John: Treasure your picture! I f you don't have a family history, write one. M y great-grandfather served in the 3rd Florida I nfantry and was wounded during the " late unpleasantness with the North". Maybe my ancestors were shooting at your ancestors? He and my great-grandmother raised my father after my grand father died a month after dad was bor n. Due to the circumstances of my father's youth, family members still won't talk to us "black sheep", even almost 100 years later. I don't have a picture of any member of my family on my father's side, except my grandmother. Later; C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> To: "El Camino List" <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rat Pack" <ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 5:27:43 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: [ratpack] My Great Great Grandfather Memorial Day 2010 This is for all Veterans out there.... Thanks. Philander Allen Brant was in the 12th Iowa Infantry, and transferred in to the 4th Iowa infantry during the civil War. A search for books through the Camp Pope book store in Iowa City will reveal at least one about the 4th Iowa written in diary form by the Chaplain during this time. Although they may be out of print now, used ones might be available. More died from complications from blisters on their feet, because they marched from Iowa to Kentucky, Tennessee, and back, than died in battle. It was miserable to go through what they did at that time. I have always cherished this picture. Note the Civil War pin. JC