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| Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states |
I don't have an exhaustive list of relatives involved in the Civil War, but this is what I have, so far:
On my father's side:
My 3rd Great Grandfather, Wiley D. Brassfield (1827-1902) was in the 8th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company B. His brother Nicholas R. Brassfield (1848-1926) was also in the 8th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company B. A few months ago I posted a bit about what their regiment did while the were in.
On my mother's side:
My 4th Great Grandfather, Benjamin Wise Firman (1800-1862) was in the Wisconsin 16th Infantry, Company H. He died May 5th, 1862 of disease after the Battle of Shiloh.
My 3rd Great Grandfather, Ira Wood (1834-1909) was in the Wisconsin 1st Regiment Cavalry, Company G.
I'm sure there are some more relatives that I haven't found yet, but I'll keep looking.
The above image is courtesy of the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons.




My ancestor was in the 26th Wisconsin. I'm in the "still looking" phase of Civil War research as well.
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