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In reply to the discussion: I just found out that one of my great great grandfathers served on the Confederate side [View all]curlyred
(1,879 posts)63. Every male of age on both sides fought for the confederacy
Every dang one. Every cousin I have is a member of the Sons/Daughters of the Confederacy. Of course they are all tea bagging right wing loons. It is embarrassing.
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I just found out that one of my great great grandfathers served on the Confederate side [View all]
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
OP
OK, there's more of my ignorance exposed. I guess I thought serving was voluntary, but it your GF
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#12
It occurs to me only now, as "draft riots" rings a faint bell, that having watched both Ken Burns'
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#143
The Confederates also instituted a rather comprehensive draft, and did so earlier than the Union
alcibiades_mystery
Nov 2012
#43
The war was more than protection for the slaveholding class. It was outright treason (take
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#134
Hey, people lucky enough to live in Venice Beach forfeit their right to bitch about anything in my
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#141
GGGGF, Clement's father, owned a large number of slaves. I think Clement owned just a few.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#9
Ancestry.com is quite the treasure trove. I would feel better if I had family stories that supported
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#103
I am coming to find out I know much less about the CW than I'd imagined. I knew some families split,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#6
TN? Wikipedia claims, "With such sentiment and influence, it's no surprise that Cades Cove remained
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#16
That's an interesting transition over time. After watching the Dust Bowl doc on PBS, it was
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#121
Do you know that from family history, or just general knowledge about the war?
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#110
I see some votes have come in. Of course, I'd love to hear more about your family histories
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#4
Thanks, I haven't really looked into the various groups/forums. I had no idea there was a Genealogyf
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#96
why emotional. it was a different time and place and dosent really mean anything bad
loli phabay
Nov 2012
#5
Intellectually, I get that. I don't know. Part of it is just the little stories about how Clement
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#7
I'm pretty sure my English-Irish-Welsh-Italian-Slovak ancestors arrived post-Civil War to mine coal.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#13
Wales was pretty big into coal mining, right? So, did they leave there to come here and mine coal
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#98
Were there actually regiments from the south who fought for the North. I mean, did your GF
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#21
I'm intrigued by your dad leaving his slave-owning family to fight for the North, then being
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#39
My great grandfather had already given his slaves freedom and they stayed with him
madokie
Nov 2012
#73
None for the South (5 for the North), but 4 who fought for the British in the Revolutionary war
htuttle
Nov 2012
#15
That's a good point. So, you apparently know a great deal about your ancestors. My grandparents
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#24
I did a lot of research for free on familyseach.org first, so I had a head start. Then my mom signed
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#128
That must be so interesting! We just have the censuses and a few city directory entries. I guess
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#25
DOC is news to me. That's quite a past. Your son has a fascinating family history to discover. Do
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#26
I'm guessing I'd qualify as a DOC, but, yeah, I don't know. I live in Southeastern PA, and there is
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#101
We hear that families were torn apart by the war, but the true life stories are so powerful, to me.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#105
Your GGGF made it though all that? We used to take the 5th graders to Gettysburg every year, so I
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#33
"It is amazing to me to think that had my GG grandpa not survived all those battles, I would not be
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#42
The few old family letters we have are so precious, but none are related to anything of such great
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#168
Oh my, the stories they tell of the surgeries when you visit the battlefield. It's hard to imagine
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#45
So, you're the "I had one direct ancestor who fought for both the North and the South!
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#47
My family has lived in Michigan on both sides as long as they've been in what is now the US
gollygee
Nov 2012
#40
5th-gg veteran of Revolutionary War. 3 gggs fought for Confederacy, 1 ggg fought for Union.
Zen Democrat
Nov 2012
#46
What a family! Do you happen to know how many fellow WWII survivors your dad still has?
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#49
I've always wondered why Republicans are Reds when they hate Communists so much!
Zen Democrat
Nov 2012
#58
Wow! Another really interesting family history. Booker T, and the Yan-kees!
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#100
Yep. I'm finding there can be a lot we don't know about our ancestors!
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#108
I can sympathize with the issues brought up there. I'm sorry for your loss.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#163
I know for sure that an ancestor on my father's side was a Confederate soldier..
ananda
Nov 2012
#53
Damn, I wonder if I'm related to our president, too. How did you discover that?
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#117
A box of chocolates, ha! Yep. Thanks for sharing your insights and stories.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#118
My VA relatives are all Teabaggers too. My mom wants me to go down there with her to try to get some
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#106
On both sides? I would have thought there were at least some Union soldiers in the war. (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#109
I can't imagine. War, huh, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing, (well, for the most part...)
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#120
Not sure, there would have been some of those Ozark (AR) hill folk who would have gone back
patrice
Nov 2012
#76
I have some idea--I get very, very absorbed in good books--audio or print--and when you can relate
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#122
After what I've learned in this thread, I wont assume whether or not that was a Union or Confederate
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#131
I think my second last poll option covers this, but certainly not in this much detail! I guess that
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#132
Not missing, really, since it's a poll about ancestors who fought in the Civil War. Nothing against
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#133
Holy crossdressing, Machman! Now that's a real behind-the-scenes story you family has.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#170
I know that I tend to be surprised when family members end up being so politically different
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#171
I have ancestors who served on both sides. I didn't find out about them until I was 51 years old
mulsh
Nov 2012
#91
Holy crap, GG Uncle Antonio! What were you fighting for? Don't you wish he'd written some letters
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#172
Paternal grandmother's maternal grandfather, 8th Illinois Cavalry, was wounded at Monocacy.
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#93
Monacacy--another new one to me. Seems like one I'd have heard of.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#173
I've been wrong a lot in this thread in my guesses and assumptions about affiliations, so I won't
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#135
You should add another choice for those whose ancestors were immigrants
democrattotheend
Nov 2012
#104
My ancestors were from Virginia/W. Virginia probably had them on both sides. n/t
doc03
Nov 2012
#107
Anyone who compares\equates Lee to Hitler needs to have his or her head examined pronto. FFS, Lee
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#138
Well, sounds like you know more than many about their family tree. Very interesting.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#139
Didn't some Brits have some part in it? At least in weapons sales and other support?
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#137
Well, it sounds like if they sinned, they sure did pay their penance.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#140
Yeah, when a boy too young to fight tries to sign up anyway, that shows some courage
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#130
I had a lot of ancestors in the US during the Civil War, so you would think that I would
kestrel91316
Nov 2012
#154
The turn started with my mother. She's a relatively liberal Dem, and three of her five children
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#177
the world of the past was a cruel and brutal world -- no doubt everyone of us us have among our
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2012
#158
True. Sadly, I think for the most part the world of today is still a cruel and brutal world. That's
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#178
Another option...my ancestors came over in the early 1900's AFTER the Civil War...
joeybee12
Nov 2012
#165