tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984484335347294372024-03-13T10:56:36.503-07:00Chasing the Family GhostsMy Dad, brother, and I became interested in genealogy several years ago. My dad often called our efforts as 'chasing ghosts'. This blog recounts our efforts and captures the personalities or as he would say 'ghosts' of our family.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-71881096391737514192013-05-06T03:16:00.000-07:002013-05-06T03:16:04.768-07:00Twenty Six Generations (1237AD – Present)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">My father, brother, and I have been ‘chasing the family
ghosts’ now for over a decade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
visited numerous historical locations, countless libraries, archives,
microfiche, and website searches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
have managed to compile a family tree within ancestry.com of 691 people and
counting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This continues to be an
absolutely amazing journey of discovery for us … we learn something new just
about every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe we have only
scratched the surface.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depicted below is
Twenty Six generations of my ancestors as we have been able to piece it
together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Last Fall I had the
opportunity to revisit the Shiloh Battlefield with my father … we were able to
spend several hours at the </span><a href="http://www.nps.gov/shil/index.htm"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Shiloh Battlefield National
Park</span></a><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took our time and followed the route of Blythe’s
Mississippi Regiment aka 44<sup>th</sup> Mississippi of April 6 and 7,
1862.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We purchased a Park Map from the
Visitors Center, found the battlefield markers related to Blythe’s Mississippi
Regiment and Bushrod Johnson’s Brigade, and set out to retrace their steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, Blythe’s Mississippi Regiment holds
a special place in our hearts as this was the unit that my GGGrandfather George
Washington Askew volunteered to join at the outset of the Civil War and served
with A Company known as the “Tombigbee Rangers” until May of 1862 when he was
elected as a second lieutenant with the 42<sup>nd</sup> Alabama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a previous Blog Post which addresses
his entire time with this unit:</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/12/g-w-askew-and-blythes-mississippi.html"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">G.
W. Askew and Blythe’s Mississippi Regiment (44th Mississippi Infantry Regiment)</span></i></a><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Shiloh being the
bloodiest and largest battle at that point in the Civil War must have been very
trying for my ancestor and his regiment … prior to Shiloh the unit had
participated in the action at Belmont Landing in Missouri … but, it was no
comparison to the violent conflict at Shiloh.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Based on the unit
markers that we found and the times depicted we followed in their footsteps
through those two days of fighting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
our visit, we took the time to review the Official Records of the War of the
Rebellion, studying commanders after action reports, in order to further
understand the actions of Blythe’s Mississippi Rifles during those fateful two days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Blog post recounts our visit and the
actions of Blythe’s Mississippi Rifles during the Battle of Shiloh.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">I have combined the
reports and paraphrased the action in order to reconstruct the timeline and
unit locations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not an easy task
or exact science … Shiloh was a very difficult battle for command and control …
the terrain was swampy, thick with vegetation, and broken … several key leaders
were killed or wounded during the two day battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one commander had a full view of all the
actions of the unit during those two days, several commanders after action
reports had to be reviewed in order to piece together the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the timeline as I can best
understand:</span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">5 APR</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> – General Bushrod Johnson’s
(Brigade Commander in which Blythe’s Mississippi Rifles was a part) report –
The brigade arrived from Purdy, within about 2 miles and a half of the enemy’s
encampment, after dark on the evening of the 5<sup>th</sup> instant. </span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">6 APR 5-8 AM:</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General Cheatham’s division (Johnson’s
brigade belonged to this division) advanced and formed in two Brigades on
either side of the Pittsburg Road (depicted as the Corinth Road on the Map) … I
believe Johnson’s Brigade was on the right wing of the Division. The brigade moved
at daylight of 6 April …placed on the left of Clark’s division in this order,
from right to left 154<sup>th<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></sup>Tennessee,
Blythe’s Mississippi Regiment, Polk’s battery, 15<sup>th</sup> Tennessee Regiment,
2<sup>nd</sup> Tennessee Regiment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>COL Preston
Smith of the 154<sup>th</sup> Tennessee Regiment, Blythe’s Mississippi
Regiment’s ‘sister’ regiment, reported ‘In obedience to the order of Brigadier
General Johnson I moved forward my command, the One hundred and fifty-fourth
Senior Tennessee Regiment, at daylight on Sunday morning, on the road leading
to Pittsburg, and proceeded to form a line of battle, my regiment (154<sup>th</sup>
Tennessee) being on the right and Blythe’s Mississippi regiment on my left;
these two regiments forming the right wing of BG Johnson’s brigade, this wing
resting on the right of the road and the brigade held in reserve to support
Brigadier-General Clark’s brigade.’ (OR p. 447Chapter XXII Report of Col
Preston Smith 154<sup>th</sup> Tennessee Infantry Headquarters 1<sup>st</sup>
Brigade, Second Division, First Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi)</span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">6 APR 0830</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">: The First Brigade (Johnson’s
Brigade, Blythe’s Regiment) came under artillery fire at 830 and was
continually employed during the entire day; ordered first to support the left
flank of the forces already engaged … After 15 minutes it moved into line of
battle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ground was broken and
marshy, and movement was obstructed by a small stream, which caused delay in
passing the artillery and infantry of the left wing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blythe’s regiment had advanced obliquely to
the left and attacked the enemy in position near an encampment.</span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">6 APR 11 AM:</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> General Bushrod Johnson is wounded
… </span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">6 APR 11-12:</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> It was at this time that General
Johnson and half his brigade, Polk’s artillery battery, and Blythe’s unit were detached
from the brigade by order of General Bragg and placed in action on the
right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blythe’s Regiment advanced to the
left and attacked the enemy’s batteries, with its support, from its position;
but, as it advanced upon the enemy COL Blythe was shot dead from his horse
while gallantly leading his regiment forward to the charge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General Frank Cheatham, Division Commander
stated, “Colonel Blythe and his lieutenant-colonel, Herron, sealed their devotion
to their country with their life’s blood.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(OR p. 443 Chapter XXII Report of Major General B. F. Cheatham,
Commander Second Division, First Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">COL Preston Smith (154<sup>th</sup>
Tennessee Commander) is placed in charge of the Brigade as General Johnson is
incapacitated by his wounds …</span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">COL Smith formed the
brigade on the right of the avenue leading by the second encampment of the
enemy, on the Pittsburg road (Now the Corinth Road on the map), and just beyond
the cross-roads. His report states, ‘On my arrival there I found about 200 of
Blythe’s Mississippi Regiment fit for duty.’ (OR p. 447Chapter XXII Report of
Col Preston Smith 154<sup>th</sup> Tennessee Infantry Headquarters 1<sup>st</sup>
Brigade, Second Division, First Grand Division, Army of the Mississippi) The Union
forces, probably the 45<sup>th</sup> Illinois Infantry’ shortly thereafter
advanced from the North to the South … Blythe’s Mississippi Regiment and the 154<sup>th</sup>
Tennessee advanced to meet the enemy (Blythe was already KIA as well as his second
in command).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This action occurs at the
North portion of Wolf Field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 30
minutes of conflict; the entire Brigade advances after severe casualties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ammunition is running low and most of the
brigade needs to resupply from the Ammo Wagons ….Blythe’s Regiment remains, at
the North end of Wolf field, in order to support Polk’s Battery placed at this
point … while the other regiments conducted ammo resupply from the supply wagons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The enemy advanced on the battery and Blythe’s
regimental sharpshooters on the road just ahead of the battery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blythe’s Regiment held the ground while the
other regiments resupplied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blythe’s
Regiment was supported by Co L of the 154<sup>th</sup> Tennessee armed with
Maynard Rifles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the other regiments
began to return from resupply, they successfully repelled the attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Brigade was ordered to move West toward
the River and to support the 38<sup>th</sup> Tennessee to the left of the road
leading toward Pittsburg landing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Brigade then moved forward and occupied the last encampment of the enemy in the
direction of the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At sunset the
entire command was ordered to retire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">The exact accounts
for Blythe’s regiment are not detailed, at some point after the fighting in
Wolf Field, Blythe’s Regiment is sent for ammunition resupply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is assumed that after this resupply the
regiment moves back up to link up with the brigade; but, it is difficult to
know for sure .. because after the fighting at Wolf Field the brigade turns and
moves West toward the River … COL Smith doesn’t receive any reports from
Blythe’s regiment until he discovers them at midnight on April 6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, Blythe’s regiment has lost both
its Commander and Deputy … now being under the command of Major Moore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the difficulty in terrain and
communications it is hard to truly know the exact position and timing of
Blythe’s regiment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, at some
point, late on the evening of April 6, the regiment is apparently split in two separate
locations … further confusing the situation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it is assumed that the regiment links
back up with the Brigade at some point and defended, along with the remaining
units of the Confederate Army of the Mississippi, along the Dill Branch, until
ordered to retire on the evening of 6 April by General Beauregard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The order to retire was not an order to
retreat, at this point, General Beauregard was very confident of a victory, he
merely wanted to pull back in order to regroup for a final assault on April 7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">6 APR Late Evening:</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> COL Smith finds Blythe’s regiment
encamped not far from General Beauregard’s Headquarters.</span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">7 APR Early
Monday Morning – Vicinity of Beauregard’s Headquarters:</span></u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> At an early hour, heavy
firing is heard to the right (toward Pittsburg Landing, this is most likely the
Union counter attack) and the Brigade moves toward the fighting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brigade formed in line of battle, in the
vicinity of Sarah Bell’s old Cotton Field, with several other regiments and
moved forward under the command of General Cheatham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brigade pushed the enemy, after suffering
severe casualties and running low on ammunition, the brigade retired for
resupply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After resupply and upon
returning to the field … COL Smith is wounded and the remaining soldiers of the
Brigade fell in with Brigadier General Wither’s command until General Beauregard
ordered his entire command to retire from the field toward Corinth,
Mississippi.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Beauregard’s withdrawal
order came at 2PM on April 7, thus ending the actions for Blythe’s Mississippi
Regiment at Shiloh …</span><br />
<br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">In addition, mentioned
in COL Preston Smith’s report is Captain Sharp of A Company, Blythe’s
Mississippi Rifles, my GGGrandfather’s company commander.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Captain Sharp would later become General
Sharp and after the Civil War his daughter marries G.W. Askew’s brother, J. H.
