Thomas F. Harney

[BettyO]

Quote:I think JWB and company would have found greater respect in both North and South if they had done the conventional thing and joined the Confederate Army and killed Yankees in a straight forward way on the battlefield.

Arnold, OLaughlen and Powell served in the armed forces of the Confederacy.

Quote:I recall John Surratt attempted without success to join a Confederate veterans organization.

Probably so, if he signed an Oath of Allegiance; doing so made one persona non grata in any Confederate circle - even if one's heart wasn't in it when it was signed.... also one had to have verifiable proof of service; i.e. records. As Surratt was a courier, he may not have had such....