Over the past few months, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Civil War battles over the remaining 3 years ahead, I have been tracking my Great Grandfather Nathan Richardson Oakes from his enlistment in the Confederate Army in March 1862, to his surrender in April 1865. I also had other family members who fought in that war. Great Uncle William D. Turner enlisted in my great grandfather's Co. D of the 32nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment Uncle Turner had just completed 12 months of service in the 9th Mississippi Regiment.
Both ancestors will survive the war, and finally back in Mississippi on June 1, 1865, Great Grandfather Oakes will marry his prewar sweetheart Martha Ellen Turner, who was also "Billy" Turner’s younger sister.
Both ancestors will survive the war, and finally back in Mississippi on June 1, 1865, Great Grandfather Oakes will marry his prewar sweetheart Martha Ellen Turner, who was also "Billy" Turner’s younger sister.
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Great Grandmother Martha Oakes and her brother,
William "Billy" D. Turner, years after the war |
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