Askew.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">As a side note, the
battle flag of A Co, Blythe’s Mississippi Rifles is now on display at the Stephen
D. Lee House in Columbus, Mississippi; this could very well could be the flag that
my GGGrandfather followed during the battle of Shiloh.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfaawJO89i8wsjeMbkY-4QNDdSCBwXj3A2wnEX_rCLTyCR0x8HcXAud3iPOiFW5ptJ4jCnEVuIdiKB9yJkrENahrSxvltQlrlJTVNaDvs0SAVRa9UF8A5dq42FYzgh_vylVspQDtij-c/s1600/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfaawJO89i8wsjeMbkY-4QNDdSCBwXj3A2wnEX_rCLTyCR0x8HcXAud3iPOiFW5ptJ4jCnEVuIdiKB9yJkrENahrSxvltQlrlJTVNaDvs0SAVRa9UF8A5dq42FYzgh_vylVspQDtij-c/s400/Slide1.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map depicting the movements of Blythe's Mississippi Regiment during the Battle of Shiloh<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob Sharp served as the Company Commander for my GGGrandfather's unit, A Company, Blythe's Mississippi Rifles during the Battle of Shiloh</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battle Flag of A Co Blythe's Mississippi Rifles</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson - Brigade Commander </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colonel Preston Smith (assumed command of the Brigade when Johnson was wounded)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-62326601013757914042012-12-29T04:08:00.000-08:002012-12-29T04:08:07.975-08:00Birdie Askew and the Outlaw Home<br />
<h3 style="background: #FEFDFA; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I had
previously posted on my Blog about the Askews as early settlers of North
Mississippi. In my post, </span><a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/01/early-mississippi-settlers_02.html"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Early
Mississippi Settlers</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">, I included information and a picture of the Outlaw home
built in the 1830’s. <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3>
<h3 style="background: #FEFDFA; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">I
recently had an opportunity to visit the Outlaw home again and met the current
owner who is currently in the process of restoring the home. She allowed us to take a tour of the house
and pointed out the artifacts that she has acquired for restoring the interior portion
of the home. She has attempted to locate
as many of the original artifacts that were originally associated with the
home. She has scoured local antique
shops and families, recompiling original artifacts from the home dispersed
during an estate sale several decades ago.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3>
<h3 style="background: #FEFDFA; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Among
the artifacts that she has acquired are family photos. One is a photo of the Outlaw and Harvey Family on the
front porch of the home. Another photo
is of an Askew, Birdie Askew, we have no idea who this is … all we have is the
name inscribed on the back of the photo, the fact that she is wearing clothing
from the late 1800’s or early 1900’s and the name of the Memphis, Tennessee studio
on the back of the photo. This will
certainly take some research to figure out exactly who she is, how she fits
into the family tree, and her relationship to the Outlaw Home. Hopefully, another post will develop from
this research.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">I
am very grateful to the current owner for allowing us to take a tour of the
home … the interior is very well maintained and she has accomplished much over
the past few years. It was very much
like stepping back into the past … to a time that my ancestors lived only a few
miles away and probably saw the home very much as I did during the tour. There is no doubt that they often visited
this home of their in-laws and relatives. It will be interesting to visit the Outlaw
Home in North Carolina and see if the design is similar. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Few
families can say that their ‘In-Laws’ are ‘Outlaws’ in the same sense that my
family can.</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of Birdie Askew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reverse of Birdie Askew Photo </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlaw, Harvey Family Photo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reverse of Outlaw, Harvey Family Photo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear Exterior of Outlaw Home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Father entering the Outlaw Home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Floor Bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior Stairwell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downstairs Parlor </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-85048237091423888832012-12-18T02:12:00.001-08:002012-12-22T05:58:15.088-08:00The Battles of Corinth and Davis Bridge Revisited<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
recently had the opportunity to return to the Battlefield sites of Corinth and
Davis Bridge. It had been almost ten years since I had last visited these
sites. My GGGrandfather had participated
in both of these battles while he was a 2LT in the 42<sup>nd</sup> Alabama … I
have previously written of these events in a Blog Post entitled </span><a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/07/2lt-gw-askew-42nd-alabama-and-battle-of.html"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><i>2LT G.W. Askew, the
42nd Alabama, and the Battle of Corinth</i></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> and several articles that focused on the 42<sup>nd</sup>
Alabama’s activities during these two battles.<span style="color: #d52a33;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2791086/the_42nd_alabamas_baptism_of_fire_at.html?cat=37"><span style="color: #7d181e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">The 42nd Alabama:
Baptism of Fire at Corinth Day 1</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2804070/the_42nd_alabamas_bloody_battle_for.html?cat=37"><span style="color: #7d181e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">The 42nd Alabama:
Bloody Battle for Battery Robinette, Corinth Day 2</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5415558/the_42nd_alabama_and_the_little_known.html?cat=37"><span style="color: #7d181e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">The 42nd Alabama: The
Little Known Battle of Davis Bridge, Corinth Day 3</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
was very impressed by the improvements that the National Park Service had made
… in particular the Civil War Interpretive Center at Corinth. For more information on these battlefields … visit
the National Park service website at:</span>
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/shil/planyourvisit/corinth.htm">http://www.nps.gov/shil/planyourvisit/corinth.htm</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Corinth Battlefield Site is part of the Shiloh National Park Site and visiting
both sites is absolutely necessary to understand the entire campaign both
before and after the battle of Shiloh. More on my visit to Shiloh in a future post. The two Battlefield sites of Shiloh and Corinth are roughly 20 miles
apart. The Davis Bridge site is a little
more out of the way and much more austere; but, some improvements had been made
since my last visit. During this visit I
had a little more time to spend and was able to gain a greater appreciation for
the events during October, 3-5 1862 and the actions of the 42<sup>nd</sup>
Alabama.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument to the 2nd Texas Moore's Brigade which fought adjacent to the 42nd Alabama during the October 4, 1862 assault on Battery Robinett</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up toward the original Battery Robinett ... note the monument and grave markers on the original site</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Joseph H. Askew (Known as Uncle Joe) was born on 2
December 1846 in North Carolina. He
first enlisted in the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (Perrin's Cavalry) during
September 1863 and on May 8, 1864 he joined A Troop, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry
Regiment which he remained with until the end of the American Civil War when he
was paroled in May 1865. He was only 16
years old when he first enlisted in the Cavalry. Family folklore had stated that Uncle Joe was
a member of Nathan Bedford Forest's escort company and while serving in Forrest's
escort he lost a leg late in the war. Fortunately,
we found the following announcement in the “Confederate Veteran”, Volume XIV, p.155,
dated April 1906 as an announcement for the sixteenth annual Reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans, which confirmed his service as a member of Forrest’s
escort.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The general commanding announces for the New
Orleans Reunion as sponsor for the South Miss Josephine Hamilton Nicholls, of
New Orleans, and for her maids of honor Miss Mary Sharp Askew of Columbus,
Miss., and Miss Sarah Ruth Frazier, of Chattanooga, Tenn. These young ladies can boast Confederate
ancestry equal to any in the South.
