Barrancas National Cemetery Tour served officially in the union Army during Black military units were mustered directlyinto federal regiments which were volunteer units originally composed http://www.ehistory.com/local/gulfcoast/escambia/bar_cem_tour/0001.cfm
Extractions: BARRANCAS TOURS INTRODUCTION: THIS CEMETERY DATES TO THE 1820'S. ORIGINALLY A SMALL CEMETERY OF THE MARINE HOSPITAL NEAR THE PENSACOLA NAVY YARD. MARINE HOSPITALS SERVED THE MERCHANT FLEETS AT MAJOR SEAPORTS. ARMY AND NAVY CEMETERIES OPERATED SEPARATELY PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 1868 BY AGREEMENT OF SECRETARY OF WAR AND SECRETARY OF NAVY BY DIRECTION OF CONGRESS TO ASSURE PROPER BURIAL OF CIVIL WAR CASUALTIES. CEMETERY COMPRISES OF APPROXIMATELY 50 ACRES OF BURIAL GROUNDS. APPROXIMATELY 24,000 BURIALS TO DATE. PRESENT INTERMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 90 BURIALS PER MONTH. EXISTING AVAILABLE SPACE TO APPROX 2004-2005. POINTS OF INTEREST: ADMIN BLDG - serves as reception center for families and friends before and after a funeral service. Responsible for maintaining burial records and registers. Headquarters for Cemetery Director's planning, direction and administration of cemetery operations at Barrancas and Mobile National Cemeteries. Memorial Sections "A" and "B" - Contains memorial markers for veterans whose remains were not recoverable. There are no bodies or ashes buried in these sections. Are easily identified by "In Memory Of" inscription at top of monument. Veterans whose bodies were lost or buried at sea, held by foreign powers, donated to science, or ashes scattered are authorized a "memorial marker" at a national cemetery.
North Carolina Civil War Units military History Battles Biographical Sketches Photo Gallery Queries Postlude to FEDERALUNITS union 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry union 2nd Regiment http://www.researchonline.net/nccw/ncunits.htm
Blacks In The Union Army Of Tennessee herders, assistant surgeons, blacksmiths, and military spies war's end, some 20, 133black union army soldiers the following United States Colored Troops units http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digital/BlacKs.htm
Extractions: BLACKS IN THE UNION ARMY OF TENNESSEE (1861-1866) Black Tennesseans were active participants in the American Civil War. They contributed immeasurably to the Union victory. In 1860, Tennessee had 275,719 slaves, who represented twenty-five percent of the population. Tennessee also had 7,300 free blacks in 1860, but they suffered racial discrimination and second-class citizenship without the right to vote. The slaves were owned by 36,894 persons, less than twenty percent of Tennessee's white families. The majority non-slaveholding whites belonged to the yeoman class (farmers and the poor, landless white class). Many white ( i.e. , East) Tennesseans opposed slavery and wanted it stopped. After the Civil War hostilities began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina (in April, 1861), Tennessee's radical Democrats, slaveowners, and southern nationalists led a campaign for secession. The voters defeated the first secession ordinance. But in May, 1861, emotions and pressure by the pro-Confederates ran high after Fort Sumter, causing the secession ordinance to pass. Still the Confederates were no more than a vocal minority because white Unionists (thirty-five percent) and blacks (twenty-six percent) outnumbered them. However, the Confederate minority used conscription acts, loyalty requirements, intimidation, racist propaganda, outright oppression, and occupation of East Tennessee to control most Tennessee inhabitants. The illegal control of Tennessee by the minority Confederates was short-lived. They never had real support among the people in the countryside and could not command the state's resources to effectively prosecute the war. In great paradox, even the slaveowners generally refused to furnish slave labor for the Confederate army. The Confederate General Assembly passed a law to draft free blacks as military laborers in June of 1861.
