J. E. B. Stuart

[DannyW]

Kinda on the same subject is what I found interesting about the legacy of the Civil War. Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner's son-Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. was the highest rnking office killed on the American side during WWII. He was a Lieutenant General killed during the Battle of Okinawa.
Also, Nathan Bedford Forrest great-grandson Nathan Bedford Forrest III who was a Brigadier General in the Air Force was killed during a bombing raid over Germany.
As to Nathan Bedford Forrest he spoke to the Independent Order of Pole-Bearers in Memphis sometime after the war. This group was a predecessor to the NAACP, I find this interesting beacause everyone wants to discredit him because of his invovement with the Klan during the early yers of its existence.
And here is a link showing what other former Confederates did after the war such as Joseph Wheeler serving in the Spanish-American War.
www.florida-scv.org/.../Occupations%20of%20Confederate%20Soldiers....

[LincolnMan]

Danny:fascinating stuff! I am wonder what the "Pole-Bearer" title was a reference to-never heard of that before.

[LincolnMan]

To my surprise, today, I spoke with and shook hands with James Ewell Brown Stuart VI. He is employed in the Sheriff's Office in Goochland County, VA. He is a direct descendant of "Jeb". ...about mid 20's, red hair, etc. (Pardon me for staring.) My son-in-law, works there too.

You just never know where you'll come across a Civil War connection. Last night I was watching an old You Bet Your Life episode (I own the DVD)- and one of Groucho's guests was the grandson of U.S. Grant. The gentleman looked like his grandpa- and even smoked a cigar. The episode was from the 1950's.

[JMadonna]

U.S. Grant III was a terrific writer. If anyone has access to Jstor he has a number of articles. I found his Military Strategy of the Civil War very interesting.

[Jim Garrett]

I'm hoping Chris hunter will chime in here. U.S.G.3 I believe was instrumental, along with Henry Riggs Rathbone in funding for the Lincoln Museum in Washington, (Ford's Theatre and the Petersen House).

[LincolnMan]

Wow- never knew that. The knowledge base on this Forum is amazing.

[chrishunter]

A few years ago I found an academic paper on the web that covered USGIII's involvement with Ford's: http://bit.ly/1cmkXLI. USGIII was the caretaker of the Oldroyd collection in 1930 and he testified about it in 1930.

Rep. Rathbone was just one of several congressman who worked to have the government purchase the Oldroyd collection. The effort to have the government buy the collection go back to the early 1900's. Oldroyd wanted to secure the collection before died and the correspondence I've read indicates that several congressmen were concerned that the collection could be destroyed by fire, which was a very legitimate concern.

Rep. Rathbone gave the Lincoln birthday speech before the House of Representatives on 2/12/1924 and if you search loc.gov you'll find a couple of images of him at assassination-related sites or with artifacts such as the playbill from 4/14/1865.

I'm hoping Chris hunter will chime in here. U.S.G.3 I believe was instrumental, along with Henry Riggs Rathbone in funding for the Lincoln Museum in Washington, (Ford's Theatre and the Petersen House).