Family's on both sides of the conflict

[Doc Neeley]

It strikes me as very interesting in my own family history, the folks on both sides of the conflict within families.
I have two brothers ancestors, who served and fought (one died there) at Gettysburg. One for the Confederates and one for the Union.

What got me thinking about this was my alias (my great grandfather)namesake, Dr. CT Neeley, had a brother named Little Berry Neeley who died in Andersonville prison camp. His wife and my great-grandmother, Demarious Beaver, her father (Wilson Beaver) fought with Hunters Regiment (Choctaw and Chickasaw mouinted rifles) with the Confederate troops of Indian Territory. I guess love conquered all.

How many others had family on both sides?

[Silver Creek Slim]

I'm currently working on my genealogy. So far only found ancestors on one side, but that might change as I find out more.

Slim

[Frenchie]

A lot of people on the Civil War Reenactors Forum http://www.cwreenactors.com/phpBB2/ who mention ancestors in the War have them on both sides. It was truly a War Between Brothers. As for me, I've never seen even a hint that one of my Québecois or Newfoundlander forebears may have come South and pitched in, but it wouldn't surprise me. Most likely they would have worn blue and done it for the bounty money.

[Guns Garrett]

Mr Gr-Gr-Grandfather on my mther's side was in the 5th Virginia, wounded at Henry House Hill at Manassas, and invalided out a year later (May, '62).

On Dad's side both my Gr-Gr-Grandfather (Pvt) and his father (Sgt.) served with the 35th Missouri Inf. but didn't see much action.  They did most of their time in Mo. and Ark.  Family tradition ( no documentation) says the only thing anyone in the family did in The War was guard cousins in a POW camp, either at Arkansas Post or Helena.

[St. George]

I've mentioned mine before in the 'Finding Your Civil War Ancestor's' thread - but my GG Grandfather (paternal) rode with the 2d Iowa Volunteer Cavalry as far as Shiloh, while a GG Uncle rode with DeBray's 5th Texas Cavalry at Red River.

Assorted other GG Uncles on his side served in Iowa's various Infantry outfits - that particular State having a far larger contrbution to the war effort than is commonly known.

On my maternal side - everyone was still in the Old Country - packing up their trunks for the long boat trip...

During the Spanish-American War - a G Uncle would ride with 'G Troop' for TR's outfit, while another would man an artillery piece for Missouri's Field Artillery.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Wymore Wrangler]

My great great grandfather fought with the 23rd Illinois Infantry, the Irish Brigade.  Looks like his little brother fought with a Union baldknobber outfitter in east Tenn, and he had a cousin that died at Andersonville, least that's the family rumor...

[Doc Neeley]

Wymore, if you go to the Andersonville national site, you can look up the name of your ancestor and it will show what he died from and his grave site. Mine was listed as Berry Neely (not Neeley) so try a few spellings.

[Fightin Creek Slim]

My G grandfather on my fathers side of the family imigrated to the U.S. from Prussia just in time to sign up with the 44th Illinois Infantry.

My mothers family were all southerners some or them served in TN and Arkansas Confederate units. Four of them served with the 10th Arkansas Cavalry seeing action at Shiloh and in Ark and Mo. A few of her ancestors served in Confederate Cherokee regiments in the IT.