I'm honoring my great, great grandfather James Monroe. James fought in the Civil War from start to finish. He enlisted on 6 Jul. 1861 in Company D, 4th Iowa Infantry. He fought in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou; Arkansas Post; First and Second battles of Jackson, Mississippi; Champion Hill; Siege of Vicksburg; Brandon, Mississippi; Chattanooga; Mission Ridge; In the Atlanta Campaign and in the battles of Jonesboro & Savannah. He was wounded in the head by a piece of shell at Chickasaw Bayou and was shot through the clothing at Vicksburg. Honorably Discharged at Davenport, Iowa 6 Aug. 1865.
I'm off to bed now... thanks for visiting!
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Hi Christine! Found you from the quilting board. Loved your first post! And the pic of your great, great grandfather is wonderful; so precious.
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