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Nicholls, whom the people of Louisiana delight to
honor and twice made Governor of the State, attested his loyalty on many a
hard-fought field and came out of the Confederate army deprived of one arm and
one leg; Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Sharp, grandfather of Miss Askew, won his
promotion by gallant conduct on various occasions, being particularly
conspicuous at the battle of Franklin, while her father as a member of
Forrest’s escort left a leg on one of the last battlefields of the war; Capt.
S.J.A. Frazier was in command of a company of the 19th Tennessee, and came home
at the close of hostilities with numerous wounds, not to mention his fearful
prison experience.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mary Sharp Askew was the daughter of Joseph H.
Askew, younger brother to George Washington Askew, my GGGrandfather. It is also well known that Forrest’s personal
escort was frequently selected from A Troop, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Searching Joe Askew’s service records, I
found that Joseph H. Askew was a Prisoner of War in May 1865. This must be when
he lost his leg during the last months of the war. The record states the following, “Roll of POW
record … of detached, detailed men, a men unavoidingly left off of surrendered
by LTG R. Taylor to MG Canby May 1865 … dated Columbus, MS May 19, 1865.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After the Civil War, Joseph was a member of the Mississippi
State Legislature and served as a Railroad Commissioner.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He served as a State Legislature for
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi in the years 1886 and 1888. He married Willie
Sharp, the daughter of Gen. Jacob H. Sharp (Also mentioned in the Confederate
Veteran Announcement).</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Willie Sharp was from
Columbus, Mississippi.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Joseph died in 1895
and is buried in the Askew Family plot at the Friendship Cemetery in Columbus,
Mississippi.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">His family lived in the
Askew Family Home, near Starkville, Mississippi built by his father David
Outlaw Askew.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It is believed that the
Askew family home was destroyed by fire in the early 1900's.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have previously written of Joe Askew’s Post
War life in a blog post entitled </span><a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/06/railroads-and-reconstruction.html" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="text-decoration: initial;"><span style="color: blue;">Railroads and
Reconstruction</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></div>
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Forrest’s Cavalry during the last year of the war, it is very probable that he participated
in some of the key battles in North Mississippi.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Recently, I had the opportunity to visit two
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Brice's Crossroads – Undoubtedly, Forrest's greatest
victory came on June 10, 1864, when his 3,500-man force clashed with 8,500 men
commanded by Union BG Samuel D. Sturgis at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads. Here, his
mobility of force and superior tactics led to victory. He swept the Union
forces from a large expanse of southwest Tennessee and northern Mississippi.
Forrest set up a position for an attack to repulse a pursuing force commanded
by Sturgis, who had been sent to impede Forrest from destroying Union supplies
and fortifications. When Sturgis's Federal army came upon the crossroad, they
collided with Forrest's cavalry.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_B._Forrest#cite_note-35"></a> Sturgis
ordered his infantry to advance to the front line to counteract the cavalry.
The infantry, tired and weary and suffering under the heat, were quickly broken
and sent into mass retreat. Forrest sent a full charge after the retreating
army and captured 16 artillery pieces, 176 wagons and 1,500 stands of small
arms. In all, the maneuver cost Forrest 96 men killed and 396 wounded. The day
was worse for Union troops, which suffered 223 killed, 394 wounded and 1,623
men missing. (Wikipedia)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tupelo</span></a> - One month later, Forrest's first major <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_defeat" title="Tactical defeat"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">tactical
defeat</span></a> came at the Battle of Tupelo in 1864. Concerned about Union supply lines,
MG William T. Sherman sent a force under the
command of MG Andrew J. Smith to deal with Forrest. The Union
forces drove the Confederates from the field and Forrest was wounded in the
foot, but his forces were not wholly destroyed. He continued to oppose Union
efforts in the West for the remainder of the war. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">(Wikipedia)</span></div>
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commemorating the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads, it was very well organized,
great artifact displays, and very informative as to the events of the
battle. For more information … visit the
website <a href="http://www.bricescrossroads.com/visitorscenter.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">Brice’s
Crossroads Visitor’s Center</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the later battles at Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville, and Selma. Hopefully we
will visit these battlefields in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-24950655956853910952012-11-23T09:14:00.000-08:002012-11-23T09:14:31.371-08:00A Visit to Askewville, North Carolina<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My father and I had the recent opportunity to visit
North Carolina in search of our ancestors aka ‘Chasing Ghosts’. I had previously mentioned in my Blog Post <a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/01/early-mississippi-settlers_02.html">Early
Mississippi Settlers</a> that my GGGGrandfather, David Outlaw Askew, was
originally from North Carolina and had moved to Mississippi in 1846. I also have a Blog Post on my ancestors that
were Virginia Colonists entitled <a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/01/virginia-colonists-isle-of-wight.html">Virginia
Colonists – Isle of Wight</a>. In
between the Virginia colony and Mississippi Ancestors, roughly three generations
of my ancestors lived in North Carolina from about 1730 to 1846, just a little
over a century, primarily in Bertie County.
My direct North Carolina ancestors were David Outlaw Askew, John Askew
(1778-1829, father of David Outlaw Askew), and David Askew (1740 – 1815,
grandfather of David Outlaw Askew). David Askew was actually born in Isle of
Wight, Virginia and moved to Bertie County, North Carolina.</span></div>
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Askew was a Planter who owned 1400 Acres in Bertie County, NC. In 1768 he purchased 150 Acres from William
Outlaw and on February 5, 1794 received another 162 acres in Quiopksan Swamp;
also from William Outlaw. On January 10,
1794, he received 320 acres in Bertie County, North Carolina on the south side
of stony creek, adjoining property of Capt. William Outlaw. He married Millicent (aka Milly) Outlaw
daughter of Edward Outlaw. Milly and
David had a large family of eight children.
He received land in North Carolina from George Outlaw Sr. in 1768 and
1804. David died in 1815. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">His
son, John Askew (father of David Outlaw Askew), was also a substantial
landowner and prominent citizen in Bertie county. The John Askew will of 1827
and will of his wife, Mary Outlaw Askew in 1835 identify eight children as
heirs. He was possibly a member of Capt Henry W. Will's Company in March 1813,
during the War of 1812.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">David
Outlaw Askew, my GGGGrandfather, was born on 31 January 1794 in Duplin, NC
(Bertie County). David Outlaw was a
State Senator in the North Carolina State Senate during 1827-28 for Hertford
County, NC. He married Martha Etheridge,
daughter of William Etheridge and the family moved to Mississippi in
approximately 1846. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">We have done some extensive search of records; but,
I had not had the opportunity to travel to their former location in North
Carolina … I finally had the opportunity and took it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Our
first stop was Edenton, NC which is on the banks of the Albemarle Bay. The first permanent settlement in North
Carolina, Edenton is the ''mothertown'' of the State. Edenton at once became the focal point of
civilization in the Province, the capital of the Colony and the home of the
Royal Governors. Originally incorporated
in 1715 as ''The Towne on Queen Anne's Creek,'' and later as ''Ye Towne on
Mattercommack Creek'' and, still later as ''The Port of Roanoke,'' the spot was
named Edenton in 1722 in honor of Governor Charles Eden. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">It served as the capital of North Carolina from 1722 to 1743. It is quite likely that my ancestors visited
the town. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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county that my ancestors are from is primarily Bertie County. The county was
formed as<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Bertie Precinct<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in
1722 and named for James and Henry Bertie; both Lords Proprietors of the
Carolina Colony. Bertie County is
one of the largest counties in North Carolina, spanning 741 square miles. By 1780, Bertie County had been divided to
resemble its current shape. It is in the
northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Albemarle Sound, Chowan
River, and Washington, Martin, Halifax, Northampton and Hertford Counties. After only seven years as a Proprietary
Province (1722-1729), Bertie County became a province of the Crown. The Crown
sought to strengthen the colony's dependence on England and placed governors,
judges and other officials on salary answering only to the Crown and not the
electorate. North Carolina settlers had become used to the "off-hand"
manner of the Proprietors and resented this "control". Bertie
County's county seat is Windsor, which was established in 1766 and was made
county seat in 1774. The County includes the eight incorporated
townships of Askewville, Aulander, Colerain, Kelford, Lewiston-Woodville,
Powellsville, Roxobel and Windsor.
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Bertie County is comprised of fertile uplands and lowlands, with some large
swamps called pocosins, making Bertie County ideal for agriculture. In
addition, the timber industry is key to the area. Livestock and the growing
poultry industry, which focuses on broiler production, are major contributors
to Bertie County's agriculture base. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Our next stop was Askewville, North Carolina. Obviously, my ancestors are from this
area. It is certainly not a very large
town, as of the census of 2000, there were 180
people, 75 households, and 60 families residing in the town. We were not
able to find much on the history of Askewville; but, this will certainly make a
great research project for a future Blog Post.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John Askew, father of David Outlaw Askew.
