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Comment by Kathy Boody on September 21, 2010 at 4:35am
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My Great GGGrandfather was in the 74th Pa. Volunteers Member of the Captain Little Post G.A. R. His name was Braden Zeigler he was born in 1834 in Butler Pa. and died 1912 in Punxtawney Pa.He is buried in Circle Hill Cemetery Section H-196-664-665. He is also in the Historical Society In Punxtawney Pa.He was a Civil War Veteran.Thanks Kathy
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Hello,
An ancestor of mine (Jean Laberdure) was a member of the European Brigade (french brigade) , foreign nationals who policed the city of New Orleans just prior to Union occupation. Does anyone have information on these units or Jean Laberdure ? Thanks, Duane
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Comment by Spirit Baker on September 15, 2010 at 3:19pm
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Thanks Bob! Where did you find it? Now it list a widow, which makes me peeved. From what we see she abandoned the children, one is my GG Grandfather, the other is his older brother, surprised to see only one listed, and no one can find her. I figured she met someone while he was gone and remarried. Now I'm really confused.
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Comment by Bob Mooney-Pa on September 15, 2010 at 12:54pm
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Spirit here's his pension card.
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Jayne, can you find a similar paper for me that you found for Robert? Did you get this from Footnote? I don't have Footnote.
This is all I know about Eli:
Eli (G)eorge Baker
born about 1830 Madison County, NY
died 2 Sept 1864 Petersburg, VA
Residence: Eastford, Connecticut
Enlistment Date: 24 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Connecticut
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Connecticut 7th Infantry Regiment on 05 Sep 1861.
Mustered out on 05 Sep 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
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Comment by Robert Lee Gavin on September 15, 2010 at 10:35am
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Jayne, thank you for your advice, I will check it out. I do have Simon's military and pension records from the NARA, and I did get a lot of valuable information from them.
Just so you know, the pension record card you posted is not my Simon. So far, he is one of three Simon Gavins I found in the USA during the Civil War years. Thank you for your interest and efforts.
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Comment by Jayne McCormick on September 15, 2010 at 10:18am
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Robert.... If Simon was taken prisoner by the Conf., he may have gone to Salisbury Prison, which is not too far from Wilmington, NC. Union Compiled Military Service Records have not yet been digitized, so you may want to order his pension records from NARA if you haven't already.
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Bob, I don't know which prison my ggrandfather, Simon Gavin, was sent to after his capture and Surgery. I do know the wounded from the Battle of Wyse Forks were separated from the non-wounded and not sent by train to a prison camp with them. He eventually ended up back at New Bern, NC in May as a result of a prisoner exchange. He was then sent to the U.S. Army Bower General Hospital in Chestnut Hill, PA for further treatment of his wounds. He was discharged from that hospital with a 100% disability in July 1865. Between March and May 1865, I don't know where he was held. Thanks for your offer to help.
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Can't say off hand about the Confed. prison records. Jayne might have an idea.
I can look through Footnote and see if they have anything.
If you give me a few names I'll look.
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Bob, sounds like you really did well with your NARA search. One area I haven't had much success with yet is Confederate prison records. Do you have any suggestions on this area of research?
I did get some information from a book I purchased called "The History Of The Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers In The War For The Defense Of The Union, 1961 - 1865." It was written by Sheldon B. Thorpe, a former Sargent with the 15th CVI (Company K). The book was published in 1893. Sgt. Thorpe was captured along with my ggrandfather at Wyse Forks. Although Sgt. Thorpe wasn't wounded, the Confederates kept him with the wounded to help care for them. He was there when a Confederate surgeon amputated my ggrandfathers lower left leg, and cared for him after the surgery.
For anyone who had ancestors serving with the 15th CVI, I highly recommend this book. I bought mine at Amazon.com.
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