george, nelson wibush from florida is a black member of the scv. the tampa bay sun did a nice write up on him several years ago. dont recall his confederate ansestor though.may can do a google.
I have him. Not gonna use him until later. I need those in units from any state that can be verified easily. I also need the lesser know who may or may not be on the web. The most documented men are easy enough to find.
I have several names from Louisiana I am working on now. Could use any and units that may have been at 1st Bull Run.
1) Turner Hall (born in 1840) was an orderly for Robert E. Lee (this was reported in the "Hugo Daily News" (Oklahoma) on Aug. 28th and 29th, 1941).
2) Bill Yopp (black Confederate Drummer). Sorry, but I don't recall where I obtained this name. I'll look through my notes to see if I can find the source for his name.
I finally found my way back to this thread...I never claimed to be "computer literate." LOL.
Unfortunately, I do not have a "hard copy" of the newpaper article re: Turner Hall. However, I did put a copy of the posting from another forum (where I first read about Mr. Hall) in my "Favorites List," and rechecked the posting. It appears that the newspaper article (including a photo of Mr. Hall) was part of an article re: Mr. Hall, found in the USGenWeb/OKGenWeb/CountyArchive/CountyQueries. It appeared under the OKCHOCTA (Choctaw County Oklahoma Genealogy) thread. (This is the information listed on the posting that I saved in my "Favorites List").
Apparently, Mr. Hall was the honoree of a celebration of his 101st birthday, organized by the citizens of Hugo, Oklahoma...his home at the time. The article mentioned that Mr. Hall had also appeared on an NBC program in New York City re: his lifetime experiences.
I hope this information is of help. If I can find anything additional re: Mr. Turner Hall...I'll let you know.
BTW...why am I still listed as "Guest," instead of "Member," on this forum. I thought when I applied for membership in S.H.A.P.E., I had been accepted. What gives?
Okay, you "got me!" LOL. I must confess that I have not been signing-in each time I visit S.H.A.P.E. I am accustomed to simply clicking-on the website, of whatever forum group I am a member of, and being automatically signed-in. I'll try to remember to officially sign-in from now on. Thanks for the clarification.
