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Post by Diane Merkel on Sept 7, 2019 9:01:18 GMT -6
I received an email this morning, asking if any former confederates served with Custer in the 7th Cavalry.
Diane
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Post by noggy on Sept 7, 2019 13:30:00 GMT -6
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Post by Diane Merkel on Sept 8, 2019 12:44:38 GMT -6
Thanks very much, Noggy. I appreciate your finding that info. Rich certainly put a lot of effort into that post.
Diane
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Post by noggy on Sept 10, 2019 3:08:10 GMT -6
I haven`t double checked with Fred`s Participants, but seems legit at least.
All the best,
Noggy
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Post by nomann on Aug 30, 2020 8:53:43 GMT -6
I read somewhere that among those of Custer killed were two ex confederates...and a deserter from the USMC!
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Post by noggy on Aug 31, 2020 12:08:01 GMT -6
I read somewhere that among those of Custer killed were two ex confederates...and a deserter from the USMC! I know of Southeners in the 7th, like Benteen, but from the top of my head I can`t remember any former CSA soldiers besides the one mentioned? Do you have names? i know some had relatives and fathers who fought for the Confederacy. But then again, weren`t many in the Frontier Army former Confederate soldiers? Or was this maybe more common straight after the ACW? As for deserters, it seems like it was pretty common to take a break and sign up again later, with the Cavalry being a real hot spot for desertion. All the best, noggy |
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Post by montrose on Sept 7, 2020 6:11:56 GMT -6
The 1876 campaign occurred 11 years after the end of the war on slavery. SO any veterans of that war would be middle management. The enlisted pay was lower than a general laborer. The officer side was more user friendly to ACW vets, but only union.
Bottom line. There were some former CSA members at LBH, but they were not a significant element of the US Army in 1876. Fred Wagner's participants book identifies many. Since most used fake names, there could be more.
The majority of the 7th joined the army after ACW ended.
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Post by tubman13 on Sept 24, 2020 13:30:23 GMT -6
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Post by jgaskins on Mar 4, 2022 21:09:21 GMT -6
Thanks very much, Noggy. I appreciate your finding that info. Rich certainly put a lot of effort into that post. Diane Raleigh Christian Advocate (Raleigh, North Carolina) · Wed, Sep 6, 1876 · Page 2 Stated "An ex-member of the 67th N.C. Confederate Regiment was killed in the Custer massacre" Most likely a Galvanized Yankee that took the oath and joined the Federal forces at the end of the war to avoid the horrors of being a prisoner of war and avoid likely death. Instead, several of these Gray turned Blue soldiers were sent west to fight Indians and some stayed and re-enlisted and made a career out of military service. I would love to know the name and the story on this soldier. |
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Post by Jenny on Mar 29, 2023 17:41:20 GMT -6
Can someone update this link? It goes to a denied page. Thanks! j |
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Post by noggy on Mar 30, 2023 0:47:46 GMT -6
Can someone update this link? It goes to a denied page. Thanks! j I doubt it, since it is to a different web site  (The names of the two boards are very similar, and has led to confusion over the years...) Noggy |
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(The names of the two boards are very similar, and has led to confusion over the years...)