tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post2069403841590774115..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: In the Cavalry: Getting Down to DetailsJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-69350514592617620352012-10-20T11:45:13.653-07:002012-10-20T11:45:13.653-07:00Yes, the things Iggy finds are sometimes priceless...Yes, the things Iggy finds are sometimes priceless...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-25616044702878272992012-10-20T07:46:58.760-07:002012-10-20T07:46:58.760-07:00The search continues..you are relentless..I see Ig...The search continues..you are relentless..I see Iggy is hot on the trail!! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-59611428277924661692012-10-18T17:18:03.032-07:002012-10-18T17:18:03.032-07:00Actually, Iggy, I just re-upped my subscription to...Actually, Iggy, I just re-upped my subscription to Fold3, which has a large collection of military records. My Thomas T. Broyles' records are there in several files. It's just a matter of going through each entry and seeing what can be found in the details. There may be some verification of a scenario like the one you laid out above, just waiting to be uncovered.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-69365885180293463512012-10-18T17:10:14.621-07:002012-10-18T17:10:14.621-07:00That's totally understandable. I see what you ...That's totally understandable. I see what you mean...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-68107185670649627002012-10-18T06:07:26.202-07:002012-10-18T06:07:26.202-07:00While this does not directly apply to Thomas T. Br...While this does not directly apply to Thomas T. Broyles, it does illustrate the timing of Civil War service units:<br /><br />"The origins of the 5th SC Cavalry can be traced to Captain Robert J. Jeffords’ Co. (South Carolina Rangers) SC Mounted Militia, and Captain Wheeler G. Smith’s Co. (Beech Hill Rangers) SC Mounted Militia. These volunteer companies were organized in Charleston and Colleton Districts, respectively, during the summer of 1861, and were incorporated into the 1st (Martin’s) SC Mounted Militia Regiment in September of that year. Martin’s Regiment was called to active duty in November 1861, in response to the occupation of Port Royal by Federal troops, and its companies were dispersed to various points along South Carolina’s southern coast. <br /><br />On 7 December 1861, the South Carolina legislature passed a bill enabling the Governor to call out the militia for 12 months’ service, and allowing for the organization of troops into regiments, battalions, and squadrons. Two days later, the Governor issued a call for 12,000 volunteers for 12 months’ Confederate service, and ordered a draft to meet the required number if sufficient volunteers were not forthcoming. The effect of this proclamation was to require all volunteer military organizations to reorganize for 12 months’ service, which Jeffords’ company did almost immediately."<br /><br />Which would go far in explaining the "enlistment date" I think?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-14127973285188801802012-10-18T05:36:45.771-07:002012-10-18T05:36:45.771-07:00What I meant to imply was that the biographer, pre...What I meant to imply was that the biographer, presumably being "Knoxville" (and Jonesboro) minded, simply wrote the name that came to his head (spelling-wise) and thus goofed.<br />Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-36570501075023508652012-10-17T18:26:46.568-07:002012-10-17T18:26:46.568-07:00This is definitely something else to keep in mind....This is definitely something else to keep in mind. I'm hoping it will become apparent as I sift through all the online military records I've found at FamilySearch.org and Fold3.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-46291922033126023452012-10-17T18:25:48.758-07:002012-10-17T18:25:48.758-07:00Thanks so much for that link, Iggy. In one way, it...Thanks so much for that link, Iggy. In one way, it complicates things. In another way, it's good to know what--or who--else is out there, and to double check against assumptions. From other records I've seen, I'm inclined to stick with the South Carolina company, though. The link you provided was for infantry, and I believe T. T. Broyles was part of the cavalry. Plus, his home state through graduation from college was South Carolina, not Tennessee.<br /><br />However, there is so much more to study on this. Dr. Broyles certainly left quite a few important stages in his life as enigmas.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38258481726719911142012-10-17T12:42:58.816-07:002012-10-17T12:42:58.816-07:00P.s., the "enlistment date" you have mig...P.s., the "enlistment date" you have might be a RE-enlistment date. If I recall correctly, the south had soldiers enlist for short terms like the north with its 3 month enlistments. I think the south had a 13 month enlistment early in the war. Furthermore, Thomas T. might have entered the state militia, and then enlisted in the CSA army later on -Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43814581825735224412012-10-17T12:24:01.149-07:002012-10-17T12:24:01.149-07:00I was (wuz) thinking about the Haskell - Heiskell ...I was (wuz) thinking about the Haskell - Heiskell thing, and have a theory.<br /><br />The 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was led by C W Heiskell - and he was quite famous (and well up in the ranks) - his unit was in Knoxville and in Jonesboro Tennessee, from what I read, more than once.<br /><br />Colonel Heiskell was born ten miles west of Knoxville, Tenn., in Knox county... <br /><br />http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csainf/csa19.html states the 19th was busy as early as August 15, 1861.<br /><br />So - the "biographer" might be correct or confused about his Haskell/Heiskell?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com