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Ok soo for my school project my teacher gave us her real civil war letters that she found years ago in her barn attic to a guy named George Freeman!. I got assigned a letter and now have to research the guy who wrote it maybe find out what battles he was in,family tree, a picture of the guy and any other interesting info the problem is i cant find ANY!!! i need help the guys name is John Andrews Ballard all i know is he was in the Company 6th, 11 Maine Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, and the 2nd Corp
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME FIND SOME MORE INFOMATION I WOULD APPRCIATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Are you sure that it was Company 6th!. I always thought that the Company's were either A, B, C, etc!. !? Are you trying to read the handwritten letter yourself or did someone transcribe it for you!?
There were a couple of possible ones!. but this is all I could find!. Do you have any other info!. in the letter that could be used to narrow it down!?
Civil War Pensions
Name: Ballard, John A!. Publication Number: T289 Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900!. Publisher: NARA State: Maine Arm Of Service: Heavy Artillery Regiment: 1 Company: E Rank: [BLANK] Date: 02-MAR-1922 State/arm Of Service: Maine H!. A!. Company/regiment: E,1 Roll Number: 194
U!.S!. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
about John Ballard
Name: John Ballard
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Maine
Regiment Name: 11 Maine Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 11th Regiment, Maine Infantry
COMPANY: A
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
American Civil War Soldiers
about John Ballard
Name: John Ballard
RESIDENCE: Oldtown, Maine
Enlistment Date: 7 Nov 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Maine
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 7 November 1861 at the age of 30!.
Enlisted in Company A, 11th Infantry Regiment Maine on 7 Nov 1861!.
Mustered Out Company A, 11th Infantry Regiment Maine on 18 Nov 1864!.
Sources: 77
American Civil War Soldiers
about John Ballard
Name: John Ballard
RESIDENCE: Fryeburg, Maine
Side Served: Union
State Served: Maine
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private at the age of 21!.
Enlisted in 17th Infantry Regiment Maine!.
Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant (1865)!.
Promoted to Full Sergeant (1865)!.
Transferred into Company E, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Maine on 15 Jul 1863!.
Transferred out of 17th Infantry Regiment Maine on 15 Jul 1863!.
Mustered Out Company E, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Maine on 1 Sep 1866!.
The war started in 1861 I believe!. I did find a census record of a John Ballard in Maine in 1860!. I assume he lived in Maine only because of your clue!.
1860 United States Federal Census
about John A Ballard
Name: John A Ballard
Age in 1860: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1860: Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine
Gender: Male
Post Office: Fryeburg
Household Members: Name Age
Geo Ballard 51 (his father)
Susan F Ballard 50 (his mother)
Eckley Ballard 24
Edward Ballard 22
Melville Ballard 20
John A Ballard 18
Fanny S Ballard 12
Dean A Ballard 9Www@QuestionHome@Com
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