All... Having 3 ancestors at Gettysburg... (1 captured - 8th Florida on July 2, 1 survived 37th NC, and 1 killed in Pickets charge 8th Virginia) I have to tell...
Jim - I was there in October two years ago - very crowded. Regards, Michael http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE [Non-text...
Haloo, Got an e-mail recomending that I make an introduction. Joined the group in an effort to learn more about one 2nd Lt. E. Coleman Austin, and his unit...
Coleman Austin is the husband of my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed (thank goodness for computers, eh?) Barbara Herman. Are you a descendent of one of their 3...
Charles - welcome to the group. Company C of the 28th North Carolina was also known as the "South Fork Farmers." They were raised in Catawba County and...
Thanks for the info. It says on his marker that he was a second Lt. In Co. C the 28th. I'll post a picture. -- Charles Bennett Bowen's Mounted Rifles SCV...
The Name on the marker is ELEZABETH, was this a man or a woman? Tom Sutton SCV Camp 1699 Crestview, Fl ... Co. C the 28th. I'll post a picture. ... was also...
I am no relation to Austin. My interest is propelled from being the acting Commander of our fledgling local SCV camp in MN. We have been actively searching...
If you can find out the name of the Austin buried next to him, I can check my records to see if it is a relative and to see if it matches up with the E Coleman...
Late Oct is a good time for the battlefield . I would check with the Chamber of Commerce to see if they have things going on in the town. I would suggest on...
I would suggest that you look at the local newspaper at the time of his death there maybe an obt of him. Clarence Hollowell "Those who come after us will fill...
I have already went through COleman 's military records and below is was I found: " Resided in Catawba Co. where he enlisted on Aug 13, 1861. Mustered in as ...
Charles: What is the date on the bottom of the stone? Regards, Michael www.michaelchardy.com ... the acting Commander of our fledgling local SCV camp in MN....
He was a man. -- Charles Bennett Bowen's Mounted Rifles SCV Camp #1759 St. Paul, MN [X] ... From: "Thomas M Sutton" <tom1424@...> The Name on the marker is...
I sent this reponse last night, but it has not come through. I apologize if you get 2 copies of it. **************** Those were the 3 kids that I had and the...
Thanks for the confirmation on Oma. I happened to be up last night as well and hit Ancestry.com. I found the New Dosey Twsp connection. It is (Gul)oma...
Does the tombstone for Guloma list her death date? I never had that piece of data. I was unclear about your comment (but mom is not there?) Guloma Deal...
Charles: The simple answer to what uniforms the 28th NCT wore would be this: either North Carolina issue, or Richmond Depots IIs and IIIs. I think there is...
Michael, Which rifle would the 18th NC have carried at Gettysburg? I saw a lot of great, newly manufactured rifles when I was at Gettysburg in July. Where...
There's allot of interesting information being passed around in regards to E. Coleman Austin, and I'd find it fascinating to hear the final explanation of how...
Thanks Michael, That is exactly what I wanted to know. BTW...lets add a new twist to this story. My only ancestor (2nd Great Grandfather) to serve in the...
It does but at the time I was not paying that close attention to it. The excitement of finding Austin's got the best of me. I know that officers were often...
Ok, could the body of Austin been mistakenly sent to Mn. There is by the way a Mn soldier buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Raliegh in the Gettysburg section. Once...
have you check Clark's Book ? You may want to contact the state archives or the county Historical Society that he lived in. Clarence Hollowell "Those who come...
The photo of Lowe that appeared in Clark's NC Troops is at the state museum in Raleigh. It also appears that they have a pistol of his that was captured at...
-Man sure would like to see it. Thanks Gregg-- In branch- ... museum in Raleigh. It also appears that they have a pistol of his that was captured at Hanover...
Gregg, Col. Samuel D. Lowe was my great grandfather. He had a son and a daughter. The son was my grandfather. I can't believe you have his sword! I did not...