Col. Hatcher
Adjutant, Drayton's Brigade
In Memoriam of my Confederate Ancestors:
Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest, Major William H. Forrest, Lt. Col. Aaron Forrest, Col. Jeffrey Forrest, Lt. Col. Jesse Forrest, Captain James M. Cathey, Harrison Haynes, Harper Haynes, Jopseh Martin, William G. Hatcher, John A. Hatcher, John J. Hatcher, D. Wesley Hatcher, James L. Hatcher
"If we were wrong in our contest, then the Declaration of Independence of 1776 was a grave mistake and the revolution to which it led was a crime. If Washington was a patriot; Lee cannot have been a rebel."
"I want you to try to teach to your children and to your children's children that ours was not a lost cause. I want you to tell them that we were fighting for the right ..."
Wade Hampton III
Col. Hatcher
Adjutant, Drayton's Brigade
In Memoriam of my Confederate Ancestors:
Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest, Major William H. Forrest, Lt. Col. Aaron Forrest, Col. Jeffrey Forrest, Lt. Col. Jesse Forrest, Captain James M. Cathey, Harrison Haynes, Harper Haynes, Jopseh Martin, William G. Hatcher, John A. Hatcher, John J. Hatcher, D. Wesley Hatcher, James L. Hatcher
I myself have a metric arseload of ancestors who took part in the Civil War, mostly because it seemed that all the branches of my family had a real knack for breeding like rabbits. Have a google document with a lot listed down with their unit and ranks, but I'm not going to bore anyone with such nonsense. There are some pretty "prominent" ones that may interest people, though.
Going first with my highest-ranked ancestor (of my paternal grandmother's family): Major General Israel B. Richardson - commander of 1st Division, II Corps at Antietam (where he suffered a mortal wound).
When it comes to my various family branches, I take the most interest in my mother's line (the Hunt family). At the time of the Civil War, the Hunts were generally concentrated into three clusters - one in Kentucky, one in Nortern Indiana & Michigan, and and the third broadly spread throughout New England. Brevet Major General Henry J. Hunt was of the second cluster. The first of these clusters, the Kentucky one, is of the most interest to me because of how roughly half served in Union Kentucky units and the other half in Confederate Kentucky units. Firstly, we have Lieutenant Colonel Philemon B. Hunt who was in the 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (US); and secondly (of all the individual ancestors, I find this man of the most interest) Colonel Thomas Hart Hunt, who commanded the 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (CSA) and, for a time, acted as the Orphan Brigade's Commander after the previous one had died. Colonel Hunt was the uncle of the famous John Hunt Morgan (his middle name obviously being drawn from Thomas' surname), and was often referred to by Morgan and his Staff as "Uncle Tom"; Colonel Hunt was seriously wounded at Shiloh (if I remember correctly) and resigned in 1863 because of family trouble, some months after his resignation he respectfully declined a offered commission as Brigadier General.
My direct paternal family line is littered with Civil War ancestors, but with the exception of a few Captains and Lieutenants, were all privates - so there's nothing much of interest to put down. That being said, I did have multiple take part in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg (24th and 56th Virginia); I recall one being captured in the charge, I do not know of the fates of the others.
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Major H.P. Bouldin, 18th Virginia Infantry
Give me Kentucky Volunteers, or Give me Death!
Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley. He didn't take part in any of the major battles all his accomplishments and fails were in west Texas.800px-Henry_Hopkins_Sibley.jpg
My most closely related are in my signature. But if you go to the records search and Search the last name "Peyton" in the state of Virginia there is 4 pages of people who were related to me. A lot of them Majors, Colonels, and Captains.
Some have interesting stories. Major Charles S Peyton had his arm shot off in an earlier battle and led his men of Garnett's Brigade, 19th Virginia infantry, into Pickett's charge in Gettysburg. All with 1 arm. He was the only officer not killed or wounded and made the post battle report which is on official records.
My only Union ancestor and 3x Great Grandfather Private William Hughes immigrated from County Mayo, Ireland and joined the 7th Wisconsin volunteer infantry. He was shot in the leg in the battle of the Wilderness and when he went to the medical tent, he saw the piles of limbs from amputees and didn't want to suffer the same fate, so he used tobacco on his wound to seal his blood vessels and stop bleeding and saved his own leg. He eventually lived to be 107 years old.
The only one I have a picture of, my other 3x Great Grandfather, John Daniel Belcher, was in the E company of the 13th Georgia Infantry. Was captured and made a POW at Gettysburg. Surrendered at Appomattox courthouse. Married Sarah C Lee who was rumored to be the 1st cousin of Robert E Lee but I haven't confirmed it. heres old John D himself
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2Lt. Obadiah Peyton. 2nd Georgia Infantry Company G
Ancestors:
Major Charles S Peyton - 19th Virginia Infantry
John Daniel Belcher - 13th Georgia Infantry
Elijah Clark Belcher - 47th Georgia Infantry
William Hughes - 7th Wisconsin Infantry
Cpt. Thomas J Peyton - Fry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
26th Louisiana Infantry Co. A, Pvt Desire Jean Broussard (3rd Great Grandfather) fought at Vicksburg and became a POW after
18th Illinois Infantry Co. G, Pvt Martin Van Buren Allison (3rd Great Grandfather) Discharged, Sep 24, 1862; disability.
111th Pennsylvania Infantry Co. G, Pvt George Washington Brooks (3rd Great Grandfather) fought from Cedar Mountain to Bentonville.
24th Tennessee Infantry Co. I, Sgt S. G. Hendrix (3rd Great Grandfather)
43rd Alabama Infantry Co. E, Pvt Joseph R. Byrd (3rd Great Grandfather) fought at Chickamauga and then sent to reinforce Longstreet.
I'll will add more once I find more ancestors.
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2Lt. Obadiah Peyton. 2nd Georgia Infantry Company G
Ancestors:
Major Charles S Peyton - 19th Virginia Infantry
John Daniel Belcher - 13th Georgia Infantry
Elijah Clark Belcher - 47th Georgia Infantry
William Hughes - 7th Wisconsin Infantry
Cpt. Thomas J Peyton - Fry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery