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St. Sure Genealogical Website
A repository for information on the family of A.F. St. Sure Lindsfelt, MD.
Franklin Augustus St. SureThis page is a rough draft and needs a lot of organization. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
Franklin Augustus St. Sure was born in Skummeslav, Sweden in 1841. Swedish records note that he was originally called “Gustaf” (thus the Augustus?). He died at Oroville, California in 1880, 1881 or 1882, depending on the source.
He was married to Ellen Donaghue St. Sure. and they had three children:
Dr. St. Sure (Dad St. Sure ) is my Great Grandfather.
Ellen Donaghue St. Sure was the wife of Franklin St. Sure. She is my great-great grandmother. Click here for more details on Ellen Donaghue St. Sure.
Franklin is listed as a pioneer of California by the Native Daughters of the Golden West [ http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/ndgwss.htm ] who have a “California Pioneer Project” and a “Surname Index”.
In the 1850 US Census he was listed as Franklin St. Sure, age 8, born in Sweden. Fled Sweden in 1842 with his parents and two servants, apparently because of some financial irregularity.
Jeannette St. Cyr Andrews confirms that Franklin was born in Sweden.
Date of Death and the 1880 Census
Mother St. Sure (Mabel Mossman St. Sure, wife of Dr. F.A. St. Sure), who seems to have taken a number of liberties with facts to fanaticize family lore, says that Franklin died in late 1881 or early 1882, his body being found in the river on Valentines Day (a romantic addition, or true? February after the thaw?). I am interested by the apparent date of death being late 1881 or early 1882 in light of the fact that my searches of the 1880 Census mark , Franklin is noted as dead. He does not appear in the family and Mrs. St. Sure is noted as “Widowed”. had died. The record lists his wife Ellen as the head of the household. Her age is listed as 31, with an “Estimated birth year” of 1849. Her Birthplace: Ireland, Occupation: Keeping House, residing in Oroville, Butte, California , Marital status: Widowed , Race: White, Gender: Female, Father's birthplace: Ireland, Mother's birthplace: Ireland.
Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: SWEDEN Mother's name: Ellen St. Sure Mother's birthplace: Ireland.
Some cousins explain that they heard the family story has that he was murdered, his body found floating in a rowboat on the Oroville river. Another story is that he drowned in the river during the winder but his body was not found until the following Spring. Recollections are that Franklin ‘drank to excess’. Mother St. Sure focus on Valentines Day and talks about him making a crossing of a river. With respect to Mother St. Sure, it would be important to scrutinize her accounts as it appears from reading them that there are some flourishes and it is hard to read out the facts from the conjecture in some cases.
I assume the draw of Oroville was its proximity to the gold mining and prospecting. I wonder how sympathetic the other residents were to the St. Sure’s who were in the Confederate army. Could this be a reason to having possession of his brother’s Union enlistment document? (See my ‘Theory’ page about that document.) Sidenote: I have a PDF copy of the HISTORY OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (44 MB) which may be too big to post here. Let me know and I can get it to you.
J. Paul St. Sure recalls family history in 1957 [sts0190.jpg] that Franklin A. St.Sure, Franklin Augustus St. Sure, “was a soldier in the Southern Army (from Tennessee) and was a prisoner which was under the jurisdiction of his father, who was a doctor in the medical corps of the Northern troops (from Wisconsin). Had kind of a romantic background. Franklin Sr. came to California shortly after the Civil War. He was a druggist, and opened a drug store in Oroville “in the gold country…dredging operations were then going on. That was in 1869.” Judge A.F. St. Sure was an infant at that time (born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on March 9, 1869) and came west with his father and his mother. However, J. Paul St. Sure’s recollections on page 2 of the oral history [sts0191.jpg] seems incorrect. He says that they came out with an “older brother, who died shortly thereafter”. Historical notes from a Cousin [sts0176.jpg] are that Judge A.F. St. Sure was the oldest and that a brother, John Estes St. Sure was born at Oroville and died there in October 1876 at age 4 or 5. (See my page about this interesting middle name; Estes.)
One name I am unable to account for was revealed by an internet search; Elmer St. Sure. Per the “ California Birth Index, 1905-10” the following reference comes up “ELMER F STSURE 10/18/1909 MALE BRONNER ALAMEDA “ . From the Charles St. Sure branch?
Since it is Alameda, it makes me wonder who this could be?
