Scots and the american civil war

[CoreyMacLeod]

Anyone else have family that fought in that war? Any stories??

[macwilkin]

Anyone else have family that fought in that war? Any stories??

My g-g-great grandfather served with Crocker's Iowa Brigade at Shiloh, Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea and the Grand Review at war's end. Two of his sons served in the Philippine Islands in 1899-1902.

My other g-g-grandfather served as a sergeant in Illinois regiment at Stones River, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta and Nashville.

Both Western Mudsills..."this and 40 Rounds!"

T.

[BoldHighlander]

Anyone else have family that fought in that war? Any stories??

Too many stories to tell about the raiders in my family. Most of the ones that rode w/ Morgan took part in the Great Ohio Raid of '63. One was captured at Buffington Island fighting a delaying rear guard action. Anyhow, if you pick up a book relating to Morgan's Raiders, just about any battle you read about, you can rest assure that at least one of my 9 raider ancestors was involved
If you pick up a copy of "Partisan Rangers of the Confederate States Army" by Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnston (commander, 10th KY Cavalry, Partisan Rangers), you will find my 1st cousin 5x removed Reverend J.S. Scobee (Major & 1st Chaplain) mentioned a few times, as well as his photo (see below) in it:



One of my ancestors from the Stonewall Brigade was crippled at the battle of Culp's Hill (Gettysburg). Another later served in a cavalry unit & participated in Jubal Early's raid towards Washington City (DC). He was present at the burning of Chambersburg (PA).

My Scobee ancestor out in Missouri was in a fight with the lead flying so thick it's reported his horse's ears were shot off (!!)
What's funny about that, is while he was fighting the guerrillas in Missouri, my mother's people were on the guerrilla side! Wouldn't that have been something if they had been shooting at each other?

[Joel]

Anyone else have family that fought in that war? Any stories??

There are a lot of stories from various parts of my family - who fought for both North and South. One ancestor of mine, Nathanial Bliss (cousin to those Bliss' from Gettysburg) served in the 110th Ohio Infantry from 1862 through the end of the war. He was captured at the battle of 3rd Winchester, escaped, fought in the Wilderness where he was wounded. There was also a Joe Hill, whom I'm named after, who was killed in the War. However, not much is known about how or where. J.E.B. Stuart was a cousin of mine - not sure on the designation (3d or 4th) - but a cousin nontheless. Gives some explanation to my brother's red beard.

[JRB]

Anyone else have family that fought in that war? Any stories??

I have several distant relatives who served in the Civil War. All of them came from my paternal grandmother's side of the family (who were of English and Scottish descent and have lived on this continent since 1636). My entire mother's side of the family all came from Italy in the 1880's and my paternal grandfather's family came from Inverness, Scotland in the 1870's.

Here are the one’s I know about…

Edward Augustus Howard from Scituate, RI: Served in the Union army as a private in Battery B, First Rhode Island Artillery from 1861-1864. He participated in the battles of Ball’s Bluff, Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Antietam, First Fredericksburg, Second Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, The Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and other skirmishes to small to be named. His battery was commended for bearing a meritorious part in these battles, and an order of General Meade directed their names to be inscribed on its colors. He never suffered a major wound during his service.

Edmund Walker Howard of RI: Gave his life at age 19 in service to the Union. He served in the Union army as a private in Company G, Fourth U.S. Infantry, Second Battalion from 1861-1863. He died on July 15, 1863 of wounds received on July 3 during the Battle of Gettysburg, PA.

Benjamin Franklin Howard, a store clerk from Ozark County, MO: Served in the Confederate army. In his first and only engagement his left arm was shattered by a minie ball and had to be amputated. I have no other details of his service.

Aaron Hopkins Howard, a carriage maker in Washtenaw County, MI: Served in the Union army as a member of Company A, Eleventh Michigan Infantry. I have no other details of his service.

Rev. William Eaton Howard, a minister in Ashland, RI: Served in the Union army as a private in Battery H, First Rhode Island Light Artillery from 1862-1865. I have no other details of his service.

Harry Green Howard, a homesteader and farmer in LaValle Township, WI: Served in the Union army as a member of Company A, Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry from 1864-1865. I have no other details of his service.

Sidney Alonzo Howard, La Valle, WI: Served in the Union army as a member of the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry from 1862-1865. I have no other details of his service.

