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From: "Fairfax, Dan" <>
Subject: [VAFairfa] Civil War Fairfax's - North/South
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:39:49 -0600


DANG Norman!

I am an Engineer, I only make recommendations!!!!! ....{:)))

Just kiddin'....{:)

I will do some research and submit to you for worthiness to place in the
FAIRFAX SOCIETY of ENGLAND Quarterly Journal...{:).

Best regards,

Dan

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Can You'all FAIRFAX relatives and kinfolk send me what you'ns have?

THANKS!

Dan Fairfax
2629 Somerset Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37217



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-----Original Message-----
From: Norman Fairfax [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 10:26 AM
To: Fairfax, Dan
Subject: Re: Civil War Fairfax's


Dear Dan

Fast work! We should also like to discover more about these soldiers such as
who were their parents and who are their descendants. Can I leave it to you
to find out please?????!!!!! You're so good at that sort of thing!

Norman

----- Original Message -----
From: Fairfax, Dan <>
To: 'Norman Fairfax' <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 4:17 PM
Subject: Civil War Fairfax's


> Hello Norman!!!
>
>
> Thanks for replying so soon!
>
> BINGO!!!
>
> Then the "Civil War" referred to is the 1861 - 1865 American Civil War
> Conflict between Northern and Southern States! ... ergo, Our Micajah
> FAIRFAX, 1800 Bladen County, North Carolina Census, being our "Brick
Wall",
> had "PARENTS" of unknown name and origin at this time and probably would
not
> be relative to our Colonel V. J. Kehoe's data-base research ... but I did
> send a letter to him anyway ....{:).
>
> Elias Fairfax is my gg-grandfather, see attached certificate, SALUTE!!!!,
> and Needham Elias FAIRFAX is his father, 1850 Columbus County, NC Census;
> and Needham's father is the Elusive MICAJAH FAIRFAX, 1800 Bladen County,
> North Carolina Census.
>
> There were many "Afro-American" Slaves and "Freed-men" who fought on both
> sides of the American Civil War for various reasons, which is commonly
known
> to most "real" researchers of the Civil War.
>
> THANKS FOR THE EFFORTS!!!! ... just keep "Heppin!" us'ns ... and please
give
> my BEST to all across the "Big Pond"!?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dan Fairfax
> 2629 Somerset Drive
> Nashville, Tennessee 37217
>
>
>
>
> =================================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norman Fairfax [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:59 AM
> To: Fairfax, Dan
> Subject: Re: British Civil War Fairfax's 1715 - 1782
>
>
> Dear Dan
>
> The sheet does not say but it includes Elias Fairfax of the 2nd Regiment,
> North Caroline Artillery. Most of the others served in "coloured infantry"
> regts. :resumably this means the 1861-1865 war.
> Norman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fairfax, Dan <>
> To: 'Norman Fairfax' <>
> Cc: <>; <>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 5:38 PM
> Subject: British Civil War Fairfax's 1715 - 1782
>
>
> > Hello Norman!!
> >
> >
> > Great to hear from you!!!
> >
> >
> > Is the "Civil War" you are referring to dated 1775 - 1782 [which we call
> the
> > "Revolutionary War"], or is the time frame you are referring to 1861 -
> 1865?
> > I feel this is important to understand??? ...{:).
> >
> > I will directly pursue contact with Colonel V. J. Kehoe. I have not
heard
> of
> > him???....THANKS!!!!
> >
> > Best wishes, always!
> >
> > Have not received DNA Sample Kit yet????
> >
> > Cousin Dan Fairfax
> > 2629 Somerset Drive
> > Nashville, Tennessee 37217
> >
> > <mailto:>
> >
> > ===========================
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Norman Fairfax [mailto:]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:53 AM
> > To: Dan Fairfax
> > Cc: John Thomson
> > Subject: Civil war Fairfaxes
> >
> >
> > Dear Dan
> >
> > I have had no luck so far writing to various UK reginmental museums
about
> > soldiers who might have remained in the US after the war. They have
sample
> > unioforms etc but no names.
> >
> > However, the curator of the Lincolnshire Regiment has told me that the
> > expert on US civil war soldiers is Colonel V. J. Kehoe, 10th of Foot
> > American Contingent, PO Box 850, Somis, CA 93066. Do you know him? I
shall
> > be pleased to hear if you have any luck with him.
> >
> > I've recently received from George a list of 39 soldiers who fought in
> your
> > civl war and they all appear to have been black. I've asked if it is
> > possible to discover from (the US military records?) somewhere or the
> other
> > anything about them. Does your country keep records of civil war
soldiers?
> >
> > Norman
> >
> >
>
>
>


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