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I am a member of the SCV, my 4 GG was a member of Company L "Madison Rangers" of the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment, Florida Brigade, Mahone's Division, ANV at Sayler's Creek. The regiment started out as an unattached regiment and was assigned to Anderson's division after Yorktown, then to Picket's division the night before Picket's assault on the union center at Gettysburg. My 4 GG surrendered at Appomattox Court House after the battle there. Of the 1200 members of the regiment that started the war on July 12, 1861, plus the 5th and 8th Florida Regiments, only 67 were still alive in April of 1865 at war’s end.
" The remnants of the Florida Brigade were assigned to guard the wagon trains during Lee's Retreat on the morning of April 6, 1865. At Lee's last major battle, the Battle of Sayler's Creek, the Florida boys were the first offered up to defend against the overwhelming Union forces...they were swept away."
My maternal Scotts are the Clans Gregor and Jones of Scotland, not Whales. My paternal German ancestors settled the Dutch Fork in SC in 1742 coming from the area of Stuttgart.
Restoring historical buildings is a time consuming and expensive task. However, it is a worthwhile project.
Best to you and your group.
Ed
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