Here is some information that may be helpful in identifying Franklin’s civil war service. [ Military Records.pdf]
Here are some uncategorized links:
Elizabeth St. Sure Birr III sathergate.pdf
judge st sure wildlife ruling 19420425.pdf
Here are the result from the 1880 Census search:
View Record Name Parents or spouse Home in 1880 (City,County,State) Est. Birth Year Birthplace Relation View Image
View Record Ellen St. Sure Oroville, Butte, CA <1849> Ireland Self View Record Fredrich St. Sure Ellen St. Sure Oroville, Butte, CA <1869> Wisconsin Son View Record Frank St. Sure Ellen St. Sure Oroville, Butte, CA <1874> California Son
1880 United States Federal Census Record about Ellen St. Sure Name: Ellen St. Sure Age: 31 Estimated birth year: <1849> Birthplace: Ireland Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Oroville, Butte, California Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Father's birthplace: IRE Mother's birthplace: IRE
1880 United States Federal Census Record about Fredrich St. Sure Name: Fredrich St. Sure Age: 11 Estimated birth year: <1869> Birthplace: Wisconsin Occupation: At Home Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: Oroville, Butte, California Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: SWEDEN Mother's name: Ellen St. Sure Mother's birthplace: IRE
1880 United States Federal Census Record about Frank St. Sure Name: Frank St. Sure Age: 6 Estimated birth year: <1874> Birthplace: California Occupation: At Home Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: Oroville, Butte, California Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: SWEDEN Mother's name: Ellen St. Sure Mother's birthplace: IRE
When did Franklin die exactly?
1. A cousin is ‘sure’ that Dr. Frank St. Sure was not born after his father’s death. The cousin’s recollection of ‘family stories’ is that Judge St. Sure was 12 and Dr. Frank was about 5 or 6 years younger.
2. The census shows Ellen as Head of Household in the 1880 census. If this is what the census says, then how could Frank have been killed in 1881 or 1882? Family lore is that he was a drunkard. Was her separated from the family? If so, where did he go? With whom did he associated? But, the 1880 census does not identify her as a widow (we assume but do not know that a census would note that). So, it follows, there is a theory that perhaps Franklin had just disappeared but wasn't yet dead.
Franklin A. St Sure of Oroville
J. Paul St. Sure said to a cousin that there was only this small box of papers as Judge St. Sure didn't want any reminders of his past and refused to answer questions about it. We could only guess that that had to do with his father, Frank, who was apparently a nasty drunk and probably something of a crook As a child, a cousin heard only that he had been found floating in the river. Another was that he was drunk, rode a horse into the river and drowned. And another that he was murdered. Perhaps an Oroville paper reported the circumstances and that is one project to take on.
Prisoner of War
FA St. Sure was imprisoned on Governor's Island (off Manhattan). A cousin has a letter he wrote from there to his father asking for money. I would LOVE to see that.
MILITARY SERVICE OF FRANKLIN ST. SURE
I have found a number of internet records that establish that Franklin A. St. Sure was in the Confederate army. The idea is to research where his unit(s) were and contrast where his brother George and where his father were “engaged” to see if they were opposite eachother on the battle field.
Source: http://www.nps.gov/vick/parole/cp_s.htm
Vicksburg National Military Park Louisiana / Mississippi Soldiers - Confederate Confederate Parole Records - S Last Name: St. Sure First: F. MI: A. Rank: PVT Unit: 1st State: TN Unit: HAR Company: L Paroled At: Field
Source: http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csaart/hart1.html
T. N. Johnston, Co. "L". This was not the same company which Captain Johnston had commanded earlier; it was disbanded April 14, 1862. This company was organized about July 1, 1862; names on its muster roll indicate that there were men in it from Johnston's first battery, and from Caruthers' and Stewart's Batteries. It was stationed at Columbus, Mississippi, August 31, 1862, was ordered to Vicksburg on November 28 and attached to the regiment December 2, 1862. In December, 1862, Caruthers', Johnston's and Lynch's Batteries arrived at Vicksburg, and Johnston's was attached to the regiment as Co. "L" by order of General M. L. Smith. The other two batteries served with the regiment until the surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, but were not attached as permanent members. The regiment was placed in charge of the upper batteries, from Fort Hill to the upper bayou, under the command of Colonel Edward Higgins. Colonel Jackson reported on the passage of the batteries by enemy boats on the night of April 2, 1863, in which 391 shots were fired by the regiment, and the 10" Columbiad, commanded by Captain J. P. Lynch, jumped the pintle at the 12th discharge.
