Here is a site for WV in the civil war.http://www.wvcivilwar.com/ Pres. Lincoln called for a draft in 1863 this lead to a major riot in New York, the confederacy called for one I believe in 1862. When the war first began the age of enlistment was 21, then 18 under a boy would have to have parental permission. Often younger joined by lying their way in. A few other civil war sites that might help with a variety of subjects http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/unions.html This has regimental histories for Union & Confederate and some states have rosters. http://www.janke.washcoll.edu/civilwar/civilwar.htm http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm Barbara

Some changed their names and some had their names changed,as is the case of my mothers brother in the Second one ,he went in as 2nd LT. Chapman and came out as Capt. James,he was born Perc James Chapman and died Perc James.R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Veerle Foreman" <[email protected]> To: "Roland Elliott" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 5 18 AM Subject: Re: Union "Enlistments" > I have not any reseacrh as to the draft laws of the United States such as to > dates of "first > draft, age and health requirements and as to any changes over the course of > the Civil War, War Between The States, War of The Rebellion, War of Norhern > Agression, The Recent Unplesantness, or whatever anyone chooses to call it. > People were drafted; people enlisted, people deserted, people were > conscripted; people when captured > switched sides, people hired substitutes, people lied about their age to > enlist, some women posed as men and enlisted' some who served have no official > record they served, some who never served were honored in their later years as > grand heroes of one side or the other, people who never rose above the rank of > private were later recognized as colonels or even generals. You name it, it > probably happened. > > The list posted contained names of those who, according to the Adjutant > General of West Virginia, had served in the Union Army sometime between 1861 > and December 31, 1864 from the State of West Virginia and they were listed as > having "enlisted at Greenland Gap, West Virginia, which, until 1866 was > located in Hardy County, West Virginia. In 1866, once Grant County was formed, > Greenland Gap became located in Grant County. Not all of the men listed may > have been from Hardy County: they simply showed up there and "enlisted." > > This list was a state list complied from lists sent in by officers. It is > possible someone enlisted, remained a few days and then went on back home so > the officer removed his name from the list before he sent it to Wheeling. The > officer compiling the list in the field may have sent another list to > Washington that omitted a name or two that had gone on the Wheeling list and > vice-versa. > > People joined one unit and later they transferred to another unit. > > The initial enlistments were for time periods of 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and > 3 years. Some did not re-enlist once the initial enlistment ended. Other did > re-enlist and may have been assigned to another regiment, company and they > re-enlisted at a place that was different from the first so there would be two > geographic locations given for the same person at two diffrent times. A change > of name spelling or different initial could have occurred. > > This list is ONE list of many. I have no doubt it may be incomplete and it may > have some erroneous information. If so, you'll have to blame the officers who > compiled the list in 1864, the Adjutant General of West Virginia in 1864, your > ancestor who was not quite sure as to how his name was spelled or perhaps the > postal carrier who lost part of the list as he took it from Greenland Gap to > Wheeling, but please, please don't blame me. If your ancestor is ommitted and > you want to add him, please feel free. If your ancestor is not there but you > know he was, add him. If you think he was on the other side, switch him. IF > that makes you uncomfortable, switch him back. If he was a private but you > want him a general, promote him. If he deserted or was AWOL at one roll call, > and that embarrasses you, get some white-out or a good eraser. It is a free > country, thanks to all of our ancestors, on either side who had in their time > all we lack and they lacked all we now have. That is the great irony of > history. > > Mike Foreman > > Roland Elliott wrote: > > > Yes ,they draft 16 year olds,and Officers had their young boys as > > Ensigns.also 8-12 year olds were drum and fife and stretcher bearers.R > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Veerle Foreman" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 20 18 PM > > Subject: Union "Enlistments" > > > > > Ladies and gentlemen: I sent this list to the Hardy site for the soul > > > purpose of letting > > > readers know of names of Hardy countians who were in the Union Army. I > > > stated they > > > were "enlistees" as this is how ALL who were listed for the entire state > > > were listed in teh AG report used. > > > . > > > Since my great grandfather, Benjamin F. Evans, was listed and I know he > > > joined at age 16 in December, 1861, I assumed he was an enlistee as I > > > don't think they were drafting 16 year olds at that date. > > > > > > I also did not post to convey an impression that West Virginians joined > > > only the Union Army. As Terry Gruber reported, Hardy County was a > > > bitterly divided county and I suspect more Hardy countians joined the > > > Confederate Army than the Union, but that is beside the point. I think I > > > have read 30,000 PLUS men from West Virginia served in the Union Army > > > and I listed those from Hardy County found in an official record simply > > > to help genealogy researchers for Hardy to perhaps locate a few lost > > > ancestors. > > > > > > I have received a few e-mails thanking me as I had helped them to locate > > > a missing ancestor. However, these pale when compared to those who > > > question whether those listed were enlistees or draftees and those who > > > think I am casting dispersions > > > on those from WV who served in the Confederate Army. > > > > > > Any by the way, until 1863, the WV Units were designated as VIRGINIA > > > UNITS > > > which has caused some resarchers to believe the units were Cofederate > > > Units. > > > Until WV officially became a state, that is why the units were > > > designated as Virginia units > > > and not WV. > > > > > > Mike Foreman > > > Winchester, VA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

