T0 Beth MacDonald,
HI Beth,
I just skimmed thru the web site re your ancestor Robt. Carden who
fought for the south in the US civil war. How Ironic!
In 1850 James Carden brought my gr. gr. grandmother, widow Ann
Blackwell, and her children to Pa/NY to escape the Irish famine after
the husband had committed suicide. One of her sons, Geo., b. Co. Mayo,
enlisted in Minnesota in the war in 1862. He was the sole support of
his mother. He was sent to Tupelo Mississippi in July where the heat and
humidity were dropping soldiers right and left. {a bit diff. from Ire.}
At the battle of Tupelo the Co. was marching across a field when the
rebels opened fire. The first to fall was Geo. Blackwell, age 20,
with his leg blown off. He was helped to a tree and afterward was
hospitalized. However, the rebels over ran the site and were about to
murder all the wounded when an officer intervened.
The wounded were taken to a "hospital"in Mobile where every man in the
Co. died.
I have a very touching letter from the commander of George's Co. saying
how much he was loved by all his associates.
Would it not be ironic if R.C.Carden, who was, at Tupelo, was in the
area when the battle occured.? Or if he even fired at the Union
soldiers.
Shades of No. Ireland. Etc. As Roger Whittaker sings in one of his songs
God is always on the side of he who lives to fight another day.
Thanks very much for the info. on your web site. I'm going to print it
out for my files.
Bud Burge,
Avon, Ohio { about 2 hrs from you]
PS Does anyone know when the English Civil war occured.?