Source: http://marbl.library.emory.edu/Guides/guides-cw/prisons.html#governors
Governors Island (New York) Lear, J.L.J., b. 1845 (MSS352) Diary, 1864; 1 microfilm reel Lear served with Company L, 1st Regiment Tennessee Artillery during the Civil War. His diary describes his service at Fort Morgan and his imprisonment on Governors Island, New York. See EUCLID record for a more detailed collection description. Lear served with Company L, 1st Regiment Tennessee Artillery during the Civil War. Diary entries describe his service at Fort Morgan, Mobile, Alabama, including blockade vessels sighted, a vivid description of Admiral Farragut's attack on Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan's surrender, and his imprisonment on Governors Island, New York. See EUCLID record for a more detailed collection description
I wonder if the diary of the following fellow solder might have mentioned Franklin A. St. Sure?
Source: http://www.library.emory.edu/uhtbin/KW/GAER91-A281
Call Numbers for: GENERAL 1) MSS352 1 MANUSCRIPT SPECIALCOL (nocirc)
Personal author: Lear, J.L.J., b. 1845. Title: Diary, 1864 [microform]. Physical description: 1 item (on 1 microfilm reel). Index notes: Unpublished finding aid available in repository. Biographical note: J.L.J. Lear, Confederate soldier, was born 12 July 1845, and served with Company L, 1st Regiment Tennessee Artillery during the Civil War. : Diary. : bDiary entries describe Lear's service at Fort Morgan, Mobile, Alabama, including blockade vessels sighted, Admiral Farragut's attack on Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan's surrender, and his imprisonment on Governors Island, New York. General note: Reported to NUCMC but description never published. Reproduction note: Entire collection available on microfilm only. Preferred citation: J.L.J. Lear Diary, Special Collections Department, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University. Corporate subject: Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Artillery Regiment, 1st. Company L. Corporate subject: United States. Army--Prisons. Subject: Mobile Bay, Battle of, 1864. Subject: Soldiers--Diaries. Subject: Fort Morgan (Ala.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate. Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. Genre index term: Diary. Occupation term: Military personnel.
Source: http://www.nps.gov/vick/parole/csp_indx.htm
Confederate Parole Records - Index At the end of the siege of Vicksburg, surrender terms negotiated between General's Grant and Pemberton allowed for the parole of the Confederate garrison. The Union forces did not have to contend with prisoners of war. Confederate soldiers signed a parole notice promising not to take up arms against the United States until they were exchanged by the proper authorities.
Example parole record
I _______ a _______of Co _______ Reg't _________Vols. C.S.A., being a prisoner of War, in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its Garrison, by Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton, C.S.A. Commanding, on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation, give this my solemn parole under oath- That I will not take up arms again against the United States, nor serve in any military police or constabulary force in any Fort, garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America, against the United States of America, nor as guard of prisons, depots, or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers, against the United States of America, until duly exchanged by the proper authorities.
______________________ (signature)
Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss, the ______ day of July, 1863.
_________________ (Union Officer) Reg't _______ Vols, and paroling officer
The Confederate Parole records which are listed in this section were transcribed many years ago onto 3" x 5" note cards. The information was again transcribed into computer files for use on this website. It is the only information the park has in its files relating to soldiers that were paroled after the surrender of Vicksburg.
The park DOES NOT own or have access to copies of the original documents. All archival materials are contained in the U.S.National Archives collections.
National Archives and Records Administration, General Reference Branch, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20408
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/civil-war/index.html#confed
Confederate Records
For Confederate army soldiers, there are two major records in NARA that provide information on military service: (1) compiled military service record (CMSR) and (2) records reproduced in microfilm publication M861, Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations (74 rolls). Records relating to Confederate soldiers are typically less complete than those relating to Union soldiers because many Confederate records did not survive the war.
NARA does not have pension files for Confederate soldiers. Pensions were granted to Confederate veterans and their widows and minor children by the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia; these records are in the state archives or equivalent agency.
Source: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/battles.htm Vicksburg Other Names: None Location: Warren County Campaign: Grant’s Operations against Vicksburg (1863) Date(s): May 18-July 4, 1863 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton [CS] Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee [US]; Army of Vicksburg [CS] Estimated Casualties: 19,233 total (US 10,142; CS 9,091) Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. Result(s): Union victory
On a National Parks Service Website I found a listing for Franklin A. St. Sure on a parole list regarding the Battle of Vicksburg. [ http://www.nps.gov/vick/ parole/cp_s.htm ] . He was present at the battle: A confederate private in the First Tennessee Heavy Artilery, Company "L". He was "Paroled at field". This means that the U.S Army offered him a "parole". Read about it at http://www.nps.gov/vick/parole/csp_indx.htm "At the end of the siege of Vicksburg...[t]he Union forces did not have to contend with prisoners of war. Confederate soldiers signed a parole notice promising not to take up arms against the United States until they were exchanged by the proper authorities."
