westcobbdog
Senior Member
This Union Gen at wars inception got whipped in the first major land battle near Yorktown and was later deemed a scoundrel.
My fathers family took different sides during the war, sometimes even swapping sides. I do know one of my great uncles did that and was caught in Virginia after a battle and was recognized by a couple of North Carolina soldiers. He was pulled out of the prisoner ranks and hung. My mother has the information so I’ll try to write it all down today when I go check on her.
This thread is great and really has peaked my desire to learn where my ancestors actually fought and some died
On because Sherman had gone hunting there and was well treated.I believe that WT Sherman was friendly to the owners when he was stationed nearby. Did Blessing survive his march?
Don’t think it was Gen Heath who I think was a Pennsylvanian.