Virgil Earp's Civil War Connection

[Farb Slacker]

Here is an interesting article from Oregon Magazine about one Civil War veteran who earned fame in the Old West http://oregonmag.com/Wyatt808.html

[Frenchie]

Great story, thanks for posting the link!

[3rd_PA_Artillery]

Very interesting. By the way, I had figured they would've all fought in the western theater, but I had no idea one had fought at Fredericksburg.

[huntdaw]

That was certainly an interesting bit of information. Thanks for posting.

[Dignann]

Very interesting. By the way, I had figured they would've all fought in the western theater, but I had no idea one had fought at Fredericksburg.

Most likely he did not. James served in the 17th Illinois, which was not at Fredericksburg. Apparently, James was wounded at Fredericktown, Missouri, fought on October 21, 1861.

Eric