Old soldiers from the wrong side of the US Civil War
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
November 7, 2017 10:55am CST
Anne ran across one other old photo from about 1899. Her third great grandfather was Charles L. Daughtry (her last name). She knew that he was in the Civil War but had somehow assumed he was in the Union army. He is at the front in the photo.
This photo depicts a group of old Confederate officers at a reunion of some kind. The different insignias on those scarves probably depict their various units.
Out of curiosity, I Googled Col. Charles and found that he enlisted in the 9th Tennessee Calvary as a private at the age of 14, yes fourteen, in 1862, was captured by Union soldiers on a raid into Ohio and held until March of 1865.
He was exchanged for other prisoners and ended up with troops guarding the
Confederate Treasury at the end of the war. It is not clear how he made it from private to Colonel since he was a prisoner for quite a while, but he did serve on the staff or two or three generals later. The south had lots of colonels.
He lived in Kentucky as a farmer after the war. The photo was taken at Bowling Green, KY.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 17
Since my mother's side of the family came from Georgia, I'm sure there were rebels in my background as well. On my dad's side, Tennessee was involved, so could have been there too.
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@sallypup (69246)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic I'm not ashamed of them. They fought for what they thought was right. All wars are nasty things. Common, every day people get embroiled into what the Big Mucketys say is the thing to do and then the little guys pay for it with their lives and property.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 17
@sallypup No, I am not ashamed of it it, their friends and neighbors were all joining in and people of influence convinced the "cannon fodder" young men that it was a just cause.
The shame came later during reconstruction and the terrible racism and Jim Crow laws passed to allow discrimination to continue. Even in the 1950s in Texas, the front of the bus was "reserved for white patrons" and in the town where my dad lived, black people had to sit in the balcony of the movie theater.
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@FourWalls (86891)
• United States
8 Nov 17
Kentucky was on the dividing line in a number of ways. We were in the Union, but slavery was legal (if you go to My Old Kentucky Home State Park you'll see the slave quarters). Kentucky had a number of soldiers on both sides.
Great picture and fascinating story. Thanks for sharing it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 17
I recall that from my history classes. It is interesting how it split that way. Thanks for reading!
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
7 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Some time ago, men and women were grown ups earlier.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 17
Yes, age 14 really surprised me. Thank you!
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@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Nov 17
Wow, that is an antique. It might even be valuable once the idiots stop complaining about the confederate Statues, flags and such. So many of the confederates who fought that war never even owned nor wanted to own slaves, they were just farmers trying to protect their way of life.
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@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Nov 17
The civil war was about more than just slavery @JamesHxstatic it was the south that had the cotton fields and a lot of other crops that the north wanted but couldn't grow. But as you probably know history is written by the victors.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 17
Welll... hard to say how their way of life was threatened by outlawing slavery if they did not own slaves.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 17
@rebelann It was primarily about the right to own human beings and make them work for your profit. I am sure many of my farmer ancestors from Texas and Georgia fought for the South.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Nov 17
This is marvellous history James
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 17
Thanks, I was surprised when I searched his name to find such detail.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic Really fantastic James
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@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
7 Nov 17
I like looking at old pictures. Each picture has a good story behind it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Nov 17
Yes, I really like old photos too.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17244)
• China
8 Nov 17
It is a really precious photo,which may be of great value to researching the history of the Civil War .
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 17
That war was a blight on our country and I am glad the North won to keep us united, though there is much dissension presently.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 17
I do too. It was one of my favorite subjects in school and college.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Nov 17
Yes, I have none beyond my parents to see.
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@teamfreak16 (43669)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Nov 17
Interesting info. The founder of Colorado Springs, General William J. Palmer, fought on the Union side.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
8 Nov 17
Wow, that is special to have that photo. I had a 3 greats I think.... grandpa who was a union soldier. I'd love a photo of him
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