Civil War Days & Those Surnames

This site deals with surnames of the wars of the United States, up to the Civil War, and the civilians of the same era. It will also cover the surnames of the Colonial era. This site is to help all searchers find a lead to their family lines (including Native American ancestors). This site will cover the years from 1700’s to the early 1900’s.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

It's War.

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The brashness of youth was the hallmark of the first days of the Continental Navy, but the sea service quickly gained maturity as its omman...

"Bullet-Hole Ellis"

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Notice the bullet hole in Mr. Ellis's forehead. ABRAHAM ELLIS, for many years a resident of Miami County, was popularly known as "B...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Hiram C. Whitley

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I found Hiram C. Whitley a very interesting man, so much so that I have given two biographies on him. Although both biographies are about th...

Coleral Everhard Bierer

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The profession of the law, clothed with its true dignity, purity and strength, must rank first among the callings of man, for law rules the ...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

John L. Bashore & Josiah M. Woodruff.

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WAR DEPT., PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, D. C., October 14, 1864. Major General JOHN POPE, Commanding Department of the ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The Shooting Of Colonel John L. Owen.

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THE LINCOLNITES IN MISSOURI MURDER A SECESSIONIST . The following is from the Hannibal (Mo.) Hearld of June 10 : Information was brought int...

General McGee And Guerrillas Captured.

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Numbers 1. Report of Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear, Twelfth Missouri State Militia Cavalry . JACKSON, MO., February 14, 1863. SIR: I ha...
Monday, March 15, 2010

They served their country.

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All these men fought in a war of some kind. There is a lot more information on these names. If you see a name of interest and would like to ...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing-1880.

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When one is researching ones family one never knows where information will come from, and one never knows when a family skeleton will jump o...
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I am from the great State of Kansas, and as of 2014 I am 68 years young. I have a wife and two children and two grandchildren. I now have four sites: 1. Civil War Days & Those Surnames 2. The History of Oakland, Kansas 3. The Writings of Dennis Segelquist. 4. Kansas and It's Surnames. Come over for a visit.
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