Monday, April 7, 2014

Military Monday- Sons of Samuel W. Brock


Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.
 
His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is the five (5) sons of Samuel W. Brock and his wife, Martha [LNU] that served in the Civil War.


Samuel and Martha sent 5 of 7 sons off to the Civil War. Only one, Eli, returned home. Sons, Samuel W.; Joel W.; Calvin and Thomas were all lost during the war either to battle wounds or diseases.
  • Joel Washington Brock, b. 1829 – died 29 November 1864 of  disease1
  • Samuel W. Brock, b. 1830 – died 30 November 1864 of  disease2
  • Eli Brock, b. Feb. 1836 – died 1905 – Returned home, Married Mary Jane White 3
  • Calvin Brock, b. 22 Feb. 1832 – died 9 Feb 1865, died while in Prison at Camp Chase 4
  • Thomas Brock, b. abt 1839 – died 17 October 1863; Died of Typhoid fever, in Hospital at Columbia, SC.5
Samuel and Martha had two other sons William P. Brock , b. abt 1827 and James Paul Brock, born 28 February 1845. I have found no record that indicates that these two sons join or served in the military.


Samuel W. Brock is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle and his sons are my 1st cousin 4 time removed.




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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|67715655 : accessed 4 September 2013), entry for J. W. BROCK, Private; 1st Regiment SC Artillery; Confederate.
[2] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 4 September 2013), entry for Samuel W. BROCK, Private; First Artillery; Confederate.
[3] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 25 March 2013); Headstone for Eli Brock; (1832–1905); Records of the Brock Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[4] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 15 June 2012), entry for Calvin Brock, Private; 8th SCV Infantry; Confederate.
[5] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 15 June 2012), entry for Thomas Brock, Private; Co. D, 21st SCV Infantry; Confederate.



3 comments:

  1. Five sons going tot he war and only one returning. How do you handle that kind of grief?

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  2. Wow! What a terrible and heartbreaking tragedy this family endured. So very sad.

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  3. It's a lot of grief for one family. More than I could bear.

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