Jim Martin
Re: Skinner's Farm - Mar 25, 1865
Mon Jul 23 23:40:44 2001
I was looking at the service record of 2nd Lt. John B. Lanford of the 43rd AL, Co. C, my wife's gg-grandfather. It says he was captured Mar 25, '65 at Hatcher's Run. I'm familiar with Hatcher's Run, but the date was a problem for me as I remembered this fight being in late '64. I started looking for this engagement and came up with several Union reports of this engagement. In other sources (Dyer's, for instance) this engagement is referred to as Skinner's Farm.
I've not found this name used in the OR's, only that it occurred near Hatcher's Run.
Jim
Re: Skinner's Farm - Mar 25, 1865
Alan J. Pitts, Mon Jul 23 23:56
Account of engagement at Watkins' House (Petersburg)
Jim Martin, Tue Jul 24 09:19
Re: Account of engagement at Watkins' House (Petersburg)
Alan J. Pitts, Tue Jul 24 09:56
Re: Skinner's Farm - Mar 25, 1865
Jim Martin, Tue Jul 24 07:36
Re: Skinner's Farm - Mar 25, 1865
Alan J. Pitts, Tue Jul 24 09:46
Here's what ADAH says (same story)
Jim Martin, Tue Jul 24 09:52
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Hayes Lowe, Tue Jul 24 12:15
Re: Here's what ADAH says (same story)
Alan J. Pitts, Tue Jul 24 10:15
1907 Veteran's Census
Jim Martin, Thu Jul 26 11:31
Re: 1907 Veteran's Census
Alan J. Pitts, Thu Jul 26 11:43
41st
Hayes Lowe, Tue Jul 24 09:28