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I found this to be true recently when a cousin posted a photo on our family Facebook Group. The shot included about 20 family members and a list of who she thought each person was. This led to a lively exchange between members who were old enough way back then to remember “who’s who” today.
The Result: Sharing information on a major scale, spreading knowledge and renewing friendships.
My Resolution: Use more photo prompts to inspire my family and trigger memories.
My Suggestion: Try this strategy and let me know in the comments below if your experience is the same.
I spent today updating the tree information for my second great grandfather Thomas Reed (25 July 1843-23 Dec 1917). A Union veteran, he served in Co. K, 101 Indiana Infantry. With thanks to my first cousin Tom Reed Jr. who shared family information with me.
According to Wikipedia,
The 101st Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It fought in several major campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Atlanta campaign and the Carolinas campaign. In 1862, the regiment was formed under the Army of the Ohio. From 1863 to 1865, attached to the Army of the Cumberland, XIV Army Corps.
Overview
Organized at Wabash, Ind., and mustered in on September 7, 1862. Left State for Covington, Ky., September 7, and duty there till September 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., September 23. Attached to 33rd Brigade, 10th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 33rd Brigade, 10th Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1865.[1]
Service
- Mustered in on September 7, 1862
- Defense of Cincinnati
- Tullahoma Campaign (Battle of Hoover’s Gap)
- Battle of Chickamauga
- Battle of Missionary Ridge
- Atlanta campaign
- Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
- Battle of Resaca
- Battle of New Hope Church
- Battle of Dallas
- Battle of Marietta
- Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- Battle of Atlanta
- Battle of Jonesborough
- Battle of Lovejoy’s Station
- Sherman’s March to the Sea
- Siege of Savannah – Savannah, Georgia
- Carolinas campaign
- Battle of Bentonville
- Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C.
- Mustered out June 24, 1865
My next objective is to find and/or request my ancestor’s service record so that I can trace the history of his activities in the War of the Rebellion.
My second great grandfather, born in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana
has always been a prominent research subject for me in our family tree. I’m not sure if it’s because of his very distinctive name or because I’ve been very fortunate in finding a large number of sources (including US Census records, marriage records, Civil War pension index, land records, death certificates, wills and probate papers, and Find a Grave material) to document his life. Maybe it’s a little of each and maybe its because I’ve discovered he had four wives (maybe five according to other trees). These include my 2nd great grandmother Rebecca Brownlee, Mary Ann Trostle, Alice Sayre, Hannah Gray Keighler and a possible unknown spouse. I plan to revise the family group sheets and timelines for each branch to confirm that I’ve assigned the children to the correct parents and locations.
I’m currently in the process of leafing out this branch of our Ancestry.com DRH Family Tree and have contacted other genealogists with Ezekiel Reed and/or Rebecca Brownlee in their ancestry. In addition, I am investigating the possibility of my fourth great grandfather James Brownlee (1746-1827) having served as a patriot in the revolutionary war.
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