Saturday, December 25, 2010

G.W. Askew and Winter 1863-1864 at Dalton, Georgia

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After being released from Parole Camp at Demopolis, Alabama; First Lieutenant G. W. Askew and the 42nd Alabama moved to join Braxton Bragg’s...
Saturday, December 4, 2010

G.W. Askew and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Class of 1860

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George W. Askew was a graduate of the Class of 1860 from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   Of the 93 graduates, 92 served in t...
Sunday, September 12, 2010

1LT G.W. Askew's Vicksburg Parole Certificate

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As my father, brother, and I began our initial research into our family history … we didn’t have a lot of information. My father visited a d...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

2LT G.W. Askew, the 42nd Alabama, and the Battle of Corinth

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                 A few years ago as I was working on my thesis involving the 42nd Alabama, I had the opportunity to visit the Battlefield a...
Monday, July 5, 2010

Sergeant Sam Snow of the 8th Mississippi Infantry, A Letter from his First Sergeant, and an Unknown Mississippi Soldier’s Grave

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As my father and I began our research into our family history, my father discovered a letter of condolence which began an interesting bit o...
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Railroads and Reconstruction

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Railroads made a large contribution to the reconstruction of the Southern economy after the American Civil War.  During the Reconstruction ...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

Origin of the Family Name

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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 loca...