Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a day to honor those who fought in the US Civil War by decorating the graves of the fallen.
For some years, I've been researching and documenting Civil War vets from my husband's family tree. Nearly all returned from the war, although a few died--mainly of disease.
To honor their service, I'm listing their names, genealogical relationship to my husband, and their military branch.
Union side, US Civil War
Ira Caldwell (hubby's 1c3r) - 84th Indiana Infantry
George H. Handy (hubby's 1c2r) - 4th Massachusetts Infantry
Harvey H. Larimer (hubby's 1c3r) - 151st Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Isaac Newtown Larimer (hubby's 1c4r) - 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Jacob Wright Larimer (hubby's 1c3r) - 151st Indiana Volunteer Infantry
James Elmer Larimer (hubby's 1c4r) - 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
John Wright Larimer (hubby's 1c3r) - 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
John N. McClure (hubby's 2d great-uncle) - 89th Indiana Infantry, then transfer to 26th Indiana Volunteers
Train Caldwell McClure (hubby's 2d great-uncle) - 89th Indiana Infantry
Hugh Rinehart (hubby's 2d great-uncle) - 15th Ohio Infantry
Benjamin Franklin Steiner (hubby's 2d great-uncle) - 10th Ohio Cavalry
Samuel D. Steiner (hubby's 2d great-uncle) - 8th Ohio Infantry
Lemuel C. Wood, Sr. (hubby's 3d great-uncle) - Commander of the USS Daylight, Union Navy
Lemuel C. Wood, Jr. (hubby's 1c3r) - 3d Massachusetts Infantry
Robert Crooke Wood, Sr. (hubby's 4c4r) - Asst. Surgeon General, Union Army
Thomas F. Wood (hubby's 1c2r) - 3d Massachusetts Infantry
Isaac Larimer Work (hubby's 1c4r) - 74th Indiana Infantry
John Wright Work (hubby's 1c4r) - 74th Indiana Infantry
Confederate side, US Civil War
John Taylor Wood (hubby's 4c5r) - Confederate Navy, CSS Tallahassee, CSS Virginia
Robert Crooke Wood Jr. (hubby's 4c5r) - Wood's Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood (hubby's 6c3r) - 18th No. Carolina Infantry, 3d No. Carolina Infantry
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