Thanks, Cathryn! The Days of Baltimore County, Maryland, including Ishmael, don't seem to be related to my Days of Montgomery County, Maryland, but they're a fascinating family. A friend of mine is pastor of the United Methodist church at Fork, and had heard congregation members refer to Ishmael's Civil War engagement, so I did what I could to enhance the profile. One of the sources prefaces the account by saying "not much is known" about his life, and it's fun to prove them wrong!