Unfortunately, we did not find it; however, with a little help from my
brother, we did find the grave of John O. Askew (1813 – 1878), the nephew of my
GGGGGrandfather John Askew and First Cousin to David Outlaw Askew. He was in an Askew Family Cemetery that is
well maintained and near the site of Pitts Landing, North Carolina, not very
far from Askewville. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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little more research … at least now I have a better idea of the lay of the land
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-20993097518739211802012-11-04T09:24:00.000-08:002012-11-04T09:26:44.104-08:00Frontier Culture Museum<br />
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search of our direct ancestors … more on what we found will be in a future post. On our way
back to DC, while traveling I-81N near Staunton, Virginia … we stumbled upon
the Frontier Culture Museum. What a
great place where history has been so well preserved. These few acres of real estate capture the essence
of our Colonial culture, as well as, the blended European, Native American, and
African cultures that make-up our modern American culture. It only took a few hours to discover and visit
vastly dispersed geographical locations all while traversing several centuries.
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Culture Museum</a> website provides all the additional information you need and
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<i>The Frontier Culture Museum tells the story of the thousands
of people who migrated to colonial America, and of the life they created here
for themselves and their descendants These first pioneers came to America
during the 1600s and 1700s from communities in the hinterlands of England,
Germany, Ireland, and West Africa. Many were farmers and rural craftsmen set in
motion by changing conditions in their homelands, and drawn to the American
colonies by opportunities for a better life. Others came as unwilling captives
to work on farms and plantations. Regardless of how they arrived, all became
Americans, and all contributed to the success of the colonies, and of the
United States.<br />
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To tell the story of these early immigrants and their American descendants the
Museum has moved or reproduced examples of traditional rural buildings from
England, Germany, Ireland, West Africa, and America. The Museum engages the
public at these exhibits with a combination of interpretive signage and living
history demonstrations. The outdoor exhibits are located in two separate areas:
the Old World and America. The Old World exhibits show rural life and culture
in four homelands of early migrants to the American colonies. The American
exhibits show the life these colonists and their descendants created in the
colonial backcountry, how this life changed over more than a century, and how
life in the United States today is shaped by its frontier past.</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old English Manor ... could very well represent the housing of my English Ancestors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Settler's Cabin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1820's Virginia Home</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-70348429891043265902012-07-04T03:32:00.001-07:002012-07-04T03:33:50.937-07:00Askews, Quakers, and Colonization<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have recently discovered that my ancestors were
involved in the Quaker movement from England to the English colony of
Virginia. This is another discovery that
possibly illuminates one of the reasons that my ancestors came to Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">First some background on the Quaker movement …
originally known as the Religious Society of Friends. During the English Civil Wars, George Fox</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> pulled together groups of disparate seekers that formed the Religious Society
of Friends in 1647. He targeted "scattered Baptists</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,"
disillusioned soldiers, and restless commoners as potential Quakers.
Confrontations with the established churches and its leaders was inevitable as
the Quakers believed that God could speak to average people, through his risen
son, without the need to heed churchmen</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,
pay tithes</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,
or engage in deceitful practices. They found fertile ground in northern England</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> in 1651 and 1652, building a base there from which
they moved south, first to London and then beyond. Fox also established a more
equal role for women, which served both to isolate the opposition and fuel
discontent. Despite the survival of
strong patriarchal elements, Quakers believed in the spiritual equality of
women, who were allowed to take a far more active role in the church. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Two acts of English Parliament made it particularly
difficult. The first was the Quaker Act of 1662</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, which made it illegal to refuse to
take the Oath of Allegiance</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> to the King and country. The second act was the Conventicle Act of 1664</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,
which reaffirmed that holding secret meetings by people who did not pledge
allegiance to the country was a crime.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">An early leader of the movement was George Fox’s
wife, Margaret Askew Fell </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fox, also known as the ‘Mother of Quakerism’.
She was born Margaret Askew</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> in Dalton-in-Furness</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,
a small town in the north of England, where the Askew family originated. She
had married Thomas Fell</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> in 1632, and became
the lady of Swarthmore Hall</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.
Thomas Fell had served as a Justice of the Peace for Lancashire County, England
and in 1645 was a member of </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Parliament</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">. He
died in 1658 leaving Margaret Askew a widow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In late June 1652, George Fox</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> visited
Swarthmoor Hall. Margaret stated of George Fox, he 'opened us a book that we
had never read in, nor indeed had never heard that it was our duty to read in
it (to wit) the Light of Christ in our consciences, our minds never being
turned towards it before.' Later, she invited George Fox to preach at
their local parish. Over the next weeks
she and many of her household became convinced. Over the next few years,
Swarthmoor Hall became a center of Quaker </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">activity
and Margaret served as an unofficial secretary for the new movement. She wrote many epistles </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">herself,
as well as, collected and disbursed funds for those on missions. After her
husband's death in 1658, she retained control of Swarthmore Hall, which
remained a meeting place for Quakers and haven from persecution, even though it
was sometimes, in the 1660s, raided by government forces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1664 Margaret Fell was arrested for failing to
take an oath and for allowing Quaker meetings to be held in her home. She
defended herself by saying that "as long as the Lord blessed her with a
home, she would worship him in it". She was sentenced to life imprisonment
and forfeiture of her property. She remained in prison until 1668, during which
time she wrote religious pamphlets and epistles. Perhaps her most famous work
is "Women's Speaking Justified", a scripture-based argument for
women's ministry, and one of the major texts on women's religious leadership in
the 17th century. Margaret bases her argument for equality of the sexes on
the basic premises of Quakerism that is spiritual equality. Her belief was that
God created all human beings; therefore both men and women were capable of not
only possessing the ‘Inner Light’ but also the ability to be a prophet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After her release from prison she married George Fox
in 1669. On returning to Lancashire after her marriage, she was again
imprisoned for about a year in Lancaster for breaking the Conventicle<span style="color: black;"> Act. </span>Shortly after her release,
George Fox departed on a religious mission to America, and he too was
imprisoned again on his return in 1673. Margaret again traveled to London to
intercede on his behalf, and he was eventually freed in 1675. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Margaret spent most of the rest of her life at
Swarthmore Hall. After the death of George Fox in 1691, she continued to take an
active part in Quaker affairs. She died at
the age of 88. One has to think that she
was probably inspired by the Protestant Martyr, Anne Askew, possibly a distant
ancestor of Margret. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One also has to believe that she was possibly
related to the Askew’s that migrated from England to the Isle of Wight in
Colonial Virginia during the mid 17th Century.
Studying Isle of Wight history … I have discovered a strong Quaker
connection. The oldest group of Quakers
in Virginia settled in the southeast corner of Virginia (e.g. Norfolk, Isle of
Wight Co. etc.) and date to the time of arrival of the earliest Askew’s to the
Virginia Colony. This group of Quakers spread from Southeast Virginia into the
northeast corner of North Carolina. It is also interesting that the Askew
family migrated from Southeast Virginia to Northeast North Carolina. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">George Fox visited Isle of Wight in 1672. From George Fox’s journal, “On the 5<sup>th</sup>
we set sail for Virginia, and in three day’s came to a place called Nancemond …
Next day we had a great meeting there of Friends and others.” He continues, “Another very good meeting also
we had at William Yarrow’s at Pagan Creek which was so large that we were fain
to be abroad.” One of the largest
meeting houses of the Quakers in Virginia was located at Pagan Creek in Isle of
Wight and located near John Askew’s property.
His journal goes on to mention ‘kinsmen’ attending these meetings … could
these ‘kinsmen’ have been Askews? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Quakers were also persecuted in Virginia. In 1659 the Virginia General Assembly passed
a law against the Quakers, fining 100 lbs. sterling to any ship's master who
brought in Quakers and prison terms were imposed on Quakers who refused to
leave the colony. This caused church members to flee to a colony to other
locations such as the Maryland colony. <br />
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In Virginia, the authorities refused to accept Quaker marriages as legal, and
they were fined for fornication. For this reason, there are very few records of
the first converts to the church. It was not only until 1688 that the Religious
Toleration Act was passed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Due to these acts many of the Quaker’s that remained
in the Virginia colony probably held their religious beliefs in secret … which
may be why it is difficult to positively identify these early Virginia Askews
as tied to the movement; but, considering their possible connection to Margaret
Askew Fell Fox, their timeline of arrival in the Virginia Colony, and their
close proximity to the Isle of Wight Quakers, it is possible that my ancestors
were tied to the Quaker movement as one of their reasons or means for migrating
to Virginia in the mid 17<sup>th</sup> century.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sunbrick, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urswick" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.8pt;" title="Urswick"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Urswick</span></a><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.8pt;">, England Margaret's resting place</span><br />
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I have written several previous posts on my Colonial
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<a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/01/virginia-colonists-isle-of-wight.html">Virginia
Colonists – Isle of Wight</a></div>
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Last Summer my father and I had the opportunity to visit Cluade
Moore Colonial Farm located near McLean, Virginia. The farm is a living history demonstration of
a Colonial Virginia family farm set in the year 1771. Living history interpreters authentically
recreate the colonial life and interact with visitors in order to allow them to
step back in time to Colonial Virginia.
