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16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry | | Wayne Fielder
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Category Archives: 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Murder of James Cundiff and Execution of Lewis Stivers. I just found something on this and thought I should move my other references, scattered across several blogs, to this space. So…here we go. 😉 During the first week of the 1862 Federal retreat from Cumberland Gap there was an incident at Manchester that has been shrouded in some mystery until today. We have known that Private Lewis Stivers of… (more…). March 5, 2010,. 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Then and Now | | Wayne Fielder
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Category Archives: Then and Now. Newspapers – same today as yesterday. When a newspaper today publishes something having to do with the war d’jour or some foreign policy decision or indecision there are howls of protest from one side or the other of the political spectrum and sometimes both. Either the paper shouldn’t have published this because it endangered operations or the paper was insensitive to the dead of another operation. … (more…). February 5, 2012,. Categories: Then and Now.
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Cumberland Gap 1862 | | Wayne Fielder
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Category Archives: Cumberland Gap 1862. On October 16th of 1861, General William Tecumseh Sherman met with Secretary of War Simon Cameron at the Galt House in Louisville. Sherman was new to his position as Department Commander and wanted to brief his boss on the situation in Kentucky. As Sherman entered the room he was greeted by an entourage of reporters and the Adjutant General Lorenzo… (more…). March 25, 2016,. Categories: Cumberland Gap 1862. Tales from the Ranks. May 21, 2012,. January 29, 2012,.
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Tales from the Ranks | | Wayne Fielder
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Laquo; Newspapers – same today as yesterday. Tales from the Ranks. According to Private Hensley, his wife accompanied him and the Regiment from December of 61 until the Regiment boarded the Steamer Dic Vernon at Memphis on December 21, 1862. It was at this point that point Private Hensley’s story became most interesting. The following is from an affidavit filed in Private Hensley’s record:. Given under my hand the place and date above mentioned. Http:/ www.kentuckyregiments.org/milrec.php? He was listed ...
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Speaking | | Wayne Fielder
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Genealogy Jamboree 2013 at Cumberland GapNational Park Service Theater. June 6th, 2013 2:30pm. June 7th, 2013 1:00pm. Civil War Muster Records. Genealogy Jamboree 2012 at Cumberland Gap. National Park Service Theater. June 7th, 2012. 1861 East Tennessee Unionist Rebellion. 1862 Cumberland Gap Campaign. Pingback: Wayne Fielder » Genealogy Jamboree 2012. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Kentucky History and Genealogy. The Runup to the War.
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Family Histories | | Wayne Fielder
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Category Archives: Family Histories. So ya think Lincoln was tall? So goes the story right? President Abraham Lincoln was a towering man of 6’4″ inches in his barefeet. Well, my wife’s Great-Great Grandfather has him by 3 inches. I give you the Descriptive Roll card for Sergeant Walker Garland Routt, Company K, 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. During the Civil War, if you were literate there was a very high likelihood… (more…). December 27, 2010,. Lord Dunmore’s War and John B. Cain. April 29, 2009,.
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42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry | | Wayne Fielder
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Category Archives: 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. So, I have found myself with an intense interest in the Signal Corps of late. I have known about the legendary George Ellsworth of John Hunt Morgan’s Cavalry for a while. I have also read about various telegraph operators and flag waiving Signal Corps soldiers in the past. My interest now, however, has turned to the more technical side of… (more…). April 9, 2011,. Categories: 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. March 5, 2010,. 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Update to Mutiny in Company D, 7th Kentucky! | | Wayne Fielder
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Laquo; Kentucky Union Muster Records. Update to Mutiny in Company D, 7th Kentucky! Thanks to the kindness of a friend I will be getting my grubby hands on the Court Martial records regarding the mutiny of some of the men in Company D. The whole kit and the kaboodle! Can Not. Wait! Will post here once we get it all together. April 6, 2011, Author: Wayne. Categories: 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry(US). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *.
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Speechifyin’ | | Wayne Fielder
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Category Archives: Speechifyin’. I will be back at the Genealogy Jamboree at Cumberland Gap this year. The dates are June 6, 7, and 8 2013. I will be talking about ways to better understand Civil War Muster Records on Thursday the 6th at 2:30p and Friday the 7th at 1p in the Visitor Center Auditorium. The presentation can be found here. … (more…). February 8, 2013,. Kentucky History and Genealogy. 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry(US).
