Navigating Civil War Military Records [ ] for Beginners. Dr. Robert Massey All Rights Reserved, 2014

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2 A Little History

3 November 6, 1860 Abe Lincoln wins election with less than 40% of the Popular Vote

4 7 States & 1 Territory Secede and form the Confederate States of America South Carolina December 20, 1860 Mississippi January 9, 1861 Florida January 10, 1861 Alabama January 11, 1861 Georgia January 16, 1861 Louisiana January 26, 1861 Texas February 1, 1861 Arizona Territory March 16, 1861

5 Bombardment of Fort Sumter April 12, 1861

6 President Lincoln calls on the states for soldiers to put down the Rebellion Lincoln declares secession illegal Calls for 65,000 men to fight the Rebellious States resulting in.. 6 additional Southern States secede Virginia April 17, 1861 Arkansas May 6, 1861 North Carolina May 20, 1861 Tennessee June 8, 1861 Missouri October 31, 1861 (Dual Gov.) Kentucky November 20, 1861 (Dual Gov.) *Delaware Pledges to support the Union *Maryland Occupied by US Army and placed under Martial Law - Governor and Legislature jailed in separate locations to prevent a vote for secession [not released until war was over]

7 Confederate States of America 13 States - 2 Territories

8 Arizona The Territory That Seceded Twice 1860 &1861

9 Research Military & Pensions

10 Information you will need to get started Name: First & Last [various spellings] Type of service: If known [Army, Navy, Marines] Infantry (on foot), Cavalry (on horseback), Artillery (canons) Rank if known Residence : State and County if possible census [Gen web, by state] Remember, state of residence is not always state of birth Birth date[s]: 18-45* on day of enlistment [ ] (*older if an officer) Before 1800 or after 1850 Unusual but not impossible

11 Information you will need to get started (cont.) Family Stories Records you have Family stories [not always correct] Family history Guru [most families have one] Have an open mind

12 Where to Look

13 Confederate Records

14 3 Web Sites & State and Local Records National Parks Service [Free USA & CSA] American Civil War Research Database [Fee USA & CSA] Fold3 Historical Military Records [Fee-*Union records incomplete] Pensions [State Records USA & CSA] Various State & County Military Records [*Union & Confederate] *Border States: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia both US & CS

16 Soldiers

17 John T. Massey [11 found]

20 John T. Massey

28 Captured..but AWOL? [Absent without Leave] This would indicate that on 12/31/62, his regiment did not know where Pvt. Spencer was other than captured at the battle of Seven Pines [Fair Oaks]. They may not have known he was wounded.

30 Information from Card Captured On 5/31/ 62 At Battle of Fair Oaks [VA] [Seven Pines] by Union troops under Gen. Sumner Taken to Ft. Monroe, VA Transf. to Ft. Delaware, DE 6/5/62 Exchanged 8/2/62 in VA Physical description

34 The whole Story

35 Pvt. Hardin Spencer, Co. I, 24 th Virginia Infantry, CSA Mar. 10, 1862 enlisted as pvt. Co. I, 24 th VA Infantry at Patrick Court House, VA Apr. 05, 1862 admitted to CSA General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA (ill) Apr. 23, 1862 transferred to CSA General Hosital, Lynchburg, VA May. 31, 1862 wounded & captured at 7 Pines / Fair Oaks Jun. 03, 1862 POW USA Ft. Monroe, VA* Jun. 05, 1862 transferred to USA POW prison, Ft. Delaware, DE Aug. 02, 1862 exchanged back to CSA at USA Ft. Wool, VA (on the James River) Aug 62 - Oct 63 furloughed home for recovery of wounds Oct. 31,1863 returned to duty, on detached service (Battary at Drewrey s Bluff) May 16, 1864 killed in battle at Drewrey s Bluff on the James River, VA *US POW description: Where born: Virginia Age: 38, Height: 5 11, Hair: dark Eyes: brown, Complexion: dark

36 Union Records

37 3 Web Sites & State and Local Records National Parks Service [Free USA & CSA] American Civil War Research Database [Fee USA & CSA] Fold3 Historical Military Records [Fee-*Union records incomplete] Pensions [State Records USA & CSA] Various State & County Military Records [*Union & Confederate] *Border States: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia both US & CS

