My GGG grandfather served both the confederacy and union. [View all]

[boston bean]

He was drafted to the confederacy In Georgia and in less than two years had subscripted a confederate soldier to take his place and then he joined the cavalry in Tennessee for the Union.

He was not a rich man, nor did he own slaves, I do know that. He was a farm hand/farmer in census records. I can trace records for both him and his father doing this same thing. I obviously do not know the whole story.

Nothing is clear cut in life. I am going to continue researching and find what records I can.

I own my ggg grandfathers history. I try to live my life with an openness and consider the Confederacy as traitors to our country and adherents supporting slavery. May their culture finally make its way to the dustbin of history. They are nothing that should be honored or celebrated in this country.