tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8332153736688157133..comments2024-03-28T09:03:53.875-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Fatal Family Ties--S.C. PerkinsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35516396187381435112021-09-04T21:03:12.278-04:002021-09-04T21:03:12.278-04:00Coming from Tennessee, I have ancestors on both si...Coming from Tennessee, I have ancestors on both sides. My mother was from West Tennessee and some were Confederate. My father was from East Tennessee and the were all Union. Sue Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528857824474500043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13028879532770549782021-09-04T15:52:54.073-04:002021-09-04T15:52:54.073-04:00Stephanie, I cant wait to read your series! I grew...Stephanie, I cant wait to read your series! I grew up with family Geneology in the form of the Amzi Allen book. Our family history from the Great Migration to the present. My great-great-great- grandfather Amzi started the book in 1877 (BIG huge tome). But the story I always found fascinating was about Amzi's favorite son (I think) Mark Anthony, my 2nd great. He fought with the NY 53rd and was captured at the Battle of Cedar Creek and died in Libbey prison just before the end of the war. His brother went to Richmond after the war to try and find Mark Anthony's grave and bring him home to the family plot in Massachusetts where there is a gravestone for him. Because of the confusion of the ending of a war, which have just witnessed, they were unable to find him. I like to believe he is in the grave of unknowns at Richmond National Cemetary. I've sometimes wondered if we could do some DNA testing to find him...I love history!Mary L Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004247697004696617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28934916486293737892021-09-04T15:13:14.151-04:002021-09-04T15:13:14.151-04:00Happy Birthday Stephanie!Happy Birthday Stephanie!Jo Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624129553865431633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88320585317477410302021-09-04T14:26:58.832-04:002021-09-04T14:26:58.832-04:00Wow, your book sounds very intriguing and I love y...Wow, your book sounds very intriguing and I love your book cover! I love reading books that are from the Civil Era! You know when I was in HS History was not my favorite subject, but I have come to really love it Thanks to authors like you that write History fiction books, you all make it so much more interesting and I have even learned alot of things. Thank you so much for the chance. Have a Great weekend and stay safe. aliciabhaney(at)sbcglobal(dot)netAlicia Haneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13659844158936041022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5172644087635508432021-09-04T12:27:30.257-04:002021-09-04T12:27:30.257-04:00Thank you for the chance! I would love to read you...Thank you for the chance! I would love to read your book! almajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519317111903230825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70367248756095237502021-09-03T19:03:43.438-04:002021-09-03T19:03:43.438-04:00I have two time great grandfather who fought for U...I have two time great grandfather who fought for Union in unit from upstate New York. Captured at Gettysburg but freed from Libby prison in prisoner exchange. We have letters he and his wife wrote and the New Testament he carried. Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415827756102527807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72489673356450998732021-09-03T18:40:15.661-04:002021-09-03T18:40:15.661-04:00Gigi -- somehow I missed the news about the Buffal...Gigi -- somehow I missed the news about the Buffalo Soldier statue at West Point! Thanks for alerting me to it. Such fascinating history there. And glad there's a statue in their honor!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82480337448851370682021-09-03T18:39:00.738-04:002021-09-03T18:39:00.738-04:00Hi, Brenda! Thanks so much! If you're new to r...Hi, Brenda! Thanks so much! If you're new to researching, I suggest going to Fold3[dot]com to start. They have the compiled military service records online and, if your ancestors have a file, the information is usually really interesting. Especially if there's a muster card that tells you their height, eye color, birth place, etc. And some give fascinating insight into what they went through in the war as well. Good luck if you go hunting for them!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59984083899541359482021-09-03T18:36:17.774-04:002021-09-03T18:36:17.774-04:00Hi, Melanie! Thank you so much! I really hope you&...Hi, Melanie! Thank you so much! I really hope you'll enjoy MURDER ONCE REMOVED! And thanks for the birthday wishes, too! I'm fascinated by the use of DNA in genealogy. It definitely has its good points and bad ones as well. I think it's always going to be a bit polarizing as far as privacy goes. But when it helps to discover interesting information that doesn't hurt anyone, I love it! I'll be interested to see how it continues on, too. Thanks again!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50846768768175627572021-09-03T18:33:06.870-04:002021-09-03T18:33:06.870-04:00Hi, Dianne! Thank you so much! My great-grandfathe...Hi, Dianne! Thank you so much! My great-grandfather did the same for us in making a genealogy book for the family. The genealogy bug goes way back in my family! I'm glad you have that from your great aunt!