This visit provided us a glimpse into the life of our 18<sup>th</sup>
century ancestors that settled in Colonial Virginia.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While Chasing the Family Ghosts in Virginia, my
father and I had the opportunity to visit Fort Boykin, located near Smithfield,
Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fort Boykin was established
around 1623 in order to protect the entrance of the James River from raiding
Spaniards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fort Boykin provided early
warning and protection for the early colonists who had settled along the James
River,.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found the Fort Boykin to be
very well preserved and maintained … it was easy to make out the layout of the
Fort which was a wooden and dirt structure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="color: #111111;">Fort Boykin fronts the James River on the
highest point of land in the area, at a point where the navigable channel is close
to the shoreline, which would have forced all vessels traveling the river
within firing range. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #363636;">The fort is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Virginia Landmarks
Register, Virginia Civil War Trails, Captain John Smith’s Trail and the
Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail. </span><span style="color: #111111;">Fort Boykin
was named after Francis Marshall Boykin who was a Virginia state senator,
general in the state militia and owner of the property on which the fort was
built. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fort is o</span><span style="color: #363636;">pen daily from 8 a.m. to dusk. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A link to the parks website:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.virginia.org/Listings/HistoricSites/FortBoykinHistoricPark/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.virginia.org/Listings/HistoricSites/FortBoykinHistoricPark/</span></a><span style="color: #363636;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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due to the fact that it was active when the first Askew colonists came to the
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While standing at Fort Boykin … it
is easy to imagine the passenger and supply ships that passed by on their way
to these Virginia colonist settlements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fort Boykin was absolutely essential to their survival and existence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of my earlier posts referenced my heritage from the British Isles … <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://samshistoryandgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/01/genealogy-and-genetics.html"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">Genealogy
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ancestors in England ….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The earliest geographic location of the Askew family is
Northern England, the name appears in both Cumberland and Lancanshire County
England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The earliest Askew’s can be
dated back through property records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thurston de Bosco received from the Lord of Kirksanton, Aikskeugh
(Askew) or Oakwood in 1202-3. It is certain that William, son of Guy Boyville
granted lands in Kirksanton and Silecroft, near the two standing stones, to
John, son of John of Aykescowgh (Askew). Sir Robert Mulcaster and Joan his wife
and Margaret de Bampton granted 1403 to Richard de Ayscough their lands in
Lacra and Scales. These estates descended to Matthew Ayscough* (Askew) who
gave them to his son Richard in 1478. They descended to Hugh Askew (1558-1625)
who married Elizabeth (1560-1649).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir William Askew, possibly the son of Richard Askew, was
knighted by Henry the VIII in 1513 at the age of 24 of Stallingsborpugh,
Lincolnshire, England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sir William Askew
was a commissioner in Lincolnshire county during the Louth Rising against King
Henry VIII .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sir William Askew is the
father of Anne Askew, discussed in a previous Blog article.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir Hugh Askew is believed to be the son of Sir William
Askew and brother to Anne Askew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sir
Hugh Askew was granted two estates by Henry the VIII, Marsh Grange and Seaton
Priory in the year 1542. Marsh Grange was granted to the Askew Family or
(Ascough, Asketh, or Askey) by Henry the VIII in the year 1542.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1547 he was created knight-banneret at
Musselburgh, in Scotland, after the battle of Pinkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A brass plate on the wall of a church in
Bootle, England bears the effigy of Sir Hugh Askew, who, as the inscription
says, was knighted at the battle of Musselburgh, in 1547, and died in 1562. He
married into a noble family, his wife being a cousin to Queen Jane Seymour,
mother of Edward the Sixth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He died
leaving no children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His estates in
Lancashire then became the property of his nephew, William Askew (possible son
to Anne Askew the martyr) and a niece named Bridget Askew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marsh Grange fell to William Askew and Seaton
Priory to Bridgett Askew who later married a Pennington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">According to the Lancashire County, Dalton in Furness - Parish
Register, 1565-1620, John Askew married<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Margaret Pyper on 08 Feb 1612.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>John was possible son of William Askew (Son of Anne the martyr) and was
buried in Lancashire County, Dalton in Furness on 25 May 1691.</span></div>
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was the English Civil War which occurred in England in the mid-17th century,
between the royalist and parliamentarians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The areas of Royalist support tended to be the North, West and Wales.
Royalist support would include Lancashire County and Cumberland County where
the Askew family was prominent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parliament
was supported by the richer South and East, including London. </span></div>
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positively identify my English Ancestors and why they decided to begin a new
life in the American Colonies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-45456947533948126902012-02-04T13:27:00.000-08:002012-02-11T06:09:05.692-08:00More Askews in Colonial Virginia<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While in Virginia, with my Father, we stopped by the
St Peter’s Church in New Kent County Virginia … the third oldest Church in
Virginia. As we looked through the
Parish Register (1680-1787) we discovered several other Askews that were
present in Colonial Virginia. These
entries were as follows:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Sarah Askew departed this Life Jany. ye 16, 1709-10.<br />
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Alexr. son of Jno Askew Dyed Decemr ye 20th, 1726.</span></div>
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Anne ye Dar. of Jno & Anne Askew born Octr 29, baptizd Decr 3d, 1727.</span></div>
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Eliz. ye Daur of Jno & Anne Askew born Jany. 13, 1729-30.</span></div>
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headrights in New Kent County of 900 acres on June 16, 1671 and 1900 acres on
December 15, 1673. (Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents
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Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen British colonies in North America; the Virginia Company of London gave headrights
to settlers and the Plymouth Company followed suit. The headright
system was used in several colonies, including Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Most headrights were for 1 to
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Church was established in New Kent County, Virginia, on April 29,
1679. Construction began in 1701 and was complete by 1703. One of St. Peter's vestrymen, Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, married Martha Dandridge in June 1749. She became a widow after only eight years of
marriage. On January 6, 1759, the Rector of St. Peter's, Rev. David Mossom, united
Martha Custis and Colonel George Washington in marriage. Debate ensues over the exact location of the
marriage; some believe it occurred within the church while others believe it
took place a few miles away at the White House Plantation on the Pamunkey River. Following the American
Revolution, the church was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Sometime around
1820, Presbyterians started worshiping at the church. Episcopalian services
began again in 1843. Both denominations shared the church, alternating weeks,
until 1865. Being centrally located in
New Kent County, the church suffered greatly during the Civil War. Union
soldiers stabled their horses in the pews and carved their names in the brick
exterior. On October 23, 1869 General Robert E. Lee
wrote “St. Peters is the church where General Washington was married and
attended in early life. It would be a shame to America if allowed to go to
destruction.” His son, General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee oversaw the
partial restoration in 1872. After being designated as “The First Church of the
First First-Lady” by the Virginia General Assembly in 1960,
restoration again began on the church with the assistance of architectural and
ecclesiological experts. The renovation required making structural improvements
to the church and completely gutting the interior.” (Wikipedia)</span></div>
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registry mentions a Thomas Askew and Joseph Askew. Little else is known of these
New Kent County Askews or if they are related to the Isle of Wight Askews or what
has become of their decendents. What we
