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Yank troops, East or West -who was the better? Abernathy's experience with western Federal armies was somewhat limited It seems to me the Westerners had higher morale and the rebels never had the bulge on them For whatever reasons the Midwest suffered only one major defeat, Chickamauga, and the Army of the Tennessee never suffered a major defeat
Mississippians at War - Images from the Museum of Mississippi History . . . The second photo is William Meshack Abernathy, a member of the "Mississippi Rangers," Company B, 17th Mississippi Infantry He was badly wounded and captured at the Peach Orchard as well Eventually exchanged, he returned to the regiment by his injuries kept him from frontline service He surrendered with the 17th at Appomattox
Confederate Naval Brigade - American Civil War Forums Other men of this vicinity entered the yard—Martin Frazier, Thomas Roberts, John Garibaldi, John Abernathy, John Rigler and many more "When the navy became a thing of the past, many of these staunch and good men entered Capt Wilkes' service in the Mecklenburg Iron Works, where they remained until death, or infirmity terminated their labors
A Civil War Family Story from Early Grove, Mississippi My maternal great-great grandfather William Meshack Abernathy, the son of David Addison Abernathy, was born In Surry County, NC but moved with his family to Early Grove around 1850 In 1861, he enlisted as a private with Company D, the Mississippi Rangers, in the 17th Mississippi Infantry
One Hundred Documented Slaves and Free Blacks with the Confederate Army . . . There were doubtless several hundred black slaves (along with some free blacks) who accompanied the Confederate army to Gettysburg, as inferred by British army officer Arthur Fremantle, who counted 20-30 blacks following just three brigades (Semmes, Barksdale and Kershaw) on the march northward
58th Alabama Infantry | Regimental Histories | American Civil War Forums I am currently doing research on the 58th Alabama They are a hard regiment to reasearch because they started out as the 9th battalion, but were also sometimes called the 5th battalion (which is not the same 5th battalion that fought in Virginia) They were disorganized and placed in the 18th
Were Going Live: 2025 CWT Muster at Fredericksburg Here's what his mess mate, Wm Abernathy, said about it in the Confederate Veteran View attachment 565202 From an Emerging Civil War article is June 1863 picture of the pontoon bridge and the Sentry Box house in the background It suffered severe damage from the Federal bombardment Great Grandpa certainly had a birdseye view of the action there
Civil Rights Movement - MLK JFK in the Oval Office Right now a lot of Americans view King in hagiographic terms, while dismissing (or being completely ignorant of) Ralph Abernathy's first-hand (full picture) testament on King's life
Perryville - American Civil War Forums The following list is the casualties of the First Tennessee Infantry commanded by Colonel Hume R Field at Perryville Company H was accidentally left out of the list Following is a brief summary of their action "From the Knoxville Register } HARRODSBURG, Ky , Oct 14, ’62 EDITOR