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Help a Fellow Genealogist (Civil War-Style)

By Maureen A. Taylor

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Two weeks ago, I attended the New England Regional Genealogical Conference in Springfield, Mass. A lot of folks stopped by my booth to talk about Civil War images in their family. Several told me about locating images of their Civil War soldiers in unlikely places. If you have a story to share, please e-mail it to me or add your thoughts in the Comments section below.

One woman said she found her ancestor’s picture in a town hall. The entire unit died in battle and someone in that town collected photographs of those men from each family. The end result—a framed memorial with portraits of every man in that unit. You can look for photos of Civil War ancestors by following the tips offered in my column, Drum Roll For the Civil War.

A few months ago, I featured photos submitted by readers in Civil War Roll Call and in Civil War Roll Call Part 2.

One of those photographs was found on eBay and matched an image already owned by the family. You’ll have to look to find out which one though .

If you have a photo of your Civil War ancestor you might find my column, Deciphering A Photo, Civil War Style, helpful to learn more about the image.

I’m still trying to solve the cold case file for the pictures posted some time ago of the two men in embroidered shirts and I’m hopeful that with all things Civil War related in the news, that someone can answer the questions posed by the images in the columns Two Texas Mysteries and Texas Twosome Revisted.

Want to know more about your family’s Civil War photos? Maureen A. Taylor’s book Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album is available from Family Tree Shop.

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