About Tracking Down a Civil War Soldier
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August 2nd, 2011
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| | Tracking Down a Civil War Soldier infoHis name was Captain Charles S. Marsh. (Yes, the name is not a coincidence, he's my great-great-great-grandfather). He served as a Captain in a Ohio Artillery Unit. (My family are all Buckeyes originally). And that's about all I know about him. I don't now in which unit, in which army, (I am going to guess Army of the Potomac as thats where alot of Ohio Units were) and have no idea in which campaigns he might have fought in or what happened to him. (Rumor has it: he had children, but that is a unsubstantiated rumor  )Does anyone know where I might be able to find out more information? Perhaps a muster list or something? Thanks. "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work in Paris. |
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August 2nd, 2011
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Have you tried Ancestry.com yet?
I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which in truth, they are. Gen. W.T. Sherman |
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August 2nd, 2011
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This is a decent site... http://www.civilwarindex.com/ I found a Charles J Marsh on there, from an Ohio Artillary regiment, but not a Charles S Marsh Here is the soldier search, it doesn't give much, but may help http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm Last edited by Big_T87; August 2nd, 2011 at 17:00.. Reason: Adding information |
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IF you ever find out what Unit he was with, the National Archives should have copies of his service records, sometimes takes a couple shots before they dig them up.
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August 2nd, 2011
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Here's another resource, this one will take sifting through http://civilwarroster.com/cw/cw-oh.html I checked the artillery pages, no records contain Marsh, still worth looking at |
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