On this date in 1864

[ZippyMorocco]

My ancestor, Lt. James Peter Colladen Belvin, 11th GA Volunteers, Anderson's Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, was promoted to the rank of captain by order of Brigadier General Anderson.

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

Did he survive the war? It's also cool that you know this about your family's history.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Did he survive the war? It's also cool that you know this about your family's history.

He did. My family is traced back to 1624. Before that the records are sketchy. I have 69 Confederate ancestors. WE have been here since 1686.

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

Very interesting. I've traced mine back through the late 1700's. They were from Holland in an area that bordered Germany and came into the county through N. Carolina and quickly migrated to God's country (middle TN). One of the original homesteads built in the 1840's, and is only about 15 miles away from my current home, is still standing. Cool stuff.

 

[distrovol]

Did you guys trace your own ancestry or pay a professional?

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

My ancestor, Lt. James Peter Colladen Belvin, 11th GA Volunteers, Anderson's Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, was promoted to the rank of captain by order of Brigadier General Anderson.

Right after the Battle of the Wilderness. Guessing his predecessor was killed in action.

 

[EasternVol]

Right after the Battle of the Wilderness. Guessing his predecessor was killed in action.

Killed, wounded, or captured. That campaign was a bloodbath.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Killed, wounded, or captured. That campaign was a bloodbath.

May 8 would have landed right between the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Brutal.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Very interesting. I've traced mine back through the late 1700's. They were from Holland in an area that bordered Germany and came into the county through N. Carolina and quickly migrated to God's country (middle TN). One of the original homesteads built in the 1840's, and is only about 15 miles away from my current home, is still standing. Cool stuff.

Mine were French. They landed in Charleston in 1686, then migrated to GA, AL, even TX

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Did you guys trace your own ancestry or pay a professional?

My brother did it on Ancestry.com

 

[distrovol]

My brother did it on Ancestry.com

Do you recall the cost involved to do it that way?

 

[LouderVol]

looked it up. they took part in a bunch of big battles. Cool bit of history to know.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Do you recall the cost involved to do it that way?

I think it's around $170/year

 

[ZippyMorocco]

looked it up. they took part in a bunch of big battles. Cool bit of history to know.

11th GA?

 

[LouderVol]

11th GA?

yeah. 7 days, fredricksburg, gettysburg, and some others.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Mine were French. They landed in Charleston in 1686, then migrated to GA, AL, even TX

Were your French Huguenots? Mine were. Though some came via Charleston, and some via the Richmond VA area, I am not sure how my Fouche's came to East Tenn, though there is some lore linking them to a plantation in the Thomasville GA area ... not sure in what role, exactly.

 

[ZippyMorocco]

Were your French Huguenots? Mine were. Though some came via Charleston, and some via the Richmond VA area, I am not sure how my Fouche's came to East Tenn, though there is some lore linking them to a plantation in the Thomasville GA area ... not sure in what role, exactly.

They were Huguenots. They were Remberts, and later du Boscs. They settled in what is now Rembert, SC. Stirrup Branch plantation was their home.
This is Stirrup Branch circa 1850.