preas, > had one brother die of Measles, another wounded. > The 58th Va marched over 500 miles in one month. A > good book is "58th Virginia Infantry" by Robert J > Driver, Jr. In his book the 58th Va had to eat green > corn and apples many times due to supply problems. A > Maryland native described the Southern Army as being > dirty, unshaven, but very polite, and only entered if > invited into a home. This was printed in another Civil > War magazine. There was some rumor that the 58th lost > their flag, but also, 58th was last unit to surrender > at Appomattox. > Gerald Preas > > > http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To post to the list, email: VABEDFOR@rootsweb.com > To contact the list admin, email: VABEDFOR-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VABEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm This is a pretty good site but some of my Bufords are not listed -A good example is General John Buford of Gettysburg fame. Fired the first shot of the Battle. see: http://www.bufordfamilies.com/Gettysburg.htm I'll check more closely - Maybe I just missed him. fern www.Bufordfamilies.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "GERALD PREAS" <gpreas@swbell.net> To: <vabedfor@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:35 PM Subject: [VABEDFOR] War Between the States (Civil War) > This is free site for checking for War Between The > States, and click on unit for more info for location > mustered. The main problem is this site didn't > mention 58Th Va proudest moment at Sharpsburg > (Antietam) Md. This was bloodest day in American > History until WW11. The 58Th Va plugged gap in > southern line at the Dunker's Church, "Ole Jube " > Early of Franklin County Va was commanding Gen under > Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. These troops had marched > from Harper's Ferry Va back to Sharpsburg Md to be > engaged in the major action. My Ben T Overstreet was > wounded at Sharpsburg, 17, Sept 1862, he was over 40 > at the time. He had several brothers, brothers-in-law > all in 58th Va. My 2nd great-father, John Henry Preas, > had one brother die of Measles, another wounded. > The 58th Va marched over 500 miles in one month. A > good book is "58th Virginia Infantry" by Robert J > Driver, Jr. In his book the 58th Va had to eat green > corn and apples many times due to supply problems. A > Maryland native described the Southern Army as being > dirty, unshaven, but very polite, and only entered if > invited into a home. This was printed in another Civil > War magazine. There was some rumor that the 58th lost > their flag, but also, 58th was last unit to surrender > at Appomattox. > Gerald Preas > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To post to the list, email: VABEDFOR@rootsweb.com > To contact the list admin, email: VABEDFOR-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VABEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >