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Civil War identifies ads that reference "the war" (1861-1865) fought between the United States and eleven southern states who aligned themselves as the Confederate States of America.
Catherine Bruester searching for her brother Green Baker (or Bruester)
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
June 20, 1907
WANTED--Information. In 1862 Green
Baker, or Bruester, living near
Moscow, Fayette Co., Tenn. joined one
of the Tennessee colored regiments and
has never been heard from by his family.
Any of his comrades knowing his where-
abouts, either living or dead, or to the
organization he belonged, address his
sister, Catherine Bruester,…
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Catherine Johnson searching for her husband John Johnson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 30, 1865
Information Wanted
Of John Johnson, Co. D., 45th Regt, U.S.C.
Troops.
He was discharged in Texas on August last, [Continued in Next Image]
and reached Cincinnati, O., on the first of Sep-
tember since which time he has not been heard
from.
Any information concerning him, and addressed
to the Office of the…
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Catherine Rhodes seeking information about her sons Jeremiah and William Rhodes
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 14, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of my two sons--
Jeremiah and William Rhodes. I left them
at Ellicott's Mills, Md. They "belonged"
to Caleb Dorsey. This was before the war.
Any information of their whereabouts will
be thankfully received by their aged mo-
ther, Catherine Rhodes, at No. 631 Pine St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
N.…
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Ceillia Sours searching for her six children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 29, 1883
MR. EDITOR - I desire to know
the whereabouts of my six children,
whom I left in Carroll county, Miss.,
the first year of the war. We all
belonged to Mr. Steven Burts. He
died and we were divided, and a
Mr. Pratt took some of my children,
and Miss Eugene, daughter of S.
Burts, took the rest. My husband,
their father, died. Wiley…
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Celia Gamby searching for her son Asbury Bright (formerly Asbury Gamby)
New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1868
By Celia Gamby, of Baltimore,
Maryland, of her son Asbury Gamby.
Since enlisting, however, in the
seventh United States colored regi-
ment [regiment] he has gone by the name of As-
bury [Asbury] Bright. The last news of him
was that he had started with his regi-
ment [regiment] from Texas to Baltimore via New
Orleans.
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Charles D. Weaver searching for his father Charles Henry Weaver
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, WV)
August 19, 1873
WANTS TO FIND HIS FATHER.-Charls
D. Weaver, a colored boy, who is now in very
ill-health, of this town, desires to know of
the whereabouts of his father, Charles Henry
Weaver, who formerly belonged to a Mr. Me-
Quinn, of Rappahannock county, and who
left this county about the second year of the
war, then living with Mr. Harrison…
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Charles James searching for his mother Rebecca James and his wife Matilda James
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 1, 1881
DEAR EDITOR:—I would like to make inquiry for my relatives. My name is Charles James. I came to this State in 1864 from Clark county, Ark. I should like to hear of my mother, Rebecca James owned by Wm. James and Mary James. I had a wife and four children. My wife's name at that time was Matilda James. I was married by Rev. Bryant Welch I also had…
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Charles Metts searching for wife Jane and children Margaret, Drucilla, Elizabeth, and Chas.
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 9, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED Charles Metts wishes to hear from his family. His wife's name is Jane, and his children are named Margaret, Drucilla, Elizabeth and Chas. Henry. He has not seen them for ten years. The last he heard from them was when in the Rebel Army. They were at Columbia, S. C. He could not get a chance to go see them. He came to…
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Charles Ross searching for soldiers he knew at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
December 8, 1892
Charles Ross, Co. H, 35th U. S. C. T., Bren-
ham, Texas, wants the name of the Surgeon or
Steward who assisted Dr. Warren to amputate
the arm of a rebel soldier of Co. G. 4th Ga. Re-
serve Guards, at Andersonville, Ga., in the
latter part of the Summer of 1864. Also the
addresses of the two paroled Union prison-
ers who attended in the…
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Charles W. Grant searching for fellow servicemembers Lieut. F. L. Mittie, Sergeant Bakes, and John Grimes
National Tribune (Washington, DC)
April 11, 1907
WANTED--The addresses of Lieut. F.
L. Mittie and Serg't Bakes, both of
Co. H, 24th U. S. C. T. Address Chas. W.
Grant, Hospital, Farmhurst, Del.
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WANTED--The address of Harry Mc-
Connell, Co. I, 83rd Regiment, Penn-
sylvania Volunteers. L. F. Lane, Mon-
trose,…
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Charles Wright searching for Henry Hall
The Anglo-African (New York, NY)
May 27, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED of Henry Hall of Aberdeen,
Mississippi, at which place he was when last seen one
year ago. Any information in regard to him will be
thankfully received by Charles Wright, Co. D, 5th
Mass. Cav., Point Lookout, Md. 195––3t.
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Charley Moore seeking his mother Cely Moore, father William Moore, and siblings Julia, Amsley, and Billy Moore
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 8, 1888
DEAR EDITOR—I desire to find my relatives. My father was William Moore, and mother Cely Moore; sister Julia Moore; brothers Amsley Moore and Billy Moore; aunt named Hester. They used to live in Baltimore, Md. Father was a slave belonging to John Squater. Mother was free. Last time I saw her was in Washington, D. C., during the war. I was then a…
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Charlotte Ann Davis (formerly Charlotte Carlisle) searching for her children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 30, 1882
MR. EDITOR --- I wish to find my children Sarah, Carloss, Easter, Jane, Frank and Margaret. Margaret, the youngest, was three years old when I left her, living with Henry Carloss, in Chickasaw county, I was sold to Columbus Williams, whose brother carried me to Memphis, Tennessee, and sold me to Capt. Sam Bullington. He carried me to near…
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Charlotte Brock searching for her son Alonzo Brock
New Era (Washington, DC)
July 28, 1870
Information Wanted.
Charlotte Brock wishes to hear from her son Alonzo ; was taken from her, about 1859, to Memphis, Tenn.; lived there with a family named Morrison. Think he was in the army during the rebellion. Any information concerning him will be thankfully received by his aged mother. Address John W. Brock, Green street Baptist Church,…
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Charlotte Johnson searching for Texana Johnson
The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
September 28, 1867
PERSONAL. - Information wanted of the whereabouts of TEXANA JOHNSON, a colored woman, about eighteen or twenty years of age, who was sold in Richmond during the war, and is supposed to be living in one of the southern States. Her mother resides in this city, and will be thankful for any information addressed to her here. CHARLOTTE JOHNSON.
se…
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Charlotte Richardson seeking her daughter Louisa Alexandria Richardson
The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)
November 28, 1863
INFORMATION WANTED. IF LOUISA ALEXANDRIA RICHARDSON IS in the city of New York, her mother, Charlotte Richardson, would like to hear from her. When last heard from, she lived at No. 40 Wooster st. Any information will be thankfully received by MRS. J. A. SMITH, 1410 Dupont st., San Francisco
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Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 18, 1883
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
daughter, Anna Morrow. We formerly
belonged to a man by the name of Thomas
Chiles, who brought us to Platte City, Mo.,
about the year 1862, from Black Spring,
Ky. In the same year he sold me to a ne-
gro trader by the name of James White,
and gave my child to his brother, William
Chiles I have never heard from her…
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Chas. W. Satchell looking for his brother Smith Satchell
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 23, 1895
INFORMATION WANTED -- Of
my brother, Smith Satchell, son of
Ann and John Satchell, who left
Eastville, Eastern shore of Virginia,
several years before the war.
Any information of him will be
thankfully received by addressing
his brother, Chas W. Satchell,
320 Dugan St. Philadelphia, Pa.
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Cheaney Neal searching for her husband Garret Neal
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 19, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED
Of Garret Neal, of Yazoo County, Miss, who
went to Vicksburg some time ago, with Captain
Bracet, who left there for Chattanooga, and
thence to Richmond, Va Any information of
his whereabouts will be thankfully received by
his wife, CHEANEY NEAL,
No. 3. White's Court, between
…
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Chrisann Bradshaw (formerly Chrisann Kinslow) searching for her mother Patsie Kinslow Grason and sister Mary Ann Grimes
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 1, 1885
MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire
for my mother and sister. I left
them in Charleston, S. C., during
the war. My mother's name was
Patsie Kinslow Grason; my sister's
name was Mary Ann Grimes; my
brother was Stephen Kinslow
Grason. I had another sister
named Elizabeth Grason; my grand-
mother [grandmother] was named Kate Grason,
and her…
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Clara Carriger looking for her daughter Minerva Cavanaugh
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 8, 1890
INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
daughter Minerva Cavanaugh. Her fa
ther's name was Thomas Cavanaugh, her
mother's name was Clara Cavanaugh. We
were all the property of Old Doctor Cava-
naugh, at Carrollton, Mo. He sold Miner-
va to a Mr. Cassner, who owned a wood
yard up the Missouri river above Carroll-
ton. Several years before the war,…
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Clola Butler searching for her mother Sia and sister Louisa Butler.
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 15, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my mother and sister
My mother's name was Sia Butler, and my sis
ters name was Louisa Butler. I last heard from
them in 1862. They were then in Serl County,
Virginia.
Any information concerning them will be
thankfully received by
CLOLA BUTLER,
…
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Cynthia Scruggs searching for her three daughters
The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, KS)
August 13, 1878
Looking for the Children. Aunt Cynthia Scruggs, formerly a slave of Nathaniel Scruggs, of Jackson county, Mo., now lives in this city. She had three daughters, named respectively, the oldest, Francis Ann, a slave of Henry Chick; and Virgin Mary and Tamantha Jane, slaves of Rev. Thomas Johnson, now deceased. These children were all sold before the…
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D. D. Alston searching for his brother Calvin Alston
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 18, 1879
DEAR EDITOR--I beg leave to make one more inquiry through your valuable paper as to the whereabouts of my brother, Calvin Alston. He left us in the year 1865 in company with a regiment of Federal soldiers. When last heard from he was at Shreveport, Texas. Please address me at Kosciusko, Miss. D. D. ALSTON.
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D. J. Price searching for his nephew
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 24, 1880
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