[Kartographer]

My family from my Mother's side:

To. Mr. John Castleman, State of Tennessee, Davidson County near Clover Botom "Father and mother sister and brothers I have thought it my duty to right to you that I am well John & Joseph are like wise well and all the neighbors boys is well. And I think it time to name my rout I have had since I left home first to Pencicola theare we had no fight of consequence only four killed and a few wounded and from thence to New Orleans theare we met with the approach of a leven thousand British about six miles below the town on the night of the 23rd Debr. We had a very hard fight as I should call it…. of the British and lost but few men and retreated back about two miles and did encamp raised up breast works for defence and we still had our pickets and thears a firing at each other and on the 25th cannonading took place and Every day till new years day then they advanced up in about a half mile and then began a cannonading theare was about forty men out of Coffee brigade and out of the first Regement and I was one to support 3 pieces of cannon which was mounted on the levy it was in verry dangerous place theare I saw 3 men with theare side and thighs shot off heavy cannonading from that time till aid Christmas then they maid a change on our breastworks…"

[piasa]

Your relative was luckier than mine, mine was wounded early on and died on the 22 from his injuries.

[piasa]

Saw this on the linked site's sidebar, posters commenting on Scottish "independence":

" Shona: I think the so called Vow is being delivered. I wanted full independence but this will do for now. Let's see what our great Scottish Government does with these powers. I want taxes to rise to improve our health and education and also properly fund our Councils."

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I'm so glad my gggggggggg grandfolks left Scotland before it turned into unicornitopia.