In a message dated 3/28/2000 9:26:25 PM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I have no idea if they were volunteers or draftees or both. I was always told my ggrandfather, Benjamin F. Evanns "enlisted" at age 16. In December 1861, were they fradting 16 year olds? >> 1861 is a bit early for recruiting boys. However, anxious boys DO lie about their age, esp if a father or older brother also joined earlier. And there WERE some very young boys as drummers....as young as 10 in couple of cases. Diane

Ladies and gentlemen: I sent this list to the Hardy site for the soul purpose of letting readers know of names of Hardy countians who were in the Union Army. I stated they were "enlistees" as this is how ALL who were listed for the entire state were listed in teh AG report used. . Since my great grandfather, Benjamin F. Evans, was listed and I know he joined at age 16 in December, 1861, I assumed he was an enlistee as I don't think they were drafting 16 year olds at that date. I also did not post to convey an impression that West Virginians joined only the Union Army. As Terry Gruber reported, Hardy County was a bitterly divided county and I suspect more Hardy countians joined the Confederate Army than the Union, but that is beside the point. I think I have read 30,000 PLUS men from West Virginia served in the Union Army and I listed those from Hardy County found in an official record simply to help genealogy researchers for Hardy to perhaps locate a few lost ancestors. I have received a few e-mails thanking me as I had helped them to locate a missing ancestor. However, these pale when compared to those who question whether those listed were enlistees or draftees and those who think I am casting dispersions on those from WV who served in the Confederate Army. Any by the way, until 1863, the WV Units were designated as VIRGINIA UNITS which has caused some resarchers to believe the units were Cofederate Units. Until WV officially became a state, that is why the units were designated as Virginia units and not WV. Mike Foreman Winchester, VA

Record stated "DATE OF ENLISTMENTS" I have no idea if they were volunteers or draftees or both. I was always told my ggrandfather, Benjamin F. Evanns "enlisted" at age 16. In December 1861, were they fradting 16 year olds? Mike [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 3/28/2000 8:17:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. > Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions > ? > The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. >> > Enlistments refer to the ENLISTED personnel. Not officers. Those are > commissioned. > > Diane

Yes ,they draft 16 year olds,and Officers had their young boys as Ensigns.also 8-12 year olds were drum and fife and stretcher bearers.R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Veerle Foreman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 20 18 PM Subject: Union "Enlistments" > Ladies and gentlemen: I sent this list to the Hardy site for the soul > purpose of letting > readers know of names of Hardy countians who were in the Union Army. I > stated they > were "enlistees" as this is how ALL who were listed for the entire state > were listed in teh AG report used. > . > Since my great grandfather, Benjamin F. Evans, was listed and I know he > joined at age 16 in December, 1861, I assumed he was an enlistee as I > don't think they were drafting 16 year olds at that date. > > I also did not post to convey an impression that West Virginians joined > only the Union Army. As Terry Gruber reported, Hardy County was a > bitterly divided county and I suspect more Hardy countians joined the > Confederate Army than the Union, but that is beside the point. I think I > have read 30,000 PLUS men from West Virginia served in the Union Army > and I listed those from Hardy County found in an official record simply > to help genealogy researchers for Hardy to perhaps locate a few lost > ancestors. > > I have received a few e-mails thanking me as I had helped them to locate > a missing ancestor. However, these pale when compared to those who > question whether those listed were enlistees or draftees and those who > think I am casting dispersions > on those from WV who served in the Confederate Army. > > Any by the way, until 1863, the WV Units were designated as VIRGINIA > UNITS > which has caused some resarchers to believe the units were Cofederate > Units. > Until WV officially became a state, that is why the units were > designated as Virginia units > and not WV. > > Mike Foreman > Winchester, VA > > > >

