tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post541394524759121034..comments2024-03-29T06:16:44.827-04:00Comments on Alchemy of Clay: Capt. A. G. Swasey, & the Civil WarBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-74049448648197100272016-04-11T01:22:30.888-04:002016-04-11T01:22:30.888-04:00A very interesting family history. Do you get some...A very interesting family history. Do you get some goosebumps reading it? The Isabel was a beautiful steamship.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-68960003145965636752016-04-10T22:54:50.428-04:002016-04-10T22:54:50.428-04:00Wonderful in your interesting research.... I too h...Wonderful in your interesting research.... I too have Civil War Confederacy roots in the SC, and Chicot AR area;<br />Have a great dayBquiltinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582841283064017238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-43350078482333464772016-04-09T22:50:17.862-04:002016-04-09T22:50:17.862-04:00I find the cursive handwriting in Civil War milita...I find the cursive handwriting in Civil War military records fascinating. So many names, dates, addresses, etc. all carefully written out by one hand. With a pen dipped in an ink well too. One of my grandx2fathers was a union soldier POW held at the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond. It was fortunate for him (and me too) that he survived. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-85978168873655907412016-04-09T08:47:35.325-04:002016-04-09T08:47:35.325-04:00I love those skinny houses all lined up side by si...I love those skinny houses all lined up side by side.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-1901696914188546192016-04-08T21:15:11.320-04:002016-04-08T21:15:11.320-04:00Wow what an interesting piece of family history. Y...Wow what an interesting piece of family history. You have done well to find all this information.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-77808557753382352332016-04-08T17:43:01.367-04:002016-04-08T17:43:01.367-04:00Very interesting history. Your gg grandfather had ...Very interesting history. Your gg grandfather had a lot of gold - do you know if he got that from his Confederate activities? Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-86851584601290276182016-04-08T17:39:08.617-04:002016-04-08T17:39:08.617-04:00What a great story! You bring it to life with the ...What a great story! You bring it to life with the pictures and detail. I love the houses!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-34779144785104996952016-04-08T13:35:55.564-04:002016-04-08T13:35:55.564-04:00Yes, apparently the people preferred to have a sma...Yes, apparently the people preferred to have a smaller lot facing the street (and maybe the bay) so they are all arranged that way.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-33578449570899281692016-04-08T13:34:54.482-04:002016-04-08T13:34:54.482-04:00I didn't mention that his wife who outlived hi...I didn't mention that his wife who outlived him, actually lived most of this time in St. Augustine, FL...but her last child was born in Charleston, SC. So as a sailor, he probably spent time in different ports, before the war anyway.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-63513765928299086762016-04-08T13:25:32.068-04:002016-04-08T13:25:32.068-04:00I would imagine so, Gary. Thanks to Ancestry and ...I would imagine so, Gary. Thanks to Ancestry and my cousins who do lots of work on our ancestors, I don't have to do it all by myself.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-70541492414326637832016-04-08T11:51:10.036-04:002016-04-08T11:51:10.036-04:00You've done some fine research here! I think ...You've done some fine research here! I think my great-grandfather had something to do with Fort Sumpter, but he was in the Union Navy. I'll have to check his records. The houses where your great great grandfather lived on Savage Street in Charleston are interesting the way they're set on end right up to the sidewalk.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-56719413058179162742016-04-08T10:31:27.733-04:002016-04-08T10:31:27.733-04:00I agree that the crowded conditions in prison woul...I agree that the crowded conditions in prison would have been detremental to health, especially someone contracting TB. How sad that he died so young.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-32303226019880466162016-04-08T05:56:39.088-04:002016-04-08T05:56:39.088-04:00The level of detail you have is very impressive! M...The level of detail you have is very impressive! Maybe he got TB in prison which killed him in 1866?Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.com