CWN Book Reviews Zouave and Militia units, and union state uniforms prewar militia companies or otherunits are really been seen only by subscribers of military Images magazine http://www.civilwarnews.com/reviews/bookreviews.cfm?ID=365
Origin Of The Confederate Battleflag armies occurred, the complex of military units operating in who were not in the regularUnion Army formed in constant warfare with Missouri confederate Militia http://www.scvcamp469-nbf.com/forrestandfortpillow.htm
Extractions: Recently there has been a renewed statement of antagonism toward Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest in our area as a part of the statement of anger toward the Confederate flag. At the opposite pole are those who have much admiration for Gen. Forrest. It is my opinion that many of those who are singling out Gen. Forrest know very little about him and are largely influenced by what they have read that came from the Northern Press during the War Between the States. Mr. Jack Hurst, in 1993, published what I consider the best book written on Gen. Forrest, entitled Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Biography . In it Hurst did an excellent job in describing Forrest's pre-military life and the times in which he lived. He gave us an excellent picture of the man as a person. From Hurst, it is apparent that Gen. Forrest was an opportunist throughout his life but was also, at the same time, a man of pride who tried hard to live his life with a high code of ethics. This nature permitted him to progress from a poor lad with very little education and one whose father died when he was young, to a man of considerable wealth by 1861; to progress from an enlisted private to a Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army; to become a military leader so effective that Gen. Sherman said that the war in the west could not be won as long as Gen. Forrest was alive; to become a handler of cavalry so effective that the German High Command sent military men to Tennessee and Mississippi before WWII to study his tactics, and then applied them to their Panzer Units during WWII.
Extractions: Installations ... Public Affairs Confederate Memorial The history of Arlington National Cemetery is steeped in the Civil War, for is was this great national struggle that necessitated the establishment of this cemetery to bury its many dead. For many years following the war, the bitter feelings between North and South remained, and although hundreds of confederate soldiers were buried at Arlington, it was considered a Union cemetery. Family members of Confederate soldiers were denied permission to decorate their loved ones' graves and in extreme cases were even denied entrance to the cemetery. Peaked hadstones that mark the graves of Conferdate soldiers surround the Confederate Monument in Jackson Circle. In the middle of the monument, the solemn figure of a woman representing the South extends a laurel wreath toward her fallen sons. These ill feelings were slow to die but over time they did begin to fade. Many historians believe it was the national call to arms during the Spanish-American War that brought northerners and southerners together at last. In that war numerous Confederate veterans volunteered their services and joined their Northern brothers on the battlefield in the common defense of our nation. In June 1900, in this spirit of national reconciliation, the U.S. Congress authorized that a section of Arlington National Cemetery be set aside for the burial of Confederate dead.
Western Campaign Much (or most in some units)of what the troops wore of slouch hats, sombreros andvarious military hats A number of captured union supply depots yielded current http://www.currensnet.com/uniforms/confunif.htm
Extractions: Western Campaign Confederate Uniforms (Under Construction) Head gear consisted of slouch hats, sombreros and various military hats. A number of captured union supply depots yielded current issue and earlier military uniforms. Those who entered service directly from the military or who were veterans often brought their old uniforms with them. When surplus or captured US uniforms were used they would do such things as turn the belt buckle upside down and turn coat s inside out to cut the odds of being hit by friendly fire. In Petericolas diary there is mention of buying replacement cloths, particulary trousers made from heavy canvas, in El Paso. Such trousers would likely be cut for the older drop front as well as the more modern "French fly". Footwear could be not only brogans but boots and civilian shoes. On the frontier boots and shoes could take on the look of heavily built moccasins as well as what today is thought of as traditional footwear. Footwear could be built as a pair of right and left shoes and could be straight last, that is made to fit either foot. (The modern reenactor should bear in mind that while a straight last shoe is made to initially fit either foot they should be worn consistently on one foot or the other as with wearing they gradually conform to whichever foot its worn on. Switching back and forth is a good way to destroy both shoes and feet.)
The Civil War In The Southeast Missouri Region Home Page armies occurred, the complex mix of military units operating in were not in the regularUnion army formed in constant warfare with Missouri confederate militia http://rosecity.net/civilwar/Default.htm
Extractions: Prologue T he Civil War began at 4:30 a.m., on the 12th of April, 1861, when the first Confederate shell smashed into Fort Sumter. Within weeks militia were being organized in both the North and the South. The Bloody years of war that followed cost the lives of 600,000 men, two percent of the country's population. At the heart of the conflict, the issue of slavery divided states, nationalities, neighbors and even families. Missouri sat on the border between North and South. Most of Missouri's American-born settlers were from southern states and were southern in sentiment. Generally, they lived on farms, and many owned slaves. But the state also had a large foreign-born population, most of whom were strongly in favor of the Union. A convention was called to determine what course Missouri should take in the war, and the state took a position of armed neutrality. It was determined that neither North or South should invade the state and that Missouri would raise an army of its own for the purpose of protecting itself against the government of which it was a part and against its neighbor states that had seceded from the Union. The Missouri State Guards were organized. In Fact, the tide of feeling on both sides rose too high to allow the state to remain neutral. Armies, both North and South, entered its borders and thousands of its citizens enlisted, some fighting for the Union, some for the South. In no other part of Missouri was the loss of property and life more devastating than is Southeast Missouri. While only a few large-scale military operations between uniformed armies occurred, the complex mix of military units operating in the region made it a bloody battlefield for four long years. Northern sympathizers who were not in the regular Union army formed The Missouri Enrolled Militia which engaged in constant warfare with Missouri Confederate militia. Federal troops, intent on preventing a Confederate invasion from the south, moved back and forth through the region. Confederate armies, determined to gain a foothold in Missouri, marched through the Region from the South.