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-14800335753645887972012-01-25T03:06:00.000-08:002012-01-25T03:06:57.026-08:00Sam Snow – Setting the Record Straight<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I previously produced a blog entitled, 'Sergeant Sam Snow of the 8th Mississippi Infantry, A Letter from his First Sergeant, and an Unknown Mississippi Soldier's Grave' </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">back on July 5, 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Blog referenced the possibility of Sergeant Sam Snow being interned as an unknown Confederate Soldier in the Resaca Confederate Cemetery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some time ago, my father and I were able to visit the Resaca Confederate Cemetery; while at the cemetery my father recalled a conversation that he had overheard as a child … that Sam Snow’s father had traveled to Georgia to recover his Son’s remains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While in Georgia, the father recovered Sam Snow’s remains from two sisters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While at the cemetery we read the story of Ms. Green and the story my father had heard as a child made perfect sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">The first Askew found is William Askew, who arrived on the ship Prosperous in May 1610.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also mentioned in the ‘Muster of the Inhabitants of Virginia” in 1624 which is a listing of the adventurers or stockholders of the Second Charter of the Virginia Company, London, England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is listed as age 30 and founded a section of land named Sherley One Hundred in Nancemond which later became Isle of Wight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No other references to this William Askew could be found. <o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Looking at the history of the area, we discovered that tobacco was introduced to the region in 1612 and became the primary cash crop in the Isle of Wight, almost all goods were purchased or priced in comparison to pounds of tobacco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1619 approximately only 1000 colonists were present in Virginia by 1700 the population had greatly expanded to a population of 58,000 making it the most populous colony of the English Colonies in America. (Some Askew Family History by Earl Scott Glover).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Askews were some of the first colonists to Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1635 the population of Isle of Wight was 520 and by 1658 the population had grown to 2019 colonists.<o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">An interesting find was discovered in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Biographical Dictionary</i> by Martha W. McCartney.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It lists two similar entries for a John Askew (Ascue) the first states, “On August 19, 1618, the justices of Bridewell Court decided to send John Askew (Ascue), a vagrant from the Bridge Ward, to Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second entry states, “On February 27, 1619, it was decided that John Askew (Ascue), one of the youngsters rounded up from the streets of London, would be sent to Virginia.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Little else was found on this particular John Askew.<o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Later, John Askew (different from the John Askew mentioned above), who is believed to be the direct ancestor for our branch of the family, born in England in 1638, arrived at the Virginia colony in 1653.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is known that he settled in Isle of Wight Virginia and married Bridget Smith in 1662. A search of the records revealed the following: Francis Morrison grants 200 acres to John Askew on April, 5 1662.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John sells 200 acres of land to Nicholas Smith on January 12, 1668 and sells cattle to Nicholas Smith on January 2, 1670.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sells a gelding to William Bodie in January 1, 1672.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In January 14, 1673 sold land to William Bodie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John died on August 23, 1683 in Isle of Wight, VA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is possible that John may have been related to the William Askew mentioned above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">John and Bridget Askew had two sons John and Nicholas Askew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nicholas being my direct ancestor was born 1665 at Isle of Wight, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A search of the records revealed Nicolas to have paid 99,000 lbs of Tobacco thru October 1694 to purchase the plantation of Thomas Oglethorpe, 170 acres, Nicholas resided at the Orglethorpe plantation at the time of the deed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He lived his entire life in Isle of Wight, married Sarah Ogelthorpe in 1694 and died in 1751.<o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">Nicholas and Sarah had two sons, Thomas (b.1700 – d.unk) and Aaron Askew (b.1705 – d.1771).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These two brothers were born in Isle of Wight and migrated to North Carolina, more than likely in search of more fertile soil for tobacco crops, they settled in what would later be Bertie County, North Carolina. Thomas was my direct ancestor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-size: small;">Historical Map of Isle of Wight County depicting the location of John Askew’s property<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-size: small;">Samuel L. Askew Jr. (my father) as close to the location of John Askew’s property as possible based on the above map</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the records of John Askew located at the Isle of Wight Courthouse … this record depicts an appraisal of his estate dated August 23, 1683<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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It is interesting to note that one of George’s early company commanders was Captain J. H. Sharp, who later became a General during the Civil War, and George’s younger brother, Joseph married General Sharp’s daughter after the war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both J. H. Sharp and Joseph Askew were involved in Mississippi politics during the reconstruction period.<br />
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Cheatham’ Division defeated Union forces under the command of U.S. Grant at Belmont, Missouri.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On November 6, Grant moved by riverboat from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate fortress at Columbus, Kentucky. The next morning, he learned that Confederate troops had crossed the Mississippi River to Belmont, Missouri. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the surprised Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky. Blythes Mississippi Regiment participated in the repulse of the Union forces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Preston Smith reported that the men of his brigade "displayed the greatest coolness and determined courage, and although under fire for the first time, bore themselves like veterans, sustaining the reputation of Tennesseans and Mississippians on the glorious battle-fields of New Orleans and Buena Vista." The regiment took part in the attack on the gunboats as Grant was re-embarking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Confederates viewed Belmont as a Southern victory, since Grant had staged a demonstration and been driven off. Union losses were 607 (120 dead, 383 wounded, and 104 captured or missing). Confederate casualties were slightly higher at 641 (105 killed, 419 wounded, 106 captured, and 11 missing).<br />
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On March 9, 1862, the regiment was listed in Preston Smith's Brigade of Polk's grand division.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Blythe's Regiment participated in the Battle of Shiloh, April 5-6, 1862.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>General Bushrod Johnson commanded during the battle and mentioned the command in his reports. In describing the actions of the brigade, April 6, General Cheatham said, "Blythe's Mississippi advanced to the left and attacked the enemy, and, wheeling to the right, drove one of the enemy's batteries, with its support, from its position; but as it advanced upon the enemy Colonel Blythe was shot dead from his horse while gallantly leading his regiment forward in the charge. Within a few minutes of his fall Lieutenant Colonel David L. Herron and Captain R. H. Humphreys, of the same regiment, both officers of merit, were mortally wounded and the command devolved on Major James Moore, under whose direction the regiment was actively engaged during the remainder of the day and throughout the subsequent action of the 7th. The regiment at all times eminently manifested the high spirit which has always characterized the soldiers of Mississippi and no braver soldier than its heroic leader was lost to our cause." Col. Preston Smith, who took command of the brigade after Johnson was wounded, found about 200 men of Blythe's Regiment fit for duty in the next engagement, but they were of such quality that they were entrusted alone with the support of a battery after the other regiments had fallen back for ammunition. With Marcus J. Wright's Tennessee Regiment and Joe Wheeler's Alabamians they reinforced Chalmers in time to take part in the last desperate charge against overwhelming odds. <br />
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While at Corinth, on April 26, the regiment was transferred to Trapier's Brigade of Withers' Division, Braggs' Corps. In the reorganization under General Bragg, the regiment was assigned to Chalmers' Brigade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George remained with the 44<sup>th</sup> Mississippi until h<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">e was elected 2LT at Camp Hardee, Columbus, MS and joined F Co, 42nd Alabama Infantry Regiment in May 1862.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Blythe’s Mississippi Regiment was designated the 44<sup>th</sup> Mississippi Infantry Regiment on June 6, 1863 and continued through the remaining portion of the war.</span><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-69105342507930817752011-01-02T13:36:00.000-08:002011-01-18T04:40:35.252-08:00Early Mississippi Settlers<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mississippi became the 20th state to join the Union on December 10, 1817. However, at that time, much of North Mississippi was considered Indian Territory and not open for settlement. In 1820 the Treaty of Doak's Stand opened up much of Central and West Mississippi to settlement but, the North was still considered Chickasaw and Choctaw lands not yet open for settlement. In 1830, government officials meet with the Choctow tribe at Dancing Rabbit Creek in Eastern Mississippi and they ceded their tribal lands in the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, signed on September 7, 1830. In exchange they were given lands in present-day Oklahoma to which most of them moved. Settlers began moving into the region, which includes what is now the county of Oktibbeha. The county takes its name from the creek in the northern part of the county which formed part of the boundary between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. Oktibbeha, in the Choctaw language, means "icy water." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1832 the Chickasaw Tribe ceded their land in the Treaty of Ponotoc Creek and opened up the remaining territory in Oktibbeha County for settlement. Oktibbeha County was formally organized on December 23, 1833. With the opening of these former tribal territories, the population of Mississippi increased 175% from 1830 to 1840. The price for land in this new territory, when purchased directly from the US Government was $1.25 an acre for minimum blocks of eighty acres.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first direct ancestor to settle in Mississippi was David Outlaw Askew, my GGGGrandfather. He was born on 31 January 1794 in Duplin, NC (Bertie County). He had served in the State Legislator as a representative of Hertford County North Carolina for 1827 and 1828; at the time he resided at Pitch Landing in Hertford County. The Askew and Outlaw families of North Carolina were closely related planter families. As one family migrated from North Carolina to Mississippi, in order to develop more farmland, so did the other. Both families settled in the same area of Oktibbeha County.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David Outlaw Askew married Martha Etheridge, daughter of William Etheridge. David O. Askew purchased land in Oktibbeha County during November 1846, a total of 240 acres acquired for the sum of $250.00 dollars. On 25 January 1847, he purchased another 973 acres for the sum of $5,841.72 dollars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David Outlaw Askew died on 13 May 1849 and is buried in a family plot, near the land he purchased. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit the site and find my GGGGrandfathers grave.