In a message dated 1/9/06 7:20:33 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: > Good Evening, > > My great-grandfather, Robert Elliott, was in the Confederate Army and was > captured at 'Burke's Farm'. in April 1865. I have been unable to find Burke's > Farm. Does anyone recognize this and can localize it? > Thank you.. > John Cullom > Catonsville, MD > Dear John: What unit was he in? Infantry, cavalry or artillery? CSA Jamestown Naval Flotilla? Do you have any oral history/timeline as to what day he was captured? That may be easier to trace than trying to track him down by name. It probably was somewhere between Richmond/Petersburg and Appomattox. judging from the dates, but that encompasses at least a half dozen counties and numerous towns! Anita L. Henderson To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html