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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]patrice
(47,992 posts)76. Not sure, there would have been some of those Ozark (AR) hill folk who would have gone back
further into the hills when the "recruiters" came through wherever. Other, probably the younger, ones may have gone off to the Civil War for the same reasons that lots of young people enlist today.
My ancestors didn't move West into Oklahoma, until this century. You can still see my family name sprinkled around AR.
I know the movie Ride With the Devil really speaks to me deeply and I happen to be listening to Cold Mountain on audio book right now; so much detail about the culture and times, I can't quite tell you how it makes me feel.
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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