Inferential Genealogy Study Group in 2nd Life–CSA Unit Book

In my search for David Ridgely Howard, I took a picture of a couple of books at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA. I found one of the books on the Heritage Books Website.

The First and Second Maryland Infantry, CSA

I think there will be some useful information in one or both of these books about my subject. Will this lead me to who his parents are? Don’t know. But, it will help find out some of his stories while in this unit. Perhaps, why or how he got from Baltimore, Maryland to join the C.S.A. Have ready seen some hints that he was in Richmond, Virginia. Of note is the reference to Culp’s Hill and the Weldon Railroad. Culp’s Hill is an easy find, but like my Civil War hero (re-enactor) told me, the smaller battles are mostly unknown. My searching for that latter battle, hasn’t found much. Only that he was shot in that battle, for the 2nd time, perhaps.

The First and Second Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. – Robert J. Driver, Jr. the First Maryland Infantry was formed from Marylanders who chose to cast their lot with the Confederacy against a Union government that had invaded their state and established martial law, forcing those who disagreed with the invasion of the South to join the Confederates or to submit to what they considered as tyranny. Organized at Harpers Ferry, they fought in the first battle of the war at Bull Run, and distinguished themselves for their valor. The Marylanders fought in the Shenandoah Valley under Jackson, bringing new honors to their fame.

During the Seven Day Campaign they made an outstanding charge across open fields to help break the Union lines at Gaines’s Mill. Disbanded in 1862, they quickly reorganized and gathered new recruits to become the Second Maryland Infantry. These gallant Marylanders defended the Shenandoah Valley during the winter of 1862-63, and then fought in the battle of Winchester in 1863. Joining Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, they charged up Culp’s Hill on July 2-3, losing half their number. In June 1864, the Marylanders charged without orders and closed a gap in the Confederate lines at Cold Harbor. Defending Petersburg, they were in several counterattacks to recover the Weldon Railroad. During the winter of 1864-65 the Marylanders were constantly called on for picket duty, while others around them deserted. They fought to the last at Petersburg in April 1865, and the survivors surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. 2003, 6×9, cloth, index, 581 pp.
D0901
ISBN: 1585499013

Book is ordered.