I believe that company "L" was commanded by T.N. Johnson. I am still following leads but I believe he went to the Prisoner of War Camp at Governors Island, NY. I have since found Emory University has in its collection of Civil War diaries - believe it or not, there is a diary of a fellow Company "L" soldier in their collection a Mr. J.L.J. Lear. http://marbl.library.emory.edu/ Guides/guides-cw/prisons.html#governors "Lear served with Company L, 1st Regiment Tennessee Artillery during the Civil War. Diary entries describe his service at Fort Morgan, Mobile, Alabama, including blockade vessels sighted, a vivid description of Admiral Farragut's attack on Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan's surrender, and his imprisonment on Governors Island, New York". (Just for clarity, of course, we are not related to this Lear.)
I found out the process for requesting records from the National Archives / Compiled Military Service Record - - I located the roll that may have the information on F. A. St. Sure … but it comes in Microfilm format and the roll costs some bucks. I will see if it is possible to get a copy. I am now realizing that I saw on one of the website for the National Archives that copies of these rolls of microfilm on confederate military service records are in regional centers across the US. I did not see one in California (believe it or not) but I forgot to check to see if there was one in your areas. I may bite the bullet and order it but I might poke around the internet and see if I can get a copy myself.
Tennessee Pension Records Source: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/civil-war/confederate/pension.html
Tennessee State Library and Archives Public Service Division 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243-0312 Telephone: 615-741-2764
In 1891 Tennessee began granting pensions to indigent Confederate veterans. In 1905 the State began granting pensions to their widows. The records are on microfilm. A published index is available in many libraries:
Sistler, Samuel. Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications (Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1995).
Online: Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows Tennessee Confederate Soldiers Home Applications Tennessee Civil War Veterans' Questionnaires (Confederate and Federal) Tennessee Confederate Physicians
Source: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/battles.htm
Vicksburg Other Names: None
Location: Warren County
Campaign: Grant’s Operations against Vicksburg (1863)
Date(s): May 18-July 4, 1863
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee [US]; Army of Vicksburg [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 19,233 total (US 10,142; CS 9,091)
Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.
Result(s): Union victory
A cousin relays that Franklin A. St. Sure was a prisoner of war at Governor's Island (off Manhattan). She has a letter he wrote from there to his father asking for money. [A reminder to the Cousin to please send me a copy of that letter!]
The same cousin notes that the papers of Judge A. F. St. Sure contain Ellen St. Sure’s scrapbook. That would be an invaluable source of info. The papers are at the library at University of California at Berkeley.
OTHER CONFEDERATE RECORDS
I noticed on a genealogy website for a McKenzie family (not related) that it has some text from some Conferedate document s relevant to their ancestor. Among the transcribed documents is mention of an “A.F. St. Sure” which was likely a typo (should have been F.A. St. Sure).
Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fredhaury/haury/HAURY-TALES/1829ggpjm.txt
Here is the relevant section. However, if the link no longer works, let me know as I have the whole information — it may be good to review or even contact the person who posted this info.
/UNDATED CLIPPING FROM UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER/ MUSTER ROLL OF CO. "P", FOURTH TENNESSEE INFANTRY:
J B Turner, Captain. John McKenzie, 1st Lieut. H W B Jones, 2nd Lieut. John T Barrett, 3rd Lieut. Sergeants: vton J Smith, A. Fisher, H. Lauderdale, J Stone, John B Payne. John A Douglas, Corporal John L Bledsoe, 1st Corporal Wm D Smith, 2nd " Geo. Smith, 3rd " Becton Eckford, Ensign Privates: A W Smith, R O Smith, E B Daniels, Jas J Wray, T Wright G W Smitheal, H P Cotton, W B New, R M Hughlett, L Davis, W C Davis, J McIntosh, J H Gray, W R Harris, W S Harris, O F Turner, J B Turner Jr, R Turner, J D Clark, J L Ayres, J H Smith, Jas G Riley, R Warmath, E S Yarbro, S S Gill, J A Bernard, Wm Bell, John R Wiseman, N Coats, T Coats, Wm Wilkens, A Mayo, John R Patton, A F St Sure, A Taylor, R Brooks, Thos Malone, J Brown, A Mcgregor, J Dillahunty, Geo W Townsend, W Cockrill, C Ralph, D H Haynie, M Costillo, H A Miller, G Talley, M Fleming, J Shank, R Rutherford, W E Wiseman, Thos Rutherford, P Turner, R McFadden, R Bell, S Winfree, H A Yarbo, W H Cage, J Winn, J C Drennen, O H Stansly, E Roe, W A Smith, W B Harrison, E Dobson, E G Robertson, A Overall, W Harason, H Y Smith, R W Mullins, idd, T B Stepleton, Mc ire, y, P T Minn, , , , John Harwood, ,-----? /END ITEM./
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
F. A. St. Sure is listed in the following two sites under persons at Vicksburg, but there is no specific posted info. I just list it here in case that changes in the future. Check it out and tell me if that changed!:
http://www.confederatevets.com/confedQuery.cgi?last=St.Sure&state=TN
UNORGANIZED NOTES
The following are some unorganized notes which may be repeated above. I just ran out of time to review etc.
