tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post3031902487377298738..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Reviewing Civil War Compiled Military Service RecordsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-66437517668963420972012-08-21T07:21:16.805-04:002012-08-21T07:21:16.805-04:00The civil war pension records generally contain mo...The civil war pension records generally contain more information about the solder and his family than the service records. I have two civil war ancestors and a twin brother of one of those who served also served. I guess I was somewhat lucky, my civil war service records contains enough documents to copy onto 9 - 15 legal sized pages.<br /><br />Regards, Jim<br /><a href="http://www.hiddengenealogynuggets.com/genealogyblog/2012/08/military-monday-civil-war-service-recods/" rel="nofollow"> Civil War Service Records at Hidden Genealogy Nuggets </a>Jim (Hidden Genealogy Nuggets Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15493118494172970052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-19882878379970594192012-01-12T21:59:35.804-05:002012-01-12T21:59:35.804-05:00Liz, thanks so much for deciphering this for me.Liz, thanks so much for deciphering this for me.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-61343047893509928462012-01-12T21:25:27.458-05:002012-01-12T21:25:27.458-05:00The words that are "undecipherable" on t...The words that are "undecipherable" on the first page are "Private." He was a Private when he mustered in and still a Private when he mustered out.<br /><br />Liz<br />gatapleytree.blogspot.comLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061165008186408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-46956554759455130402011-11-22T23:30:30.242-05:002011-11-22T23:30:30.242-05:00Dawn, thank you so much for verifying that I imagi...Dawn, thank you so much for verifying that I imagined but didn't know for certain. With no numbers on the front of the pages, I was only able to guess. Thanks!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-13560287756379158702011-11-21T11:30:55.152-05:002011-11-21T11:30:55.152-05:00You wrote:
"The first page may be an index bu...You wrote:<br />"The first page may be an index but to what I don't know. It doesn't correlate to the other pages that arrived."<br /><br />The first page (card) is an index. Each of the numbers listed is stamped on the back of the subsequent cards you showed. 3 numbers equals 3 cards.<br /><br />Hope this helps.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-77254512595297984832011-11-20T23:19:46.322-05:002011-11-20T23:19:46.322-05:00Dee, thanks so much for this link. I looked at it...Dee, thanks so much for this link. I looked at it this morning. It's brief but it's more than I already knew. Thanks for telling me about it.<br /><br />I have lots of research to do with all the links people have posted.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-2488793739537335342011-11-20T23:18:45.755-05:002011-11-20T23:18:45.755-05:00Shelley, thanks for finding this book and looking ...Shelley, thanks for finding this book and looking up its location. I'll see what it can offer me.<br /><br />As far as I can tell, Ellis didn't apply for a pension. He died before his wife (well, before his 3rd wife). I'll scout it out and confirm whether there was one or not but I don't think so.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-77461877829678177152011-11-20T11:44:11.054-05:002011-11-20T11:44:11.054-05:00Try this one - you have to scroll way down the pag...Try this one - you have to scroll way down the page or use "find" for 157:<br />http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionoh.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-52354960655653399322011-11-16T04:52:35.646-05:002011-11-16T04:52:35.646-05:00Endlessly informative. An insight into a type of r...Endlessly informative. An insight into a type of record we do not have over here.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-62737425532786052922011-11-16T01:32:15.946-05:002011-11-16T01:32:15.946-05:00Nancy, I couldn't find a book written explicit...Nancy, I couldn't find a book written explicitly about the 157th Ohio, but WorldCat indicates that "Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers" by Whitelaw Reid has a chapter on the 157th regiment. It's available for free on Google Books, and also in the Columbus library. <br /><br />Did Ellis or his widow apply for a pension? If so, that should give you a more insight on his experiences. It could have been in that he was in constant pain, and it eventually became unbearable. Best of luck in your search!Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-11612655261318760172011-11-15T23:43:23.109-05:002011-11-15T23:43:23.109-05:00Claudia, it was 40 years after his C.W. service th...Claudia, it was 40 years after his C.W. service that Ellis committed suicide. I just wondered if it was something that had weighed on his mind all those years until it wore him down. I'll do some more research. Thanks for the suggestion about injured/hospitalized soldiers' records.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-30179534995374473812011-11-15T23:41:31.679-05:002011-11-15T23:41:31.679-05:00Heather, thanks for all the links and other inform...Heather, thanks for all the links and other information. I'll check them out and see what I can find. Yes, Ellis and several of his brothers and cousins enlisted at the same time and/or served together.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-41742058700350679182011-11-15T10:13:35.844-05:002011-11-15T10:13:35.844-05:00When did he commit suicide? Perhaps it was a Pos...When did he commit suicide? Perhaps it was a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Are there any files related to injured or hospitalized soldiers?Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-72388106363991185482011-11-15T08:59:54.629-05:002011-11-15T08:59:54.629-05:00Nancy-
You might also look through the Fort Delaw...Nancy-<br /><br />You might also look through the Fort Delaware website. Here is a link to information about the 157th, a garrison unit at the Fort:<br />http://www.fortdelaware.org/Union%20Units.htm#OHIO<br /><br />And this link has pages from the Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion for the 157th. Check out Co. D...there were many Bickerstaffs. Relations?<br /><br />http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/157th_oh_infantry.html<br /><br />And scroll down the page to this link to read more about the 157th at Fort Delaware:<br /><br />http://www.ohiocivilwar.org/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=2930&Itemid=83<br /><br />Good luck!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-37749384617014273212011-11-14T23:58:28.073-05:002011-11-14T23:58:28.073-05:00Leah, thanks for adding this information about the...Leah, thanks for adding this information about the 157th's assignment. Perhaps guard duty wasn't as bad as being in battle.<br /><br />I've been to the Soldiers and Sailors System but wasn't looking for regiment information. I'll go see what I can find.<br /><br />Thanks so much.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-13936489086086251252011-11-14T23:26:40.231-05:002011-11-14T23:26:40.231-05:00I'm surprised a discharge paper wasn't inc...I'm surprised a discharge paper wasn't included. But yeah, the file is usually pretty small. My ancestor was in the war for over a year and his file was only about a half dozen pages. The pension file is where the heft is.<br /><br />According to Ancestry the 157th was assigned guard duty of POWs at Fort Delaware. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System also has information on the regiments: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfmLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.com