I watched "Sherman's March" last night, the History Channel's production.

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3. They did survive the war, although one of them was disabled at Vicksburg.

It was my GGG-Grandfather and his son. They both mustered in to Co. A at Ft. Snelling in late 1861. The father was 41, and the son 19 when they entered service. The father began service as a lieutenant (later captain), while the son entered as a private and mustered out as a sergeant.

The father was released from service due to illness at Vicksburg, so he was out before The March began. He returned to Minnesota, but was never able to fully recover and return to working the farm. He and my GGG-Grandmother faced a difficult situation, and sold pieces of the farm to supplement their living for the remainder of their lives.

The son served through the end of the war, became a doctor and moved to Seattle.

I had three excellent portrait photos of these guys in their uniforms, but I gave them to a cousin as a gift. One showed the son at the beginning of the war, another showed him at the end. The experience of the war was plainly written on his face in the second photo. He looked worn and thoroughly tired.