Camp Nelson, Kentucky After a recent trip to Vicksburg, my focus turned towards ancestors that fought during the Civil War. I know I read something, somewhere about a relative fighting at Vicksburg, but who it was I can’t remember. I’ll have to go through my …
While researching the death of Eli Langley, who died while a prisoner of war at Andersonville Prison in 1864, I came across his widow’s (Rachel McCoy Langley) pension application files. One hundred and four pages of pension records-a genealogist’s jackpot! But this post isn’t about …
What’s in Your Closet? I feel the need to warn you that when you start researching your ancestors you WILL find a skeleton in the closet. More than likely you’ll find several. I’m going to drag one of my skeletons out, dust him off and …
