U.S. Civil War 1860-1870

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Comment by Spirit Baker on September 15, 2010 at 7:54am

That is fantastic Bob. I guess this will have to be something in the beginning of the new yr. Maybe it will break a couple brickwalls I have also such as his parents names and the town of his birth and give definition to what happened to his children. I know one went with an uncle and one went with a family that I don't see connection with. Shame they where split up.

Comment by Bob Mooney-Pa on September 15, 2010 at 7:43am

Robert,Congrats on all you new info. I sent to NARA for my gr grandfathers CW record and pension file. I got 110 pages which included court documents and doctors reports. It was $100.00 and took 3 wks. to get. From what I've been told that quick for them....lol
Also it had the names of the people who took his youngest children when he passed away. From this I learned it was one of his older daughters and her husband,which gave me alot more info to research.

Comment by Spirit Baker on September 15, 2010 at 5:41am

Yes, I am behind and have read several pages and glad to see many of you have received answers and so many are helping each other. I recently joined Ancestry and been busy loading up names and now going through it and getting rid of repeats and trying to load it up onto my family site. Aft some 38 yrs I just found my uncle and his 3 children, all still alive, and we spoke for the first time yesterday. I know this is off subject but trying to explain my absence.
Happy hunting to all and good luck.

Comment by Sally Nelson on September 14, 2010 at 7:32pm

Linda--If you are considering visiting NARA in the spring, check out their website, www.archives.gov, to see when their Genealogy Fair will be. It is usually mid-April and it is an excellent information fair and you can still do research. It is an amazing feeling to find your relatives records and actually handle them.

Comment by Linda J. Barnes on September 14, 2010 at 12:19pm

WOW! That is great info Robert! I will definitely check all that out. In fact I am thinking of avisit to the NARA this coming spring with hubby. I know we will be overwhelmed but at least we can do some serious digging. We'll take the next months to get all our homework done before. At least I know that's one thing we can accomplish here at home!

Thanks again!
Linda

Comment by Robert Lee Gavin on September 14, 2010 at 12:09pm

Hi Linda,

While researching GGrandfather's Civil War records, I intitally went to the National Archives (link to website below). I went for the minimal record search (cost $25.00) because I wasn't sure I had the right person yet. When I got my results, about 9 pages, and it was my GGrandfather, I contacted an independant researcher living in Washington, DC, Jonathan Webb Deiss (link to website below)..

The results from Jonathan were outstanding. I received copies of so many documents pertaining to my GGrandfather's service during the Civil War. There were even copies of hand written letters from my ancestors relative to the pension records. My total cost with Jonathan was about $240.00. You may get cheaper service at the NARA, but you're at the mercy of the researcher that does your research. Jonathan is a professional and I highly recommend his service.

I hope this is some help to your research.

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.soldiersource.com/index.html

Comment by Linda J. Barnes on September 13, 2010 at 7:06pm

HI,

I am new to this group. I am researching hubby's Great/Great Grandfather, URIAH BARNES, who was a Private in the Union Army's MD Volunteers.

I have the following info but hope to learn more, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Linda

URIAH BARNES - UNION ARMY - 9th Regiment, Maryland Infantry (6 months, 1863-1864)

Soldier Name: Barnes, Uriah (Born about 1836 in MD - Died 1890-1900 in MD?)
Company: E
Rank In: Pvt - Enlistment: July 2, 1863
Rank Out: Pvt - Discharged: Feb 23, 1964
In hospital for 60 days with typhoid.
Filed for Civil War pension under Uriah Barnes
Regiment Name 9 Maryland Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)
Film Number: M388 roll 1

UNION MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS

9th Regiment, Maryland Infantry (6 months, 1863-1864)
Organized at Baltimore, Md., June and July, 1863, for six months. Moved from Baltimore to Western Maryland July 6, 1863. Attached to 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights, Division of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, to February, 1864.

SERVICE.-Occupation of Maryland Heights July 7, 1863. At Loudon Heights till August. Guard duty on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Company "B" at Duffield Station, Company "C" at Brown's Crossing, Companies "A" and "B" provost duty at Harper's Ferry, Companies "D," "E," "F," "G," "H" and "I" at Charleston, W. Va., till October 18. Attacked by Imboden and captured. Companies "A," "B" and "C" on duty in West Virginia till February, 1864. Moved to Baltimore, Md., and mustered out February 24, 1864.

Regiment lost during service: 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 124 Enlisted men by disease. Total 126.

INFO FROM: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm

Comment by Robert Lee Gavin on September 12, 2010 at 11:17am

Bob, sorry I missed you in chat room yesterday. However, I have Simon Gavin's pension card, thanks for the offer.

Comment by Bob Mooney-Pa on September 11, 2010 at 9:47am

Robert, I can send you the pension card if you want. Or stop in the chat room

Comment by Robert Lee Gavin on September 11, 2010 at 9:35am

Bob Mooney, thanks for your postings on Simon Gavin and the 15th CVI. Simon was an unassigned recruit. I assume he was attached to what ever Company needed men at the time . At the Battle of Wyse (Wise) Forks on March 8, 1865 he was hit in the foot with a cannon ball, and taken captive along with most of the Regiment. A Confederate surgeon amputated his left leg below the knee as a result of the wound. He was released in a prisoner exchange after the war ended.

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