[or-roots] Finding ancestors in Revolutionary and Civil War

[Harguess, Dale]

I know, that is why I asked her for a name so I could look him up.  If
it was just a general question regarding any of her ancestors, then I
think the best thing to try is looking in the books I mentioned at a
good genealogical library.  My experience is that if you can trace your
ancestors back to the Colonial times then you have a pretty good chance
of having several who were in the Revolutionary War.  The same is not so
true for the Civil war as it is too recent.  As an example I have over
thirty Revolutionary War Patriots but only one Civil War soldier who was
my great, great grandfather.  
As an aside, I just want to remind everyone what a great list I think
this is.  Everyone is so helpful and interesting.  I enjoy reading the
situations that people are exploring as much as I do doing my own
research.
Someday I will tell the story about my person who was in the Insane
asylum.  It is pretty interesting.
Dale


You make some very excellent points, Dale, which we should all remember,

but let's also recall that the original question was not one of 
"Patriot" status, but whether "my ancestors were in the Revolutionary or

Civil War?" I would interpret that query to mean as a combatant, 
including those opposed to the US, which certainly excludes Patriot
status.

Of my seventh and eight generation male ancestors, I suspect, but have 
never counted them all up, that over 80% served for the US in the 
Revolution, and that includes at least one British deserter (or maybe 
he's just a cousin, can't remember).

Bill Strickland

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