MILITARY
RECORDS
Some Ancestors Who Served
AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
1775-1783
Bill of
Rights
Ratified 1791
Maternal:
Gilbert
Gibson, my 6th
great grandfather
Gideon
Gibson, my 5th
great grandfather
William
Gibson, 4th
great-grandfather
Nathan Gibson, my 4th great-granduncle
Lightfoot Gibson, my 4th great-granduncle
Gilbert Gibson, 5th great-granduncle
William Gibson, Drummer, 5th great-granduncle
Benjamin
Bramham, 6th
great-grandfather
Jeremiah Garrison, my 5th-great grandfather
Capt. Paul Teter, my 5th great-granduncle
John William Mitchell my 4th grandfather
Christian Straley, my 4th great-grandfather
Paternal
Henry Dorton, my 5th great-grandfather
Gustavus Croston, my 4th- great grandfather
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Gustavus walked 163 miles
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http://www.historichampshire.org/nrm/nrmtour.htm
http://www.historichampshire.org/revwar.htm
http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/
WAR OF
1812
Nathaniel Branham 1st cousin, 6 x removed
James Broadbelt, my 3rd great-grandfather (relationship not yet proven
yet)
CIVIL WAR - UNION
PINKARD
BRANNON
( Pension Papers) Company C, 6th Regiment, WV Infantry
...... My great-great grandfather - Union - cousin or
half-brother to
.........William Walton who is in the Confederacy below.
.......... They lives only miles apart.
CHARLES C. CROSTON - Son of my 4th great-grandfather, Charles Croston
HENRY D. PRITCHARD - Son of Warner Pritchard, my
3rd great-grandfather
Fought in Battle of Gettysburg
AMOS D. PRITCHARD - (Maternal)
Brother to my ggg grandmother Emily Pritchard Garrison
ELIAS PRITCHARD - (Maternal) 6th Regiment, West
Virginia Calvary,
my 1st cousin (3xr)(son of Thomas Dickerson Pritchard - maternal)
BENONI MITCHELL - Son of my 4th great grandfather Rev. John William Mitchell and his 2nd wife, Susannah Life Mitchell
ISAAC
CADE -
my 2nd great-grandfather
10th, 11th and 22nd Regiments, West Virginia Infantry
THOS. DALTON - grandson of Henry Dorton
TOBIAS P. "BIAS" GIBSON - son of George Gibson & Salina Dalton Gibson
GERHARD "JOHN" HENRY WANSTREET - my 2nd great grandfather
CIVIL WAR - CONFEDERACY
Brothers
Jerome
Bent,
Confederate, killed
in the Battle of Fair Oaks, Richmond, VA,
Achelaus
Bent,
Confederate, killed
in the Battle of Fair Oaks, Richmond, VA
John M.
Bent who
served with Robert E. Lee
William Riley Walton - probably Confederate
.........born in Louisa Co.,VA, lived in (W)VA during War
.........This is possibly him: Capt. Warren S. Lurty's
Company of
.........Virginia Horse Artillery enlisted in Marion County,
(W)VA
WORLD WAR I
.....Ralph L. Pritchard,
............Elected West Virginia State Commander and
Department Quartermaster,
.....Doy L. Brannon, killed in action in France, buried in France
.....Porter Garrison, killed in action in France
.....Romeo Garrison, served in France
.....Stanley (Tom) Brannon, Pvt. U.S. Army
.....George Victor Wanstreet, Pvt. U.S. Army
WORLD WAR II
.....Bus
Brannon,
Battle of the Bulge
.....Jackson Lewis Garrison, killed in action
Wanstreet's: Leo Francis, James Lawrence;
Edward A.
......Poem written by their mother, Anna "Grace"
Fahey Wanstreet
VIETNAM WAR
.....Steven
Eric Emrick, age 21, Corporal, Marines, 39E 058 killed in action February 16, 1968
...........his
name is on the "Wall" in Washington, D.C.
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Battle of Fair Oaks,
or Seven Pines
May 31, 1862
CIVIL WAR
"After the Battle of Fair Oaks, or Seven Pines, rain deluged the armies. 'The rain also washed the dirt from the shall gravees, and every morning a detail was sent out to cover up arms, legs and heads that protruded from the ground during the night,' Bellard noted.
"Frederick Law Olmsted, at army headquarters with the Sanitry Commission, wrote of 'carloads of wounded men dumped on swamply river shores without food,medicine, or attendnce; of men with fractured thighs lying neglected and forgotten forty-eight hours in two inches of water, struggling to raise themselves so as to pick the maggots from their rotting wounds and fainting from the effort, and yet keeping a good heart through it." And a few days later Strong noted that "hospitals are in a horrible state, malarious fever and diarrhea prevalent. Scurvy had appeared unmistakably."
Poem written by Anna "Grace" Fahey Wanstreet |
| When
Leo Frances went to war I thought my heart would break.
But I was willing he should go for our dear country's
sake. Then Jimmy Larry followed soon. Also my brother Fonce. I pray that God will keep them safe and not desert them once. Now Edward A. is far away. Although the war is over he is on the Carrier Midway bound for a foreign shore. He left when only seventeen. A navy man to be. Day and night since he has gone my heart has gone to sea. With countries always wrangling we can never hope for peace. Until love of God and love of man as in the Blessed Savior's Plan wars forever cease. Now 1948 is here and Johnny called too. Our very soulds are threatened by the common godless foe of Communism -- hate and greed. Jesus, to Thee we humbly plead to bring our boys safe home again to a land that's free from hate and sin. |
Bill
of Rights Note: The following text is a
transcription of the first ten amendments to the
Constitution in their original form. Note: The capitalization and punctuation in this version is from the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/bill_of_rights_transcript.html |
Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. |
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