Most of the Union soldiers from the Greenland Gap area (in what is now Grant County) mustered in on 28 August 1861 as members of one of several Home Guard Companies. The Home Guard troops had first been activated many years prior to the Civil War period. At the time of the Great Conflict, the Ranger Units (Confederate) were activated to stimulate interest in the defense of the South and its values. The Home Guard troops were then re-activated to prevent, if possible, general support of the Southern cause and to provide an avenue for those having sympathies with the North to give service to the Union. Most citizens of what is now Hardy County supported the Ranger units and those of what is now Grant County supported the Home Guard units. As is many times the case, some attempted to straddle the fence and support both causes. John and Betsy (Walker) Tucker's son John Jr., for example, is said to have straddled the fence and was shot dead by a bushwhacker near Martin as a protest to failure to support one side exclusively. One of the most famed of the local Home Guard units was that commanded by Daniel C.M. Shell, who served as Captain. He was assisted by the following other officers: Benjamin S. McDonald, First Lieutenant; John R. Dolly, Second Lieutenant; James H. Dolly, First Sergeant; Jarrison Funk, Second Sergeant; Aaron H. Day, Third Sergeant; Jesse May, Fourth Sergeant; John C. Shell, First Corporal; Adam Yokum, Third Corporal; and Israel May, Fourth Corporal. Later, Captain Shell was requested to enter the service of the Federal Government, and he and most of his troops followed the call. They were converted to Company I, Seventh Regiment Infantry on 3 December 1861. They fought valiantly at Antietam, where Captain Shell was killed in a bloodbath along a number of his troops. Also, a number of them were wounded at Antietam. A comparison of names from Captain Shell's Home Guard troops with those of Company I will show some discrepancies. Gary Tucker

By the way, not all West Virgianians joined the Union infantry. I have found WHITE family in Randolph County. He and two sons served in the Confederate infantry. And Randolph Co is not that far from Hardy.... Regards, Diane

Veerle Foreman wrote: > The following enlisted in the Union Army at Greenland Gap, Hardy County > West Virginia. Many were from Hardy County and most were placed in > Company I of the 7th WV Regiment. I found this information from the > Adjutant General Report fro 1864. > > John Bille, Cornelius Blackburn, John Buckbee, Peter Buckbee, Jesse > Buckbee, Thomas Cherryhames, Adam Coffman, George Coffman, Simeon > Coffman, Jacob Collars, George W. Cornell, James Cornell, Samuel Cosner, > Enoch Davis, Aaron Davis, James Dayton, Aaron Day, James Dolly, Benjamin > F. Evans, James Evans, Adam Hinkle, George Hinkle, Cain Hoover, > Cornelius Imen, Henry C. Jones, Moses Jones, Alfred Kesner, Christopher > Kesner, Jacob Kesner, Pendleton Kesner, Van Buren Kesner, Abraham Kiser, > Martin Landis, George L. Lenon, William Long, George Lough Jr., George > Lough, Sr., Abraham Mallow, Daniel Mallow, Isaac Mallow, Jacob Mallow, > Moses Mallow, David May, Israel May, Jesse May, John W. May, Philip May, > George Miller, Isaac Miller, John H. Miller, Samuel E. Miller, Thomas > Miller, Amos Moral, Philip Moral, Adam Mouse, Felix/Philip Moyers, Jesse > Mumbert, Henry Mongold, James Murdoch, Isaac Powers, Martin Rittenour, > Isaac Rohrbaugh, Daniel Shell, Gilead Shell, James M. Shell, John C. > Shell, John S. Shell, Job Shell, Robert Sherman, Henry Simmons, Jacob > Sites, John W. Snider, Jonathan E. Stoffer, Harrison Stonebraker, Martin > Stonestreet, John S. Turner, Peter Turner, John A. Vance, Levi Vance, > Reuben Vance, Henry Waldron and Adam Yokum Okay folks---I'll attempt to clear this matter up. These were not conscripts, there was no Federal draft in the newly admitted state of WV. However, since these folks were from Greenland Gap, they were future Grant Countians. Grant County was formed in 1866 and the area that would become Grant County was known to be "infested" with Union sympathizers. That is the explanation of the split of the counties right after the Civil War. Those in present Grant County did not wish to be associated with the "secesh" element of Hardy County. They requested and got their county and named it after, wonder of wonders, Ulysses S. Grant!!! Anyway, I am sure the Greenland Gappers, even though listed as Hardy Countians, were actually residents of the future Grant County and therefore loyal Unionists. By the way---during the convention that ultimately ended in the creation of WV, a delegate attended the convention from this region of Hardy County and another from the western fringes of present Mineral County, then Hampshire. These self-appointed representatives gave the convention the excuse to add the Potomac and Eastern Panhandle into their unconstitutional proposal. Legitimate representation at the various conventions was an issue that concerned those who were not in support of the new statehood measure when it was debated in the U.S. Congress. They knew that there was no real representation in spite of the protests that "representatives" from Hampshire and Hardy Counties participated in the proceedings of 1862-1863 in Clarksburg and Wheeling. Please excuse my off-genealogical ramblings--- Terry Gruber

