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7. Had Great-Great-Grandpa's.

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 12:54 PM

Nov 22

On both sides!
And the Union one spawned the biggest bigots.
While The Confederate produced a line of preachers.
Weird?

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My grandson found this in my family tree [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 22 OP

Hopefully, he was a Union member. sinkingfeeling Nov 22 #1

Pretty sure that's a Union hat. Emile Nov 22 #3

Yes. That is a union cavalry hat. hlthe2b Nov 22 #5

He was. That's the Union Hat Lochloosa Nov 22 #4

Unusual first name. That's pretty cool Steve. Emile Nov 22 #2

Not so much at the time. Biblical names soldierant Nov 22 #15

What a find! I consider old family photos to be real treasures. 3catwoman3 Nov 22 #6

Had Great-Great-Grandpa's. czarjak Nov 22 #7

Mine are ALL Confederates AverageOldGuy Nov 22 #8

Mine too. GoodRaisin Nov 24 #19

I love Ancestry.com appleannie1 Nov 22 #9

My mother's side LittleGirl Nov 22 #10

awesome 3auld6phart Nov 22 #11

At least he was a Yankee. ananda Nov 22 #12

You are not alone. GoodRaisin Nov 24 #20

Cool. LoisB Nov 22 #14

Looks like he was in the Indian Wars. Warpy Nov 22 #17

Wonderful Beringia Nov 23 #18

That is very cool. My cousin used Ancestry and was able to trace back GoodRaisin Nov 24 #21