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89987801148947283872021-09-03T18:31:23.458-04:002021-09-03T18:31:23.458-04:00Hi, Dawn! Thank you! And I hear you -- I only have...Hi, Dawn! Thank you! And I hear you -- I only have details about a few of my Civil War ancestors, but I'd love to know more. S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59223040024166054432021-09-03T18:30:17.420-04:002021-09-03T18:30:17.420-04:00Oh, me too! I always wonder about how people trave...Oh, me too! I always wonder about how people traveled before the modern age. It must have been so difficult!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54691022609543677302021-09-03T18:29:23.068-04:002021-09-03T18:29:23.068-04:00Thanks so much, Dru! <3Thanks so much, Dru! <3S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62726284394948284052021-09-03T18:28:28.835-04:002021-09-03T18:28:28.835-04:00Thank you so much, Debs, and all the fabulous Jung...Thank you so much, Debs, and all the fabulous Jungle Red ladies! I loved being here on my birthday!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11907737383094644972021-09-03T18:27:54.360-04:002021-09-03T18:27:54.360-04:00Hi, Alicia! Thank you very much! It always breaks ...Hi, Alicia! Thank you very much! It always breaks my heart when I hear of small towns having (and often losing) so many boys to a war. I hope many in your town came home from Vietnam!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84634226375830092222021-09-03T18:23:25.715-04:002021-09-03T18:23:25.715-04:00It sounds great! I know I have relatives who foug...It sounds great! I know I have relatives who fought in the Civil War. I'd love to find out more about them.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854094021312976832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7062591428332465142021-09-03T18:20:28.398-04:002021-09-03T18:20:28.398-04:00Hi, Pat! Thank you so much! I'm thrilled you e...Hi, Pat! Thank you so much! I'm thrilled you enjoyed the first two! I love the Heights; it's such a cool part of Houston. I thought about having Lucy visit there when I brought her to Houston in book 3, but it didn't work out this time. Maybe another time as there's some interesting history in that area. I, too, have at least one ancestor who was adamantly opposed to secession. He was a staunch abolitionist, too, and lived in Mississippi. You didn't see that too often! I'm proud to say he's my ancestor.S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84314044736120973012021-09-03T18:13:03.944-04:002021-09-03T18:13:03.944-04:00Hi, Kathy! Thank you so much! History and mysterie...Hi, Kathy! Thank you so much! History and mysteries are my favorites as well. I can't get enough of them! I very much hope you'll enjoy my books if you read them!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41845378976809348462021-09-03T18:12:17.016-04:002021-09-03T18:12:17.016-04:00Hi, Karen! I'm fascinated, too, by how stories...Hi, Karen! I'm fascinated, too, by how stories are clung to -- but I love it all the same. We have so many stories like that in my family, and I admit I get a kick out of hearing them each time! S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43449669982575973072021-09-03T18:09:22.777-04:002021-09-03T18:09:22.777-04:00Dru, how wonderful that you found his grave. More ...Dru, how wonderful that you found his grave. More stories like his need to be told.S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84726802664774249812021-09-03T18:07:26.581-04:002021-09-03T18:07:26.581-04:00Hi, Judi! Thank you so much! And you have some gre...Hi, Judi! Thank you so much! And you have some great information about your ancestors! It astounds me to know what soldiers from both sides went through. I'm glad your ancestor made it home after Andersonville! Surviving was no small feat, from what I understand. And that two brothers survived is an even bigger feat! I wonder what stories they could have told.S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72498503188598802782021-09-03T18:01:16.865-04:002021-09-03T18:01:16.865-04:00Hi, Flora! Thank you so much! I very much hope you...Hi, Flora! Thank you so much! I very much hope you'll enjoy the books! And I love that you know so much about your CW ancestors. Those POW camps were awful from all I read. And the widows' pension files are incredibly interesting--and often sad. So many struggled; I was always glad when I came across a widow who got her husband's pension!S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71627677579816875482021-09-03T17:40:21.449-04:002021-09-03T17:40:21.449-04:00Hi, Judy! Oh, thank you thank you! You have no ide...Hi, Judy! Oh, thank you thank you! You have no idea how much your comments mean to me. I'm truly honored you would recommend my books -- and that you like Ben! I love writing Lucy's and Ben's relationship, especially the banter! Thank you so much again! xoS.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41071072311333022112021-09-03T17:37:54.025-04:002021-09-03T17:37:54.025-04:00Hi, Liz! Thank you so much! There's a part of ...Hi, Liz! Thank you so much! There's a part of me that really wants to know which soldier was the fraud, too! Maybe one day I'll look and find out for sure. S.C. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766953125928563658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43808535920877528862021-09-03T17:20:06.123-04:002021-09-03T17:20:06.123-04:00Great question, Melanie!Great question, Melanie!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com