Tag: 3d Regt. Arkansas Cavalry

Prob. Died Young, Or How Pat Ryan Lost His Eye (As a Union Soldier) (4)

March 20, 2018

You obtain an unexpected new treasure trove chock full of genealogical goodies, as I did last year when, at long last, I thought to look for a Union service record for my grandmother’s uncle Pat Ryan and discovered he and his widow Delilah Rinehart Ryan had filed pension applications for his Civil War service. You … More Prob. Died Young, Or How Pat Ryan Lost His Eye (As a Union Soldier) (4)

Prob. Died Young, Or How Pat Ryan Lost His Eye (As a Union Soldier) (1)

March 14, 2018

I’ve just shared postings tracing all I’ve been able to discover about an elusive Ulster Scots ancestor, David Dinsmore, who came from Ireland to South Carolina with his wife Margaret not long before the Revolution, took the British side during that war, and found himself exiled to Nova Scotia, leaving his wife and children behind … More Prob. Died Young, Or How Pat Ryan Lost His Eye (As a Union Soldier) (1)