. . . and my ancestors were in the 14th Virginia Cavalry http://pages.preferred.com/~dsee/CivilWar.html Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Union Enlistments By the way, not all West Virgianians joined the Union infantry. I have found WHITE family in Randolph County. He and two sons served in the Confederate infantry. And Randolph Co is not that far from Hardy.... Regards, Diane

In a message dated 3/28/2000 8:47:49 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Not only were they conscripted,but the wealthy could buy their replacement or threaten families to supply replacements for the wealthy conscript.Many people up until and including the First War,were sent as representatives for others that had more $ or clout. >> This was done often in New York, which sparked off the Draft Riots, especially with the Irish and poor. This was not common practice everywhere in the US. However, many states offered an enlistment bounty as well, up to $200 to sign up. That was a lot of money for some men.

In a message dated 3/28/2000 8:17:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions ? The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. >> Enlistments refer to the ENLISTED personnel. Not officers. Those are commissioned. Diane

Roland, Yes, I am familiar with the practice. Although, I guess that I did not realize that they were doing it up to WW1. Many Irish were so brought to the US for that purpose during the War Between the States. When captured they often chose to fight for the "enemy" rather than go to prison and were referred to as "Galvanized" Confederates. Some Confederates did the same thing, but they were only allocated to fighting Indians on the frontier. But, I digress. Thanks, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Roland Elliott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:33 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Union Enlistments Not only were they conscripted,but the wealthy could buy their replacement or threaten families to supply replacements for the wealthy conscript.Many people up until and including the First War,were sent as representatives for others that had more $ or clout.R ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark see" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 7 27 AM Subject: RE: Union Enlistments > Yes, but my distinction is that an "enlistment" suggest that someone > volunteered as opposed to "conscription" which is not necessarily voluntary. > > I guess I am wondering where these men's hearts were in 1864. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Union Enlistments > > > In a message dated 3/28/2000 8:17:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. > Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions > ? > The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. >> > Enlistments refer to the ENLISTED personnel. Not officers. Those are > commissioned. > > Diane > >

Yes, but my distinction is that an "enlistment" suggest that someone volunteered as opposed to "conscription" which is not necessarily voluntary. I guess I am wondering where these men's hearts were in 1864. Thanks, Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Union Enlistments In a message dated 3/28/2000 8:17:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions ? The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. >> Enlistments refer to the ENLISTED personnel. Not officers. Those are commissioned. Diane

Interesting. I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions ? The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. I am also posting this to the SEE list because many of the names might tie in with some of their lines. Thanks, Mark -----Original Message----- From: Veerle Foreman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Union Enlistments The following enlisted in the Union Army at Greenland Gap, Hardy County West Virginia. Many were from Hardy County and most were placed in Company I of the 7th WV Regiment. I found this information from the Adjutant General Report fro 1864. John Bille, Cornelius Blackburn, John Buckbee, Peter Buckbee, Jesse Buckbee, Thomas Cherryhames, Adam Coffman, George Coffman, Simeon Coffman, Jacob Collars, George W. Cornell, James Cornell, Samuel Cosner, Enoch Davis, Aaron Davis, James Dayton, Aaron Day, James Dolly, Benjamin F. Evans, James Evans, Adam Hinkle, George Hinkle, Cain Hoover, Cornelius Imen, Henry C. Jones, Moses Jones, Alfred Kesner, Christopher Kesner, Jacob Kesner, Pendleton Kesner, Van Buren Kesner, Abraham Kiser, Martin Landis, George L. Lenon, William Long, George Lough Jr., George Lough, Sr., Abraham Mallow, Daniel Mallow, Isaac Mallow, Jacob Mallow, Moses Mallow, David May, Israel May, Jesse May, John W. May, Philip May, George Miller, Isaac Miller, John H. Miller, Samuel E. Miller, Thomas Miller, Amos Moral, Philip Moral, Adam Mouse, Felix/Philip Moyers, Jesse Mumbert, Henry Mongold, James Murdoch, Isaac Powers, Martin Rittenour, Isaac Rohrbaugh, Daniel Shell, Gilead Shell, James M. Shell, John C. Shell, John S. Shell, Job Shell, Robert Sherman, Henry Simmons, Jacob Sites, John W. Snider, Jonathan E. Stoffer, Harrison Stonebraker, Martin Stonestreet, John S. Turner, Peter Turner, John A. Vance, Levi Vance, Reuben Vance, Henry Waldron and Adam Yokum

