My great grand father fought in the civil war

[PWC]

in the Ohio infantry. My other grand father was an Oklahoma Sooner and coexisted with the indians, and lost his homestead in the OK land rush. He delivered mail on horseback at a time when the mailman had to be armed (45 Colt long barrel) because cash used to be sent by mail. He knew many of the early OK and TX lawmen.

In the early 1950's he used to laugh at the TV representations of the bad guys coming into town to take it over from timid townsfolk. He said it never happened that way. The townsfolk wouldn't allow a take over of what they worked so hard for; they just buried their problems.

[jjrothWA]

That's what happen @ Northfield, MN when the Coles amd James to ron the bank. The CW veterns ruined thier plans!

The sherrifs' knew the residents and knew who to call on for a posse.

[Vern Humphrey]

Two of my great-grandfathers served in the Union Army. One of them settled in Oklahoma. My father personally knew Uncle Billy Tilghman.

[Sandpebble]

We have a record of an ancestor in our family that served in the Union army ... he was from Trois Riviers in Quebec Canada .

Likely just a mercenary .... pre Blackwater

[RED]

My ancestors came to the U.S. from Ireland and Great Britain during the Great Potato Famine and after the Civil War. My wife's ancestors were from SW Europe mainly France and arrived in Tennessee. One branch moved on to Texas in the 1830's and her great, great grandfather was in the Texas Brigade of the Confederate Calvary and captured in Alabama. He was released after the war and was crossing Arkansas on his way to Texas when he fell in love and settled near Mena, AR.

[m1ashooter]

Its good to know the family roots. My family name has been here since 1642 and settled in New Amsterdam. A family member was killed in the Battle of Monmouth.

[lyman]

My direct paternal ancestor stepped off a boat in Jamestown in around 1610

we traced back a few folks on my Mom's side , one of which got my brother and I into the SAR,

my ancestor served in the Militia 3 terms in the Rev War, 2 keeping an eye on Indians, and the last with Greene in NC,

I have a double handful of relatives that fought in the CW, all from VA and all obviously for the South
all were enlisted,

[PWC]

Well, it's a good thing this forum doesn't believe in politics or we would have to start a movement to ban Red and Lyman for their Confederate ancestors....let's see...we could call it NCSA (Non Confederate Shooters Always). LOL

Discriminating against people because of their past relatives or relative affiliations sounds like Nazism or Socialist. Not LOL.