US Civil War: Between the States Project October 2022 Newsletter & Challenge Page: [closed]

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September Challenge Update:  We started with 45 Generals who needed Profiles Created and were unconnected to the Wiki One-Tree.  Nine members stepped up to create profiles.  Forty-four of the Generals were connected to the Wiki One-Tree.  Outstanding Job by all!!!!

***Are you ready for the October Challenge???***

We have 50 USA and CSA Generals that need profiles created and connected to the Wiki One-Tree.  Our Generals could use some help!!!!!   Instructions are on the Challenge Page:  US Civil War Project Monthly Challenges Page 

USA and CSA General Trivia Time:

Full Rank Generals required Presidential appointment and Senate Confirmation.

President Abraham Lincoln appointed 583 Union Generals that were confirmed by the Senate.  The Confederate’s President Jefferson Davis appointed 425 Generals that were confirmed by their Senate.  Both sides had “25 might have beens” included in these numbers. (Source: Wikipedia contributors, "List of American Civil War generals," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_American_Civil_War_generals&oldid=1076551624 (accessed September 27, 2022).

The US Civil War: War Between the States Project Categories concerning Generals: 280 Union Generals and 389 Confederate Generals are listed.  

Two of the most famous Generals were:

Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) was the Commanding General of the Union Army, he later became the 18^th President of the United States and served from 1869 to 1877.

Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) was appointed overall Commander of the Confederate Army.

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Romeyn Beck Ayres is now connected to early colonial New England on the line of his father. His mother's ancestry is confused.  Her father is John Lamb and her mother is Abigail.  It looks like Family Search has two or three John Lambs conflated together. There are at least two Abigails married to these John Lambs.  It will take some time to straighten this out. 
Emily Dearborn the wife of Romeyn Ayres is connected back to colonial New Hampshire and Massachusetts.   Her great grandfather Henry Dearborn was a general during the War for Independence. Dearborn Michigan was named for him. 

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Joseph Bradford Carr is now connected to the tree though the father of his wife.  His profile still needs work.

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Hi Donald thank you for working on the Generals I added your name on the Challenge Page for Joseph B. Carr.

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You spoiled me. Two months of fun doing the generals. Then no challenge for November. It's back to the normal routine. Fun's over for a while. Thanks.  It was fun while it lasted.

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Some of the generals of the past two months are connected through wives or children and have a small direct ancestor tree.  You can always work on the ancestors of those generals.

Answer 1

Selected 6 CSA Generals.

Thank You

Ron Floyd

Answer 2

UPDATE ON OCTOBER CHALLENGE:  We're half-way through the Challenge and have about half our Generals connected.  IF you've got some time on your hands please consider connecting a General!!!!!   US Civil War Project Monthly Challenges Page