The Civil War touched several branches of my family, with relatives serving in both Union and Confederate units. This page brings together the ancestors and close family members I have identified in military records, along with links to their individual stories, regimental histories, diaries, and related research. Their service ranged from brief wartime enlistments to longer campaigns, and in some cases left behind records that offer an unusually personal glimpse into their lives during the war.
Confederate
Joseph David Hurt – 2nd Lieutenant, G Company, 55th Tennessee Infantry
55th (Brown’s) Regiment Tennessee Infantry CSA, An Annotated Civil War Chronology
Union
Robert Emmett LeBlond – Corporal Company B, 139th Regiment, Ohio National Guard Infantry. Mustered in on May 13, 1864. Mustered out three months later on 26, 1864.
Jesse Labar – Read his diary. 28th PA Volunteers, Private, Company E,
My Farquhar ancestors were too old and too young to fight but visited Gettysburg soon after the battle there.
William James Fisher is not related to my family in any way but I’ve published the research my uncle did on his military service which you can read here.
Joseph David Hurt is my 3rd great uncle. His sister, Jane Bailey Hurt, is my great great grandmother. I was excited to see the documents that you have found for him and wondered how you are related to him. Do you have any information on Jane? I have a tree on Ancestry and will be happy to share any information that I have. I look forward to hearing from you. Teresa
Joseph David Hurt is also my 3rd great uncle. his Brother A.B Hurt is my 2nd great grandfather. so I guess that makes us distant cousins. what town/city, state do you reside in. I am in Phoenix, Arizona.