Not only were they conscripted,but the wealthy could buy their replacement or threaten families to supply replacements for the wealthy conscript.Many people up until and including the First War,were sent as representatives for others that had more $ or clout.R ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark see" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 7 27 AM Subject: RE: Union Enlistments > Yes, but my distinction is that an "enlistment" suggest that someone > volunteered as opposed to "conscription" which is not necessarily voluntary. > > I guess I am wondering where these men's hearts were in 1864. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Union Enlistments > > > In a message dated 3/28/2000 8:17:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I see that the reports states that these were Enlistments. > Are we sure that these were voluntary enlistments rather than conscriptions > ? > The Federal Draft had been in effect for some time. >> > Enlistments refer to the ENLISTED personnel. Not officers. Those are > commissioned. > > Diane > >

The following enlisted in the Union Army at Greenland Gap, Hardy County West Virginia. Many were from Hardy County and most were placed in Company I of the 7th WV Regiment. I found this information from the Adjutant General Report fro 1864. John Bille, Cornelius Blackburn, John Buckbee, Peter Buckbee, Jesse Buckbee, Thomas Cherryhames, Adam Coffman, George Coffman, Simeon Coffman, Jacob Collars, George W. Cornell, James Cornell, Samuel Cosner, Enoch Davis, Aaron Davis, James Dayton, Aaron Day, James Dolly, Benjamin F. Evans, James Evans, Adam Hinkle, George Hinkle, Cain Hoover, Cornelius Imen, Henry C. Jones, Moses Jones, Alfred Kesner, Christopher Kesner, Jacob Kesner, Pendleton Kesner, Van Buren Kesner, Abraham Kiser, Martin Landis, George L. Lenon, William Long, George Lough Jr., George Lough, Sr., Abraham Mallow, Daniel Mallow, Isaac Mallow, Jacob Mallow, Moses Mallow, David May, Israel May, Jesse May, John W. May, Philip May, George Miller, Isaac Miller, John H. Miller, Samuel E. Miller, Thomas Miller, Amos Moral, Philip Moral, Adam Mouse, Felix/Philip Moyers, Jesse Mumbert, Henry Mongold, James Murdoch, Isaac Powers, Martin Rittenour, Isaac Rohrbaugh, Daniel Shell, Gilead Shell, James M. Shell, John C. Shell, John S. Shell, Job Shell, Robert Sherman, Henry Simmons, Jacob Sites, John W. Snider, Jonathan E. Stoffer, Harrison Stonebraker, Martin Stonestreet, John S. Turner, Peter Turner, John A. Vance, Levi Vance, Reuben Vance, Henry Waldron and Adam Yokum