Franklin was at Vicksburg: For info on Vicksburg, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg_Confederate_order_of_battle
The following National Parks Service website lists St. Sure as being present:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/parole/cp_s.htm
It says: SURE F A PVT 1ST TN HAR Company L FIELD
=========== The following website has the info pasted below: http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csaart/hart1.html
T. N. Johnston, Co. "L". This was not the same company which Captain Johnston had commanded earlier; it was disbanded April 14, 1862. This company was organized about July 1, 1862; names on its muster roll indicate that there were men in it from Johnston's first battery, and from Caruthers' and Stewart's Batteries. It was stationed at Columbus, Mississippi, August 31, 1862, was ordered to Vicksburg on November 28 and attached to the regiment December 2, 1862.
Here are some interesting websites focusing on vicksburg, and artillery:
http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/riverbatteries1.htm
Explosion?: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/july/vicksburg-explosion.htm
The following website says this: http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/higgins_report.htm
The upper batteries, from Fort Hill to the upper bayou, were worked by the First Tennessee Artillery, under Co]. Andrew Jackson, jr. ... Great credit is due to Captains [J.P.] Lynch and [T. N.] Johnston, of the First Tennessee Heavy Artillery, for the handsome manner in which their guns were handled during the engagement. ... Among the killed was Maj. F. W. Hoadley, First Tennessee Heavy Artillery, who commanded the upper water battery. This battery was exposed constantly to an unceasing fire of mortars, Parrotts, and sharpshooters. The gallant major was always at his post, and fell with his face to the foe, struck in the breast by a fragment of a shell. The officers who most distinguished themselves by their gallantry and unceasing vigilance during the siege were: Colonel Jackson, First Tennessee Artillery, who, with his gallant regiment, bore the brunt of the labors and dangers of the siege, and was always ready, day or night, for any duty to which he might be called ; Lieutenant-Colonel [Robert] Sterling, Captains [J. P.] Lynch and Johnston, of the same regiment...It is but an act of simple justice before closing this report to make known the good conduct of Sergt. Thomas Lynch, of the First Louisiana Artillery, who was in command of the picket boats and chief of the river police. By his ceaseless energy and his close attention to his very arduous duties, he made himself almost invaluable, and I trust the Government will reward his faithfulness. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, EDWARD HIGGINS, Colonel of Artillery, C. S. Army, Late in command of River Batteries, Vicksburg
The view from Fort Hill is at http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/fort_hill.htm (perhaps Franklin was here).
A Vicksburg panorama: http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/fort_hill_pan1.htm
Book: The Confederate Army 1861-65 (5) By Ron Field, Richard Hook. Might be helpful, Can see it at:
Snippit from that book:
"The enlisted man of Co L. 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (D3) wears a blue-gray cap with red band and militia-style yellow metal artillery insignia at frort; above this is fastensed a six-point metal star of unknown significance see photo of Franklin Ammons, page 6) His mid-gray, single breasted, nine-button frock has red facings on the collar and pointed cuffs, and his tratan wool trousers are of civiliam origin. He olds a M1851 Colt navy revolver, and has a m1832 foot artillery sword supended from his m1839 artillery belt, fastened with a two piece round "eagle" plate. This unit was captured as part of Pemberton's garrison fource at Vicksburg in July 1963"
Photo of USS Cinicinatti sunk: http://www.oldcourthouse.org/phototour.htm Was Franklin involved?
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