38 Samuel D. Cudworth National Park Service

39 Samuel D. Cudworth American Civil War Research Database

40 American Civil War Research Database

42 Fold3

46 The Rest of the Story

47 History of Pennsylvania volunteers, ; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates. Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), Vol. VI. (One Year Service) Pg 747

48 Cudworth, Samuel D. Regiment Name: 210th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Company: K Soldier's Rank In: 1 st Sergeant Soldier's Rank Out: 2nd Lieutenant Alternate name: Film Number: M554 roll 25 Notes: Mustered Into Service, 1 st Sgt., Sep. 18, 1864 Commissioned 2 nd Lt., April 2, 1865 Mustered out of Service Washington, DC May 30, 1865

49 Union Records Plan B

50 Plan B Professional Researcher [not Free]

52 Sometimes you find the unusual

53 Voucher, paid by Confederate Army to Capt. R.G. Holloway, for two teamsters, Jerry & Henry, for six weeks labor, driving wagons $ $2, in 2013 dollars [$37.00/1.00] Consumer Price Index average for each year compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

54 June 1863 Voucher for payment to M. Joanna Holloway. Use of pasture at Spring Garden by Confederate Army. 78 horses grazing for four days at 10 cents each per day. $31.20 $1, in 2013 dollars [$37.00/1.00] Consumer Price Index average for each year compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

55 June 1863 Voucher for payment to Capt. RG Holloway for lbs of fodder, delivered at Camp Winder, CSA Richmond, VA $ $3, in 2013 dollars [$37.00/1.00] Consumer Price Index average for each year compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

56 Spring Garden Plantation, Caroline County, Virginia Gone but not Forgotten

57 The Records tell the Story

58 Major Robert G. Holloway, Surgeon CSA Medical Dept CSA General Hospital #6 [Richmond, VA] CSA General Hospital- White Sulphur Springs [Blacksburg, VA] 30 th Alabama Infantry 38 th Georgia Infantry

59 Assistant Surgeon R.G. Hollowag [sic - Holloway], serving with Army of Tennessee, will report to Thirty-eighth Regiment Georgia Infantry, Army Northern Virginia, and relieve Assistant Surgeon S. Price [Skirving Price]. When relieved Assistant Surgeon S. Price will report for duty to Thirtieth Regiment Alabama Volunteers, Army of Tennessee. S.O. 236/7 [Special Order 236/7 10/5/1864] Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical sketch, Skiving Price Register of Physicians Who Served the Confederacy in a Medical Capacity. 09/07/2013. Updated 02/11/2014. Unpublished database [National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, MD] ]

60 Timeline October 5, Orders issued in Richmond, VA transferring Captain Holloway to Virginia October 8, Brigadier General John C. Vaughn led his East Tennessee cavalry in a rout of Union soldiers in Rogersville, TN. October 10, 1864 Orders arrive at Dallas, GA., headquarters 30 th Alabama Infantry transferring Captain Holloway to 38 th GA Infantry in VA October 11, 1864 Capt. Holloway leaves Georgia for Virginia, on horseback October 19, 1864 Capt. Holloway received hay and oats for his horse in Gordonsville, VA October 20, 1864 Capt. Holloway received hay and oats for his horse in Staunton, VA

61 578 miles in 8 days Oct. of miles per day Behind enemy lines During a war Rain on dirt roads How??? Horse & railroad

64 Tennessee & Virginia Rail Road

65 Dallas, GA to Gordonsville, VA 578 miles* * (5/24/14) (US Army Center of Military History)

The South feared that the North would take control of Congress, and Southerners began to proclaim states rights as a means of self-protection.

The South feared that the North would take control of Congress, and Southerners began to proclaim states rights as a means of self-protection. U.S. History to 1865 Study Guide HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE STANDARDS OF LEARNING CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 2008 (NEW) Reformatted version created by SOLpass www.solpass.org STANDARD USI.9A ISSUES DIVIDING