My Ancestors in the Civil War

My Dad has been working on our family genealogy for many years.  Last week while the boys and I were visiting my parents for spring break, I talked with Dad about our ancestors that fought in the Civil War.  Turns out, we have quite a few that participated in the war.  My 3rd Great Grandfather, Captain Andrew Kroeg, was the Captain of a Schooner called the “Santee”.  He was a blockade runner for the Confederacy.  He and his ship were captured near Charleston attempting to bring rice into the city.  I also had four 3rd Great Grand Uncles that were in the 42nd Regiment Georgia Volunteers.  They were Milton S. Brownlee, who was wounded in the right arm and wrist at the Battle of Resaca, Thomas Brownlee, who died of disease in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Warren Brownlee and John C. Brownlee who fought throughout the war with the 42nd Georgia Volunteers.  They were assigned to the Army of Tennessee and fought throughout the Atlanta Campaign.  They were involved in some pretty heated battles.  I will do another post about the 42nd at a later date.  I will also be highlighting some of their battle locations in my book.  There was also Robert Mooney, who is a first cousin six times removed, he was in the 43rd Regiment Georgia Volunteers and fought in many of the same battles as the 42nd.  He was captured during the fighting around East Atlanta and Decatur on July 21, 1864.  He was sent to Camp Chase in Ohio where he died some time later.  Another relative was James W. Rutledge, he was in the 155th Georgia Infantry and was captured at Cumberland Gap.

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My name is Clint Brownlee and I am a Photographer in Woodstock, Georgia with over 20 years of photographic experience in many different aspects of photography. I have photographed everything from weddings, special events and portraits to published materials, but my passion has always been Fine Art and Nature Photography. I have had a several shows at the Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia and The Roswell Visual Arts Center in Roswell, Georgia. I now sell through my website: www.clintbrownleephotography.com View all posts by Clint Brownlee