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1850 only 12% of Mississippians were born in Mississippi, 83% had migrated to Mississippi from other states as the tribal territories opened, the remaining 5% were of foreign birth. North Carolina provided the majority of Mississippi settlers, which proved to be true for my ancestors, followed by South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, and Kentucky. (From "Mississippi a Bicentennial History by John Ray Skates")</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David O. Askew willed all his property to his wife Martha Etheridge and their five children. Martha was also from Bertie County North Carolina. She married David Outlaw Askew and migrated with the family to Mississippi in 1846. After the death of her husband David O. Askew, Martha E. Askew purchased additional property in October, 1852 for the sum of $800.00 dollars, to include several lots in the town of Columbus, Mississippi. She must have been a strong willed lady to manage so much during the mid 19th Century, an extremely tumultuous time for the South.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the pre-Civil War years Oktibbeha County developed into an area of small farms with a number of large plantations. The agricultural base was cotton and livestock. The 1860 census revealed a population of 5,171 whites, 7,631 slaves, 18 free blacks, and 157 Indians.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Civil War was hard on Oktibbeha County as it was on the rest of Mississippi. Large numbers of its men volunteered for Confederate service and the farms suffered. Martha’s sons were George Washington Askew, Joseph Holly Askew, and David Askew. Two of which joined the Confederate Army … please refer to my previous Blogs for more on these two sons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grierson's raiders came through the region in the spring of 1863 and looted Starkville. Another Union raid the following year was turned back just south of West Point by General Nathan Bedford Forrest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the Civil War, Martha Askew moved into the town of Columbus where she lived until her death in June 1890. She is buried in the Askew family plot of Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi.</span><br />
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-86763168178686460712010-12-25T13:38:00.000-08:002010-12-25T18:13:15.283-08:00G.W. Askew and Winter 1863-1864 at Dalton, Georgia<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After being released from Parole Camp at Demopolis, Alabama; First Lieutenant G. W. Askew and the 42nd Alabama moved to join Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee near Chattanooga. Although the regiment didn’t arrive in time to participate in the Battle of Chickamauga, the unit joined the siege forces around Chattanooga during October 1863, fully participating in the Battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. For more on the 42nd Alabama’s participation in these battles, please feel free to read my recently published article by clicking this link … <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6055838/the_42nd_alabama_at_chattanooga.html?cat=37">The 42nd Alabama at Chattanooga</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After these two disasters … Braxton Bragg was replaced with Joe Johnston and the Army of Tennessee went into Winter Camp at Dalton, Georgia. Joe Johnston immediately began repairing and refitting his new command.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Confederate soldier, John S. Jackman, recorded on 18 January 1864 the state of the Army of Tennessee while at Dalton, Georgia, “The old year closed down upon us with defeat, disaster. May the present year bring us victory and success. The hour is dark and full of gloom, but such generally comes before the dawning of a beautiful day.” He continues with, “The winter is wearing away, and soon our battle flags will have to be unfurled to the breezes of spring, and the lines of gray will have to be drawn up---a living wall, against which the tide of invasion, it is hoped, will beat in vain.” (John S. Jackman, Diary of a Confederate Soldier, edited by William C. Davis, University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, 1990)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While in Winter Camp, not only did Joe Johnston refit his army materially, he also refit his army spiritually; sponsoring a ‘great revival’. Bibles were distributed, Chapels constructed, and sermons prepared. Most 42nd Alabama soldiers participated in the revivals, a common occurrence within the Army of Tennessee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Preaching was kept up in Dalton every night except four for nearly four months, and in the camps all around the city preaching and prayer meetings occurred every night. The soldiers erected stands, improvised seats, and even built log churches, where they worshipped God in spirit and in truth. The result was glorious; thousands were happily converted and were prepared for the future that awaited them. Officers and men alike were brought under religious influence.” (Virginia Wood Alexander, Religious Life In The Army Of Tennessee. The United Daughters Of The Confederacy Magazine. May 1988. Page 52)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this revival the Reverend James P. McMullen, minister of the Pleasant Ridge Church of Greene County, Alabama and acquaintance of Lieutenant Colonel Lanier joined the 42nd Alabama at Dalton. His son, William F. McMullen, was a member of the 36th Alabama Infantry, one of the 42nd Alabama’s sister regiments in the same brigade. Reverend McMullen continued as the Chaplain of the 42nd Alabama until he became a fatality during the Battle of Resaca on May 15, 1864. While in Winter Camp, my GGGrandfather probably participated in these revivals and attended the services conducted by Reverend McMullen. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">G.W. Askew was paid $180 dollars on December 22, 1863 for the period of October 1 through November 30, 1863; certainly a very difficult period, in which I am sure he more than earned his $90 dollars a month. He must have also had the rare opportunity to spend some time back home in Mississippi; his payroll receipt for December 1863 lists him as ‘On Furlough’ when the payroll was distributed on January 15, 1864. In March 1864, G.W. Askew served as a character witness for 1LT E. A. Portis of Company K, 42nd Alabama, who was seeking a discharge due to medical disabilities after nearly three years of continuous hardship. My GGGrandfather testified:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I have known Lieutenant E. A. Portis Co K 42nd Alabama Regiment as an officer since June 1862 and have never known him to avoid duty or fail to carry out orders when in health. He has suffered a great-deal from his disease. And I have known him to do duty and have been on duty with him when suffering from his disease, and when excused by the surgeon. He is in my opinion, in every way efficient and capable of performing the duties of an officer when not suffering with his disease. Lieutenant Portis has never been court-martialed or reprimanded by a superior officer for anything.”</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">E.A. Portis was discharged in May 1864 … G.W. Askew remained in Dalton until the Spring of 1864, when William T. Sherman began his opening moves of what would become known as the Campaign for Atlanta. The tranquility of Winter was broken as the 42nd Alabama once again faced combat at Mill Creek Gap during the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge on 7-12 May 1864.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-58684149137633577482010-12-04T17:24:00.000-08:002010-12-04T17:24:15.907-08:00G.W. Askew and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Class of 1860<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">George W. Askew was a graduate of the Class of 1860 from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the 93 graduates, 92 served in the Confederate States Army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This number provides a great testimonial to the capacious impact of the American Civil War to our society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were fortunate to discover a program from the Reunion of the Class of 1860 at Chapel Hill dated June 15, 1920.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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Of course, my GGGrandfather’s Parole Certificate captured our curiosity as to the actions of the 42nd Alabama during the campaign and siege of Vicksburg. We conducted quite a bit of research which included several trips to Vicksburg National Battlefield Park. The positions for the 42nd Alabama are clearly marked and located just behind the Visitors center near the old city cemetery. During the siege the cemetery was the approximate location of the 2nd Texas lunette. The 2nd Texas was a sister regiment of the 42nd Alabama under the brigade command of General John C. Moore. The 42nd Alabama covered the right flank portion of entrenchments for the Brigade. The road in front of the Visitors Center cuts perpendicular through the 42nd Alabama positions. Their position of entrenchments ran from the current cemetery across the road and overlooked the railroad cut of the Southern Railroad of Mississippi. <br />
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For more information of the 42nd Alabama’s participation in the campaign and siege of Vicksburg please feel free to read my web published articles.<br />
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<a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5506240/history_of_the_42nd_alabama_prelude.html?cat=37">The 42nd Alabama and the Campaigns for Vicksburg</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5641020/the_42nd_alabama_vicksburg_and_parole.html?cat=37">The 42nd Alabama and the Siege of Vicksburg</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-38711376213670943092010-07-25T14:47:00.000-07:002010-07-26T16:58:20.097-07:002LT G.W. Askew, the 42nd Alabama, and the Battle of Corinth<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A few years ago as I was working on my thesis involving the 42nd Alabama, I had the opportunity to visit the Battlefield at Corinth, Mississippi. My father made the visit with me as we rediscovered the past. Corinth was the first experience of combat for the 42nd Alabama. The 42nd Alabama participated in the heaviest portions of the battle from 3-5 October 1862. The regiment’s first combat occurred near Battery F on 3 October, the heaviest action occurred on 4 October during the attack on Battery Robinette and the unit saw its final fighting on 5 October at Davis Bridge during the retreat from Corinth. The regiment suffered horrendous casualties over the course of these three days of constant fighting. The severest killed-in-action rates occurred in companies A, B, and D. Overall, the 42nd Alabama suffered 57 percent casualties, reducing the regiment from 700 to approximately 304 effectives. The 42nd Alabama suffered the second highest casualty rate within its assigned Brigade, Commanded by General John C. Moore. The 42nd Alabama incurred rates of 5.8 percent killed-in-action, 9.6 percent wounded-in-action, and 41 percent missing-in-action or captured. Many of the regiment’s leaders were wounded-in-action, including the Regimental Commander, Colonel Portis and his deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Lanier. Of the ten company commanders, Captain Foster was killed-in-action and Captain Knox died of wounds, this equated to a 20 percent killed in action rate for company commanders. One other company commander, Captain Condry, was wounded-in-action and survived his wounds. One First Sergeant was killed-in-action and two of ten First Sergeants were wounded-in-action. In addition, one lieutenant was killed-in-action and six were wounded-in-action, one of these wounded was my GGGrandfather, G. W. Askew of F Company. