{"id":4189,"date":"2024-06-19T21:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T02:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kermitmurray.com\/genealogy\/?p=4189"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:32:44","slug":"my-civil-war-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kermitmurray.com\/genealogy\/my-civil-war-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"My Civil War Ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grandfathers and uncles who fought in the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/59524720\/horace_titus_brown\">Horace T Brown<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paternal gg-grandfather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/10th_Michigan_Cavalry_Regiment\">10th Michigan Cavalry Regiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private, Company A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kentucky, East Tennessee, Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/46930345\/alva-levi-fitch\">Alva L Fitch<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maternal gg-grandfather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/14th_Ohio_Independent_Light_Artillery_Battery\">14th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, Atlanta campaign, Franklin\u2013Nashville campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/98608793\/eli-james-fitch\">Eli James Fitch<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maternal gg-granduncle (brother of Alva)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_United_States_Sharpshooters\">1st United States Sharpshooters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private, Company G<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peninsula campaign, Northern Virginia campaign, Maryland campaign, Chancellorsville campaign, Gettysburg campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/98255432\/gilbert-george-fitch\">Gilbert G Fitch<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maternal gg-granduncle (brother of Alva)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/31st_Wisconsin_Infantry_Regiment\">31st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private, Company F<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atlanta campaign, Carolinas campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/22155616\/isaac_andrew_king\">Isaac A King<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maternal gg-grandfather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/154th_Ohio_Infantry_Regiment\">154th Ohio Infantry Regiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private, Company I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>West Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/16766590\/edward_william_murray\">Edward W Murray<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paternal gg-grandfather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi_Marine_Brigade\">Mississippi Marine Brigade<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Captain, USS Cleveland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vicksburg campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justis O Rose\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paternal ggg-grandfather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/86th_Ohio_Infantry_Regiment\">86th Ohio Infantry Regiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd Lieutenant, Company E<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan&#8217;s Raid, Knoxville Campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/22444076\/elisha-vose\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/22444076\/elisha-vose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elisha Vose<\/a>, Jr.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paternal gg-grandfather<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Maine_Cavalry_Regiment\" data-type=\"link\" 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