The URL for the SUVCW GAR Posts page should be http://suvcw.org/garposts.htm Buzz Brake ----- Original Message ----- From: Perry Brake <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 9:23 PM Subject: Re: GAR in Hardy County > Margaret, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is compiling a > catalog of all GAR posts. You can see what they are up to at..... > > http://suvcw.org/garpost.htm > > According to a map on that page, there are/were 89 GAR posts in West > Virginia. Jeff Henningfield is the chair of the SUVCW committee heading up > the project. His e-mail is [email protected] if you want to ask him > about Hardy County. If he laughs at you, let me know...he lives about 15 > miles down I-5...I will pay him a visit and tell him to be nice! > > Buzz Brake > Tacoma, WA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Margaret C. Lew <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:26 PM > Subject: GAR in Hardy County > > > > > > Does anyone know of a GAR post in Hardy County?? I will add the > > information to the Hardy County Genealogy Web Page, as well as any > > names of Union Soldiers that you could send me. > > > > Maybe you can help the SUVCW with this project. > > > > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > > > From: "Jon & Teri Newton" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Subject: GAR Project > > > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:01:37 -0800 > > > > > > Margaret, > > > > > > We are conducting a national search for all GAR posts that have ever > > > existed. We are looking for the names, locations, charter dates > > > (issue and surrender), locations of GAR halls, related websites. > > > > > > We will be posting this to our web site http://www.suvcw.org once it > > > is completed. Currently we are still crossreferencing and > > > researching. We would appreciate any assistance in this historic > > > effort. Should you have access to any GAR records or know of web > > > sites listing names of members, we would like to link this to our > > > main database, please submit the URL. If you see incomplete > > > information or errors in this data, please let me know. > > > > > > You may use any of this information for your web site. > > > > > > This is what is known of your county: > > > > > > Read location, post name, post number > > > > > > No information. > > > > > > Thanks for your assistance. > > > > > > Jon M. Newton > > > National GAR Project Research Associate > > > SUVCW > > > Seattle, WA > > > > > > > Margaret > > [email protected] > > > > > > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > Barbour County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbarbou > > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy > > > > >

Margaret, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is compiling a catalog of all GAR posts. You can see what they are up to at..... http://suvcw.org/garpost.htm According to a map on that page, there are/were 89 GAR posts in West Virginia. Jeff Henningfield is the chair of the SUVCW committee heading up the project. His e-mail is [email protected] if you want to ask him about Hardy County. If he laughs at you, let me know...he lives about 15 miles down I-5...I will pay him a visit and tell him to be nice! Buzz Brake Tacoma, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret C. Lew <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:26 PM Subject: GAR in Hardy County > > Does anyone know of a GAR post in Hardy County?? I will add the > information to the Hardy County Genealogy Web Page, as well as any > names of Union Soldiers that you could send me. > > Maybe you can help the SUVCW with this project. > > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > > From: "Jon & Teri Newton" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: GAR Project > > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:01:37 -0800 > > > > Margaret, > > > > We are conducting a national search for all GAR posts that have ever > > existed. We are looking for the names, locations, charter dates > > (issue and surrender), locations of GAR halls, related websites. > > > > We will be posting this to our web site http://www.suvcw.org once it > > is completed. Currently we are still crossreferencing and > > researching. We would appreciate any assistance in this historic > > effort. Should you have access to any GAR records or know of web > > sites listing names of members, we would like to link this to our > > main database, please submit the URL. If you see incomplete > > information or errors in this data, please let me know. > > > > You may use any of this information for your web site. > > > > This is what is known of your county: > > > > Read location, post name, post number > > > > No information. > > > > Thanks for your assistance. > > > > Jon M. Newton > > National GAR Project Research Associate > > SUVCW > > Seattle, WA > > > > Margaret > [email protected] > > > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy > > > [email protected] > > Barbour County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbarbou > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy > >

Margaret C Lew wrote: > Does anyone know of a GAR post in Hardy County?? I will add the > information to the Hardy County Genealogy Web Page, as well as any > names of Union Soldiers that you could send me. > > Maybe you can help the SUVCW with this project. > > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > > From: "Jon & Teri Newton" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: GAR Project > > Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:01:37 -0800 > > > > Margaret, > > > > We are conducting a national search for all GAR posts that have ever > > existed. We are looking for the names, locations, charter dates > > (issue and surrender), locations of GAR halls, related websites. > > > > We will be posting this to our web site http://www.suvcw.org once it > > is completed. Currently we are still crossreferencing and > > researching. We would appreciate any assistance in this historic > > effort. Should you have access to any GAR records or know of web > > sites listing names of members, we would like to link this to our > > main database, please submit the URL. If you see incomplete > > information or errors in this data, please let me know. > > > > You may use any of this information for your web site. > > > > This is what is known of your county: > > > > Read location, post name, post number > > > > No information. > > > > Thanks for your assistance. > > > > Jon M. Newton > > National GAR Project Research Associate > > SUVCW > > Seattle, WA > > > > Margaret > [email protected] > > > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy > > > [email protected] > > Barbour County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbarbou > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy I doubt there ever was a GAR post in a county whose heroes are Confederate Capt. McNeil and his partisan rangers--- Terry Gruber