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Civil War Stories from the Maternal Side of my Family Tree in Upper East Tennessee

Cox and related families and their experiences during the " late unpleasantness " of 1861-1865.

updated 01 Oct 2008

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Dual Civil War Service for my Ancestor, Jackson C. Simmons

Jackson Simmons, father of my maternal gr,grandmother, Mary Simmons Cox fought on both sides during the Civil War.- written by Glenn Land

updated 01 Oct 2008

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Photo of Seven Confederate Veterans From the Volunteer State in Arlington, Tennessee 1907 Included a Distant Cousin of my Western North Carolina Land Ancestors

One of the soldiers pictured is Pvt. James C. Land, Son of Elihu Land & Margarett Wherry. Great Grandson of John Land ( bro of Thomas Land, my 5x gr grandfather )&…

updated 14 Sep 2008

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Defenders of the Union from the " Bluegrass "

While my wife's maternal ancestors from southwest Virginia fought for the southern Confederacy, her father's ancestors / relatives in central and eastern Kentucky were…

updated 03 Sep 2008

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A Southern Band of Brothers

Confederate Service of John, Richard, Montgomery, and Thomas Copass, sons Of Nathan and Rhoda Fitzgerald Copass of East Tennessee and younger brothers of my maternal…

updated 16 Aug 2008

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Johnson’s Island, located in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio was the site chosen for a Union prison for captured Confederate officers in late 1861.

Johnson's Island served as a Prisoner of War depot for Confederate Officers from April, 1862 through September, 1865. During that time, over 10,000 Southern officers found…

updated 12 Aug 2008

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The Blakelys of East Tennessee & the Civil War

In an area where the the Civil War was truly " brother against brother and father against son " the family that produced my paternal grandmother was a prime example of that…

updated 01 Aug 2008

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The Hulse Family of East Tennessee : One family's Civil War Tragedy

Our Nation"s Civil War has often been described as " brother against brother." President Lincoln quoted the Bible in declaring " A house divided against itself cannot stand.…

updated 23 Jul 2008

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" TAR-HEEL " Confederates in my Family Tree ( an on-going project )

My paternal family roots are in Western North Carolina in the counties of Alexander, Caldwell, and Wilkes. Several men from this area related either directly or " by marriage…

updated 09 Jul 2008

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The Civil War Experience for Brothers, William & Jesse Land and their Brother-in-law, Pearl Wimberly

How the Civil War affected the sons of Thomas J. and Matilda Carlton Land of Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

updated 07 Jul 2008

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John Harvey Cox of Tennessee and David Land of North Carolina

The Unique and Similar Experiences of two common men from Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina during the Civil War - by their great, great, grandson, Glenn Land

updated 02 Jul 2008

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Tennessee Confederates, Payton B. Wheelock Sr. & Jr. were Uncle and Nephew, not father and son. I believe Wheelock family genealogy bares this out.

Through Research at " footnote " I found that both men sought and ( I assume ) received a " special pardon " from fellow East Tennessean, Andrew Johnson, President of the…

updated 05 Jun 2008

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Yankee Scouts of The Blue Ridge Were Man and Wife !

William McKesson " Keith " Blalock and his wife, Sarah Malinda Pritchard were the only husband and wife to serve together on both sides during the Civil War. One of the more…

updated 06 May 2008

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My Wife's Confederate Heritage in Southwest Virginia

Linda Sue Phillips is a great great granddaughter of John Franklin Carter: She is his daughter's son's daughter's daughter. She is also the great great grandaughter of James…

updated 23 Apr 2008

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" Brothers-in-Law and Brothers-in-Arms "

John Land and Jordan Livingston in the final days of the Civil War.- by Glenn Land

updated 23 Apr 2008

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