[macwilkin]

Benjamin Franklin Howard, a store clerk from Ozark County, MO: Served in the Confederate army. In his first and only engagement his left arm was shattered by a minie ball and had to be amputated. I have no other details of his service.

Given the Ozark County residence, I would daresay that this gentleman might have served in the Missouri State Guard, a pro-Southern militia that was not in the Confederate Army. Missouri did not seceed from the Union until October of 1861, and even then Missouri raised more men for Federal Service than it did for the Confederacy.

I just ran the name in the National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, and two Benjamin F. Howards are listed; one serving with the 3rd MO Cavalry (CS) and the other with the 4th MO Cavalry (CS); both units had a number of men who had prior service in the State Guard.

It would be interesting to see if he is listed in the MSG rolls; I can check them the next time I talk to the librarian at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.

Regards,

Todd

[JRB]

Given the Ozark County residence, I would daresay that this gentleman might have served in the Missouri State Guard, a pro-Southern militia that was not in the Confederate Army. Missouri did not seceed from the Union until October of 1861, and even then Missouri raised more men for Federal Service than it did for the Confederacy.

I just ran the name in the National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, and two Benjamin F. Howards are listed; one serving with the 3rd MO Cavalry (CS) and the other with the 4th MO Cavalry (CS); both units had a number of men who had prior service in the State Guard.

It would be interesting to see if he is listed in the MSG rolls; I can check them the next time I talk to the librarian at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.

Regards,

Todd

Thanks for the info. There seems to be a lot more info on my relatives who served in the Union army (which is to be expected). What I posted about B.F. Howard is all I have in regard to his Civil War service. He and his older brother, Isaac, were born in Foster, RI and moved out west in their early twenties. Here is what I have on Isaac...

Dr. Isaac Howard: At the outbreak of the Civil War he went to Marshfield, Webster County, MO, where he practiced medicine and served as one of the home guards.

It seems to me that, since Isaac is listed as having specifically served in the home guard, Benjamin would have been listed the same way had he not served in the CSA army. That's just speculation based on the documentation I have. I'd love to find out if you learn more.

[macwilkin]

Thanks for the info. There seems to be a lot more info on my relatives who served in the Union army (which is to be expected). What I posted about B.F. Howard is all I have in regard to his Civil War service. He and his older brother, Isaac, were born in Foster, RI and moved out west in their early twenties. Here is what I have on Isaac...

Dr. Isaac Howard: At the outbreak of the Civil War he went to Marshfield, Webster County, MO, where he practiced medicine and served as one of the home guards.

It seems to me that, since Isaac is listed as having specifically served in the home guard, Benjamin would have been listed the same way had he not served in the CSA army. That's just speculation based on the documentation I have. I'd love to find out if you learn more.

Very interesting -- Marshfield is just up the road (I-44) from me. Many members of the Webster Co. Home Guard later served in Company B, 24th Missouri Infantry (US), a local regiment that saw quite a bit of service during the war.

The Home Guard, by the way, was the pro-Union equivalent of the Missouri State Guard. Many State Guardsmen did join the Confederate Army after the Spring of 1862, but a fair amount returned home to Missouri and did not serve again.

There is a fairly detailed history of the 24th; I'll see what it has to say regarding your relative.

T.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

My family bought a coal mine in Pennsylvania in 1860-61, before the outbreak of hostilities. When the war started the miners, almost to a man, went into the Army which caused quite a bit of financial consternation back home in Scotland. Quick as a wink one of my uncles dashed down to Wales and hired a boat-load of Welshmen to work our mine on the condition that their passage would be paid back out of their wages once they were in the mines. No sooner were the Welsh off the boat than they accepted a "bounty" from the Federals and enlisted in the Army. Needless to say, none of them ever paid back their passage. Financially things were starting to look a bit dire in Ayrshire when one of my other uncles hit on the idea of shipping over a boat load of Finns to work for us. Since no one in the USA spoke Finnish, and the Finns didn't have more than a word or two of English between them, we were finally able to get the mine up and running.

As far as I know, with the exception of my uncle, whose house was in Gettysburg, none of my immediate family fought in the war, although I suppose our coal aided the Northern war effort.

[McMathTX]

My g-g-grandfather joined an Arkansas unit in 1863. I don't know which one. I do know at some point he became a POW, returning home after the war very ill and dying a few months later, having never recovered.