On November 19 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. Do you have any ancestors who served in the US Civil War? #genealogy #history - ThreadSky

greenlandgenealogy.bsky.social • 109 days ago

On November 19 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. Do you have any ancestors who served in the US Civil War? #genealogy #history

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allydoesgenealogy.bsky.social•109 days ago

I do! A Confederate soldier. He survived the Battle of Gettysburg but was captured & a POW soon after.

rondalewis.bsky.social•108 days ago

I have quite a few. More confederates due to my families largely southern migrations but a fair number of Union soldiers too.

kwbrengle.bsky.social•109 days ago

My husband’s 2x gr grandfather was PA’s Gov. Andrew Curtin, who accompanied Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address. I have Major Nicholas Snowden Hill, CSA, my 2x gr grandfather from Baltimore, and Homer Sheeley from Ohio, who served in the Union Army for the last months of the war. #Genealogy

forrester.co•109 days ago

My gggrandfather Robert Thomas Forrester (1843-1888) enlisted in Company A, Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, on August 16, 1861 and served until March 30, 1863, when he was discharged, and re-enlisted in Company I, Mississippi Marine Brigade. He was finally mustered out, January 18, 1865.

njkori.bsky.social•109 days ago

I have ancestors on both sides of the conflict. None were at Gettysburg as far as I know.

ainedonnghaile.bsky.social•109 days ago

My Irish Yankees were just arriving. My Southerners are heavily represented in the Confederate forces. My 2nd GGF and 9 of his 10 brothers all served and all survived. Only the baby brother was too young to serve.

kidmiff.bsky.social•109 days ago

I have NINE direct ancestors and about 40 collateral relatives who served during the Civil War.

faheyeliz.bsky.social•109 days ago

3rd GGF James C Huntington (6th ME Infantry, Co H & 1st ME Cavalry, Co D)
2nd GGF William Kelsey (15th NJ Volunteers, Co D)
There may be more, but those are the two I'm sure of.

jernealogy.bsky.social•109 days ago

Yes! See below:

https://bsky.app/profile/jernealogy.bsky.social/post/3lbcrdvdr222f

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