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in Civil War

Two POW’s and Two Amputees

  Using Fold3 this past weekend I found two POW’s and two amputees – all Civil War Confederate Army veterans. I knew two of my 2nd great-grandfathers had fought in the war, but I didn’t know one had been captured during Sherman’s march…Or that four brothers of the other 2nd great-grandfather had fought in the war, too…Or that two of them…
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in Grandparents

Keeping Grandma Alive…and all the others, too

People like George Washington and Lizzie Borden are remembered because of the memorable things they did and the lessons their lives taught. George taught us to be courageous, Lizzie that anyone can snap when forced to eat mutton too many days in a row. My grandparents, and probably yours, weren’t famous and don’t have their own Wikipedia pages. Still, they…
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