McDowell County - Civil War of the war in the military units into which Some union units into which McDowellCountians enlisted include Some union enlistments, then, appear to have been http://www.mcdowellwv.com/civilwar/mcdowell.html
Extractions: I was here at your house and had a chat with your wife, and I want you to come in and your boys, and you shan't be hurt. If the boys wish to join the company they will have the same chance that other soldiers (have had), and you may go to work. When you come, come without your arms. You can travel anywhere on the Dry Fork without your arms and won't be hurt.
The Missouri Civil War Museum - Links Page MO Commandery of the military Order of the Loyal Legion of the US. Missouri unionUnits at Battle of Vicksburg. St. Louis union Army Regimental History Links. http://www.missouricivilwarmuseum.org/LinksPage.htm
Extractions: Links to Sites of Interest: MO Civil War Federal/Union Links MO Civil War Southern/Confederate Links MO Civil War Topic General History Links MessageBoard/Email Lists (MO Civil War) ... National History and Veterans Links MO Civil War (Federal/Union) Links: MO Civil War (Southern/Confederate) Links: Chris Azevedo's Missouri Civil War Homepage Col. Alonzo W. Slayback of Shelby's Cavalry Col. Colton Greene (biography) Confederate Regimental History Links Gen. John S. Bowen (biography) Gen. Sterling Price (biography) Gringoloco's Graphics/Animated Flags Guerilla Warfare, Missouri Style "The Call of Quantrill" Invasion of Camp Jackson Jim's Flags (animated Confederate flags) Mark Twain: The Private History of a Campaign that Failed Military Prisons of St. Louis, Mo.
Finding Your Civil War Ancestors capture of property during military operations frequently ancestor served in irregularunits such as Like their union adversaries, many Kentucky Confederates http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/arch/civil.htm
Extractions: Archival Reference Services Welcome to the Kentucky State Archives Genealogical Reference Correspondence Policy Catalog of Kentucky State Archives Holdings Catalog of Kentucky Archival and Manuscripts Collections ... Support Us FINDING YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTORS AT THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES According to official records, over 75,000 Kentuckians, including 23,000 African American volunteers, fought for the Union during the Civil War. This figure does not include the estimated 12,000 men who saw active service with Kentucky's state forces, nor the hundreds who belonged to irregular units such as self-styled "Home Guards" or "Independent Scouts." The exact number of Kentuckians who fought for the Confederacy may never be known. Historians estimate that between 25,000 and 40,000 Kentucky volunteers served in the Confederate army. The fact that service records for many of these individuals were either poorly kept, lost, or destroyed during the war presents a considerable challenge for researchers.
Extractions: MISSISSIPPI NOTE: This document appears on Adams County, MS with the permission of the author, Robert "Bob" Shumway. Researchers are invited to read/search the document for specific facts, relative to individual research, but no part of the document may be reproduced in any format, electronically or otherwise. -Ellen Pack PREFACE and BACKGROUND QUITMAN LIGHT ARTILLERY - Independent Battery NATCHEZ FENCIBLES - Co. G - 12th Mississippi Regiment ADAMS LIGHT GUARD - Co. D. Sixteenth Mississippi Regiment ADAMS LIGHT GUARD - Co. I - 16th Mississippi Regiment ADAMS TROOP - Co A - Jeff Davis Legion NATCHEZ RIFLES - Co E - 4th La. Battalion NATCHEZ LIGHT INFANTRY - Co. A . First Regiment Mississippi Vols. (60 days) TOM WELDON REBELS - Co L - 44th Mississippi Regiment NATCHEZ SOUTHRONS - Co B - 10th Mississippi Regiment CONNER BATTERY - Wade's Battery, Maj. Dunlap's Battallion of Artillery
Extractions: German POW Camp located at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, August-December 1943. W hile the only Arkansas History Commission materials you can access online are selected photographs available through the Stage One Digitization Project, selected bibliographies and databases can help you better prepare for your trip to our Research Room. Online forms can enable you to order materials for which you have specific bibliographic information (i.e., specific name, specific record, specific record, exact page number, etc.). Our facility is intended as a place for individuals to engage in research. The staff does not undertake research requests. Please use forms only to order copies of specific records for which you can provide complete citation. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF). Click here to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program that will allow you to view and print PDF documents.
