<Granny> 

Hi Ray...welcome!

<huntsvilleADM> 

hi,  Ray--welcome.....

<DavidWoodetc> 

Ok We went to DC area last weekend. My son's wedding

<mickey43> 

Hi Ray

<huntsvilleADM> 

Dave,  are you here to stay?

<DavidWoodetc> 

Hopefully.

<Travis> 

WILSON,  BARRON,  BROTHERS,  BLEVINS,  CALVERT in Winston & Walker Counties. Email is traviswil@aol.com

<Travis> 

TRAVIS,  ROBERTSON,  JOHNSTON,  NARAMORE,  LAGRONE in Jefferson County.

<Travis> 

WINCHESTER,  PREWITT in Tuscaloosa County.

<DavidWoodetc> 

anyway Friday we ended up having like 3 hours to spend at the National Archives.

<Granny> 

PADGETT,  MORGAN,  WEBB,  HORTON,  SNODGRASS,  NICHOLSON/NICKOLSON,  McCORD,  THOMPSON,  BRIDGES,  TRIBBLE in Jackson County. Email granny1463@yahoo.com

<Granny> 

How exciting,  Dave!!!

<DavidWoodetc> 

almost an hour of orientation once we got in with our laptop etc.

<DavidWoodetc> 

then the volunteer started both Brenda & I out with the wrong reels. All we had time for was microfilm

<DavidWoodetc> 

Civil war records

<CyberLemon> 

oh no... but would love to go there

<DavidWoodetc> 

so rewinding both & finding the right ones set us back another 15-20 mins

<ray> 

Hi Miers Macon county

<DavidWoodetc> 

they are not by company but alphabetical.

<huntsvilleADM> 

ray,  is this your first time here?

<Granny> 

David,  I would think that would make it easier.

<ray> 

Yes I work nights so cant chat

<DavidWoodetc> 

Once we figured that out and I got the 36th AL inf reel S-Z,  I found my gg grandfather's brothers

<Granny> 

Glad you could make it tonight,  Ray!

<huntsvilleADM> 

glad you came,  ray--share your SURNAMES and the counties in Alabama that you are researching....

<DavidWoodetc> 

1 was discharged with some sort of paralysis,  but it gave his physical description.

<Granny> 

That's really exciting,  David!

<DavidWoodetc> 

the other was captured at Missionary Ridge & sent to Rock Island IL near Chicago!

<ray> 

MACON COUNTY MIERS WELD

<DavidWoodetc> 

Then he was paroled & sent home.

<Granny> 

ADM,  I'm changing colors so I don't interfere with you! :-)

<DavidWoodetc> 

then I found 2 of Brenda's RIGGINS for her. One kept deserting LOL

<Travis> 

David,  one of my gggrandfather's first cousins died at that prison and is buried there.

<huntsvilleADM> 

ok,  Granny.....you can have red--

<huntsvilleADM> 

Vicky has to work tonight and can't come.

<CyberLemon> 

LOL

<DavidWoodetc> 

maybe we can find a copy of the Rock Island Records somewhere.