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">I have included a few eye witness accounts of the bloody action experienced by the 42nd Alabama.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">As my father and I began our research into our family history, my father discovered a letter of condolence which began an interesting bit of fact finding on Sergeant Sam Snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Letter of Condolence is as follows:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Company G 8th Mississippi Regiment Near Cassville Georgia May 18th 1864<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Miss Mary,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my very painful necessity to communicate to you the news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The very sad news of the death of your Brother Sam; he fell gallantly fighting for the liberties we are all striving, he was killed at Resaca on Saturday the 14th May. Just as the sun was sinking beneath the western hills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Confederacy has lost one of her bravest and best boys, a more gallant boy never lived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have fought by his side in four battles, but alas; he is done with the trials, trouble, and tribulations of this world and I hope is now a shining angel in Heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cannot speak in tones high enough to [illegible] his courage as a soldier; it is the fate of war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was left on the battlefield as we were not able to hold it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lt. Clark also fell a victim to that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“sad monster death”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do indeed sympathize with you and the family in your loss; as He was to me almost as a Brother, and I consider I have lost one of my best friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have my sympathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am Miss Mary Yours Respectfully Frank E. Hough </span></i></b></div><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sam volunteered on July 13, 1861 and mustered into Company G “Tolson Guard” of the 8th Mississippi Regiment at the age of 21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was later promoted to 4th Sergeant on April 20th, 1863.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Company G was first organized at Fellowship Church and mustered into state service at Buckley's Store in the Fellowship Community of Jasper County, Mississippi on July 17, 1861.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 8th Regiment was subsequently mustered into Confederate service in early October and immediately sent to Pensacola, Florida where it defended against the Union held Fort Pickens through the remainder of 1861.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In May, 1862 the regiment was ordered to Mobile, Alabama and during December, 1862 participated in the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee where it suffered its first battlefield casualties of the war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The regiment remained stationed at Bridgeport, Alabama until July 1863.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In September, the regiment was engaged in some of the heaviest fighting of the Battle of Chickamauga during which it 'liberated' three pieces of artillery and five horses from the Union Army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The unit participated in the Siege of Chattanooga and the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge during November 1863, sustaining heavy casualties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following these engagements, the regiment went into winter quarters at Dalton, Georgia with the Army of Tennessee under the command of General Joe Johnston. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Sherman began his advance toward Atlanta and flanked Joe Johnston out of Dalton; Johnston attempted to confront Sherman at Resaca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Battle of Resaca began on May 13th 1864; the 8th Mississippi was assigned to W. H. T. Walkers Division of 1st Corps and participated in some of the most severe fighting of the battle. Sam Snow was killed in action on May 14th.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only two casualties for Company G at Resaca were Lieutenant Lewis M. Clark and Sergeant Samuel N. Snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Railroads made a large contribution to the reconstruction of the Southern economy after the American Civil War. During the Reconstruction Era, Northern money financed the rebuilding and dramatic expansion of railroads throughout the South. The Southern rail network expanded from 11,000 miles in 1870 to 29,000 miles in 1890. These Railroads helped create a mechanically skilled group of craftsmen from the depressed post Civil War agricultural economy of the South. These conditions greatly contributed to the geographic location in which my 19th Century ancestors chose to settle. After my GGGrandfather, George Washington Askew, departed from his venture with the Hashuqua Cotton Factory, he married Rachel Henrietta Snow of Stonewall, Mississippi and settled in Fulisavay a railroad community in Meridian, Mississippi. He went to work for the New Orleans & North Eastern Railroad as a watchman. The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was completed in 1883 and extended 196 miles from New Orleans to Meridian, Mississippi. In 1916, the line was acquired by the Southern Railway, which eventually formed part of the Queen and Crescent Route. He remained employed by the railroad until his death in 1916.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">George and Henrietta had three sons, the first born was my GGrandfather William David Askew, 13 July 1873. He began to work for the railroad at the age of 16, probably around 1889 and retired from the Illinois Central Railroad after 40 years of service. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, founded in 1883, became the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in 1899 and served as a Labor Union for railroad employees. In 1916, using his railroad proceeds, William David Askew purchased </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">from Henrietta's brother, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">approximately 160 acres of land at Arundel Springs in Lauderdale County Mississippi, in order to establish a family farm, this land remains in our family to this day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">George Washington Askew’s younger brother, born in 1846, was Joseph Holly Askew, who married Willie Sharp, the daughter of Confederate General Jacob H. Sharp of Columbus, Mississippi. During the Reconstruction Era, Jacob Sharp served as a Speaker in the Mississippi State House of Representatives in 1886. Railroads, Employment, and Politics were well connected in Mississippi during the Reconstruction Era. Probably through his father in law, Joe Askew became involved in State politics. Joe was a member of the Mississippi State Legislature as the representative for Oktibbeha County in 1886 and 1888. He also served as the Railroad Commissioner for the Mississippi Third District from 1890 to 1894. In both positions, Joe was influential in key decisions which impacted the economy of Northeast Mississippi. The January 6, 1888 Clarion Ledger Newspaper reported, “A lengthy running debate took place in the House on Tuesday, on a bill to pay disabled Confederate soldiers and sailors the small gratuity of $30 per annum, in cases where they are totally disabled and have not property to the amount of $500, or are not receiving salaries from any source. …. The remarks of Mr. Askew were forcible and a strong appeal to the House to grant the small pittance asked.” Upon his election as Railroad Commissioner, the January 1890 edition of the Clarion Ledger stated, “Mr. Askew was chosen on the third ballot, receiving 86 votes. He has served two terms in the House and was among its leading members. He is a man of fine sense, and will prove a worthy successor of one of the best Railroad Commissioners the State has ever had.” In 1893, Joe testified at a Board hearing to reinstate a questionable penitentiary warden that was favored by the Governor. The September Biloxi Herald may have captured a bit of Joe’s temperament when it reported, “The meeting has been somewhat warm … Mr. Askew arose and said that he would not sign it under any circumstances, whereupon the governor replied that he (Askew) was on the other side. Mr. Askew responded with some heat; ‘Governor Stone, you cannot bulldoze me into signing against my convictions.’” He remained at the original family estate near Starkville, Mississippi until his death in 1896.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-73193914231544963322010-05-24T05:59:00.000-07:002010-05-24T05:59:48.288-07:00Origin of the Family Name<span><span><span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=uspolandcouin-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1845281853&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span></span></span>Thought I would cite a reference which explains the origin of our family name. The name ‘Askew’ appears to originate from the name of a location in Northern England. <br />
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“ The property in Cumbria, England listed in the Doomsday Book (dating from the time of William the Conqueror) as ECHESCOL was a grove of ash trees, as such a grove was called ASKOOG in that region where Norse (Old English) was spoken. The word ask means ash in Norse and the word esk means ash in Saxon (Askew and Eskew) … This property always referred to as the Ash Grove (askoog) was given to a man named Thurston in the time of King John, c. 1198, by the Boyvills, Lords of Kirksantons, ‘within the lordship of Millom.’ … most likely Thurston (a Norman name) was given this property which made him a yeoman (land owner) in return for his accompanying Boyhill on the Crusade. … The Askew name was given to those people who lived in the now extinct village of Ayskeugh which evidently was formed as the family of Thurston grew into a community in that same ash grove which he had received as a feoffment. Thurston was later called Thurston de Bosco (forest) translated Thurston of the wood (forest), the forest being the same ash grove (askoog). Evidently his children became John of the askoog, Mary of the askoog, later John Aiscough, Ayscough, Aiskeughe, Ascue on to Askew.” (<em>Some Askew Family History</em> by Earl Scott Glover)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998448433534729437.post-43032767000386257612010-05-05T17:20:00.000-07:002010-07-05T05:37:38.529-07:00The Askew Codex<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=uspolandcouin-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1604597178&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>As I researched Anne Askew, I discovered another tidbit of information in relation to the English branch of the Askew family tree. Dr. A. Askew of London, England had acquired a lost gospel inscribed on its binding as "Piste Sophiea Cotice" which has been interpreted to mean “Books of the Savior”. The British Museum purchased the lost gospel from Dr. Askew in 1795. It is still not known how Dr. Askew originally acquired the document but, it is believed that he purchased it in a London book shop. This gospel became known as The Askew Codex and is still maintained by the British Library. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=srs3AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Pistis+Sophia&source=bl&ots=bQptO6HCCf&sig=D3ttbCrJUPRB-_upBtqglxTxWd0&hl=en&ei=ZAriS5eSOJXq9QSCrOD7Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCcQ6AEwBg#">The Askew Codex</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10329002904794818431noreply@blogger.com0