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    I have an ancestor in the 4th Texas Inf, he was wounded at Antietam and died at the Wilderness. I have a letter of his describing how he wants the war to be over.
    I also had 2 ancestors in a Texas cavalry unit (father and son?), was supposed to receive lances but never got them.
    I have union ancestors in Missouri cavalry, and they fought in a battle against my 2 Texas ancestors above.
    Another union ancestor of mine was with the artillery at Vicksburg.
    I also have a photograph of another ancestor of mine, but he isn't very interesting.
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    This one is a doozy, if you like Stonewall Jackson be prepared to read the whole page, it is quite an interesting ancestor I've got here, let me know what y'all think.

    https://books.google.com/books?id=p-...page&q&f=false
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    My 5th Great Grandfather owned a theater and had a town named after his daughter. A horse kicked him and then he died. What a shame...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arawn1030 View Post
    Are you actually related to George McClellan? That's awesome.
    Yep

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    Found out some more about my family.

    4th Great Uncle,
    James J Cowart
    1st Sgt.
    27th Georgia Infantry Regiment
    Co. B
    Enlisted in Company B, Georgia 27th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1861. Mustered out on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC.

    Battles:
    Yorktown
    Williamsburg
    Seven Pines
    Seven Days Battles
    - Beaver Dam Creek
    - Gaines Mill
    - Malvern Hill
    South Mountain
    Antietam (cornfield)
    Fredericksburg
    Chancellorsville
    Olustee
    Seige of Petersburg
    -Colquitt's Salient
    -Battle of the Crater
    Cold Harbor
    Weldon Railroad
    Fort Harrison
    Fort Fisher
    Sugar Loaf
    Fort Anderson
    Wilmington
    Kinston
    Averysborough
    Bentonville

    *Some battle have been left out.
    Jesse S. Crosby, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - May 6, 1864

    Samuel T. McKenzie, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - September 2, 1862

    Joseph C. McKenzie, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - October 1, 1863

    Henry C. McKenzie, 3rd Georgia Infantry, June 1, 1861 - January 28, 1863

    Charles R. Beddingfield, 38th Alabama Infantry

    Samuel L. Cowart, Cobb's Legion

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion View Post
    Found out some more about my family.

    4th Great Uncle,
    James J Cowart
    1st Sgt.
    27th Georgia Infantry Regiment
    Co. B
    Enlisted in Company B, Georgia 27th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1861. Mustered out on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC.

    Battles:
    Yorktown
    Williamsburg
    Seven Pines
    Seven Days Battles
    - Beaver Dam Creek
    - Gaines Mill
    - Malvern Hill
    South Mountain
    Antietam (cornfield)
    Fredericksburg
    Chancellorsville
    Olustee
    Seige of Petersburg
    -Colquitt's Salient
    -Battle of the Crater
    Cold Harbor
    Weldon Railroad
    Fort Harrison
    Fort Fisher
    Sugar Loaf
    Fort Anderson
    Wilmington
    Kinston
    Averysborough
    Bentonville

    *Some battle have been left out.
    That's a long list Legion!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jordon Brooker View Post
    That's a long list Legion!
    Ik. It's amazing he survived, and without getting wounded as far as I know.
    Jesse S. Crosby, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - May 6, 1864

    Samuel T. McKenzie, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - September 2, 1862

    Joseph C. McKenzie, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - October 1, 1863

    Henry C. McKenzie, 3rd Georgia Infantry, June 1, 1861 - January 28, 1863

    Charles R. Beddingfield, 38th Alabama Infantry

    Samuel L. Cowart, Cobb's Legion

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion View Post
    Ik. It's amazing he survived, and without getting wounded as far as I know.
    Wow, that's really crazy, one of a batch really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion View Post
    Ik. It's amazing he survived, and without getting wounded as far as I know.
    Without a wound! Lucky guy man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legion View Post
    Found out some more about my family.

    4th Great Uncle,
    James J Cowart
    1st Sgt.
    27th Georgia Infantry Regiment
    Co. B
    Enlisted in Company B, Georgia 27th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1861. Mustered out on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC.

    Battles:
    Yorktown
    Williamsburg
    Seven Pines
    Seven Days Battles
    - Beaver Dam Creek
    - Gaines Mill
    - Malvern Hill
    South Mountain
    Antietam (cornfield)
    Fredericksburg
    Chancellorsville
    Olustee
    Seige of Petersburg
    -Colquitt's Salient
    -Battle of the Crater
    Cold Harbor
    Weldon Railroad
    Fort Harrison
    Fort Fisher
    Sugar Loaf
    Fort Anderson
    Wilmington
    Kinston
    Averysborough
    Bentonville

    *Some battle have been left out.
    Wow that's awesome! Lotta ties to the Tar Heel State with mustering out in Greensboro and Fort Fisher, Wilmington, Kinston, Averasboro, and Bentonville. Did he surrender at Bennett Place to Sherman?
    To the Colors!

    Captain Lance Rawlings
    Company K, 38th North Carolina, Pender's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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