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Holy Smokes MY GG-Grand Pappy Was a Reb

Nomad V

Nomad V

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No kidding, out of the blue, or rather the gray, I get an email from a cousin in Florida that was tracking down the family history. Now mind you, I thought my family was here in PA forever, but NOOO! They moved north after the Civil Wa.. scratch that, "The War Between The States". It seem old Great Great Grand Pappy John T. was in the 33rd Virginia under none other than Stone Wall Jackson. He got shot at 2nd Manassas, spent almost a year in hospital, and then went north, took the Oath of Allegiance, and then became a teamster "drayman" for the Union Army, and proceeded to get shot again at Gettysburg.
After the war he settled down and married a Scott (McGonegal) right off the boat from Airdale, via northern Ireland, and proceeded to start a family in Western PA, and carried on as an Iron Worker at "Conemaugh Furnace". He also went through the 1889 Johnstown Flood where over 2200 died. His son married the daughter of a Union soldier and this begat that and here I am. Did I mention he was born out of wedlock and took his Mom's name. It's enough to make you want to take a DNA test.
Apparently, they were one of the first families in the Shenandoah Valley, and changed the name spelling to English. If is funny though, the family is still associated with the same church they were in the 1730s although they call in United Methodist now, back then it was United Brethern. Most of Shenandoah County was German. I didn't know that either, and German was spoken in public there right up until about WWI. Same thing here in western PA. Wierd Man.
 
If I were you, I'd be most pleased by the fact that he got shot by BOTH sides during the war.

If only I had that sort of over-achiever attitude.
 
Small White Car said:
If I were you, I'd be most pleased by the fact that he got shot by BOTH sides during the war.

If only I had that sort of over-achiever attitude.
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Don't forget getting flooded out by nature. To me it somewhat sounds like Lot's lot in life.
 
One of my ancestors served in the Northern army and was shot outside of Richmond. Yours and mine probably shot each other. :D

Mine survived, too, and lived to a ripe old age. :bolian:
 
My great-great-great-grandfather, his father and several uncles on various sides served in the Indiana volunteer infantry during the Civil War. None were killed, but I've no idea about injuries and the like.
 
My uncle Phillip stepped off the boat from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan and Into a Union army uniform. 33 years later, he participated in the Spanish American war, too!:klingon:
 
Nomad V said:
Sandbagger One said:
So he was a traitor to the cause of Southern Independence you should be so proud. :lol:
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Looks that way, changes of heart you know.
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Aw don't feel bad, one of my ancestors was a British redcoat officer who got captured and changed sides. Never went home, and here I am pestering yall today. Funny how things work out.

Anyway the important thing is, he switched to the right side.

I also have some ancestors who fought for the Union in the Civil War, but no side-switching drama there.
 
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