The Battle Of Glorieta: Union Victory In The West By Alberts it includes not only the confederate organization and also that of the Federal militaryunits as they It incorporates all the known union participant accounts http://www.cw-book-news.com/release info/00-08/glorieta.html
Extractions: The Battle of Glorieta Union Victory in the West by Don E. Alberts The high Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico seemed an unlikely site for a desperate Civil War battle, but on March 28, 1862, the army of Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley, seeking to conquer the West for the Confederacy but dangerously short of supplies, fought a costly pitched battle at Glorieta Pass with Federal forces. The Rebels seemed to have won, and the Union units withdrew, but as fate would have it, Federal cavalry under Col. John Chivington unexpectedly found the Confederate supply train and destroyed it, leaving, the Southerners isolated and defenseless. Now available in paperback, The Battle of Glorieta: Union Victory in the West by Don E. Alberts offers a full, detailed, and accurate history of this blind, groping struggle in the smoke-filled Glorieta valley. The definitive work on the battle, it includes not only the Confederate organization and approach to the key battle, but also that of the Federal military units as they organized within New Mexico and Colorado Territories. It incorporates all the known Union participant accounts, including a number never before published. Based on his own research on the battlefield, Alberts also presents a thorough understanding of the deployment of troops and their actions. Alberts reveals, with rigorous supporting evidence, a whole new site for the Battle of Apache Canyon, miles from that previously described. From his field research and discovery of artifacts, he details the exact complement of both Confederate and Federal artillery. Finally, he marshals evidence to reach the startling, yet now inevitable, conclusion that the Battle of Glorieta was indeed a clear and significant Union victory.
Civil War father, a Baptist minister). He was one of the charter members of theNorfleet Camp, United confederate Veterans. I have contacted http://www.usgennet.org/alhnncus/ahncfors/civil.html
Extractions: Life and Letters of James Calvin Zimmerman Daniel Freeman Kinney , 7th NC Infantry Star-Eyed Rockingham Soldier Recalls Vivid Memories of Civil War Local Civil War Documents, Pardons, Letters, etc. Roster of Co. H, 33rd Reg't., NCST featuring Forsyth Co. Soldiers "...and after Appomattox" The story of Julius Abraham Transou Dr. John F. Shaffner, Surgeon in the Confederate Army John Adam Nifong He Did Not Desert! Maj. R.E. Wilson, of the Gray Eagles, 21st Regiment. 22nd NC Infantry lists local men! Thomas Richard Purnell North Carolina Loyalists during the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin Jones North Carolina Civil War Page ... 7th NC Infantry Many Thanks to Mr. Frank Willis volsfans4ever@netzero.net for contributing the following information: My grandmother's Kinney family was primarily from the Davidson County, NC area. However, I do know that one of my ancestors, Daniel Freeman Kinney, moved to Forsyth County around 1867 when he married Jane C. Blackburn. He became a building contractor for Fogle Brothers and I believe this was his occupation when he retired. Daniel Freeman Kinney lived until age 81 and was a member of the North Winston Baptist Church congregation (I don't know where this church is but assume it to be Baptist as were all the Davidson Kinneys, including his father, a Baptist minister). He was one of the charter members of the Norfleet Camp, United Confederate Veterans. I have contacted them several times by e-mail with no response in attempts to obtain information on Lt. Kinney's membership and offices he may have held. Daniel's younger brother, David E. Kinney, died at age 25 of typhoid (there was some sort of outbreak in the county), having 3 children - Alfred, Minnie, and Lafayette. The first of these (Alfred) was my great-grandfather and the father of Julia Esther Kinney Stillwell, the last of my Kinney line to live in High Rock, North Carolina.