[Music] my father Louis FJ fought in the war
my father Louis FJ fought in the war
my father Louis FJ fought in the war between the states in country F forth
between the states in country F forth
between the states in country F forth Florida regiment my father historically
Florida regiment my father historically
Florida regiment my father historically met President Lincoln two separate times
my father lives somewhere near Lake
my father lives somewhere near Lake Butler Florida where he enlisted in the
Butler Florida where he enlisted in the
Butler Florida where he enlisted in the army and he was sent to Cedar Key he was
army and he was sent to Cedar Key he was
army and he was sent to Cedar Key he was guarding the people there and was
guarding the people there and was
guarding the people there and was captured and sent to the north to prison
captured and sent to the north to prison
captured and sent to the north to prison while he was at Fort Delaware as a
while he was at Fort Delaware as a
while he was at Fort Delaware as a prisoner he was exchanged it went back
prisoner he was exchanged it went back
prisoner he was exchanged it went back into service where he was with seven in
into service where he was with seven in
into service where he was with seven in several battles the Battle of Atlanta at
several battles the Battle of Atlanta at
several battles the Battle of Atlanta at the Battle of Chickamauga
the Battle of Chickamauga
the Battle of Chickamauga and at that time most all of them
and at that time most all of them
and at that time most all of them his original company had been killed and
his original company had been killed and
his original company had been killed and there was only about 20 I think left my
there was only about 20 I think left my
there was only about 20 I think left my dad was shot he was a private at the
dad was shot he was a private at the
dad was shot he was a private at the time just being indoctrinated in the
time just being indoctrinated in the
time just being indoctrinated in the army a short time prior to Bull Run I’m
army a short time prior to Bull Run I’m
army a short time prior to Bull Run I’m sure he was in the front lines both
sure he was in the front lines both
sure he was in the front lines both sides were totally inexperienced as
sides were totally inexperienced as
sides were totally inexperienced as we’re wartime battles and stuff both the
we’re wartime battles and stuff both the
we’re wartime battles and stuff both the Confederacy in the Union they had had no
Confederacy in the Union they had had no
Confederacy in the Union they had had no prior experience my dad had gotten this
prior experience my dad had gotten this
prior experience my dad had gotten this terrific
terrific
terrific wound through the neck and shoulder with
wound through the neck and shoulder with
wound through the neck and shoulder with this many ball breeding for Priestley he
this many ball breeding for Priestley he
this many ball breeding for Priestley he was with two other fellow soldiers who
was with two other fellow soldiers who
was with two other fellow soldiers who helped them with his wound and according
helped them with his wound and according
helped them with his wound and according to reports I read later noticing my dad
to reports I read later noticing my dad
to reports I read later noticing my dad was choking on his own blood tried to
was choking on his own blood tried to
was choking on his own blood tried to alleviate that by using the
alleviate that by using the
alleviate that by using the mouth-to-mouth such suction which was
mouth-to-mouth such suction which was
mouth-to-mouth such suction which was unheard of during that period and
unheard of during that period and
unheard of during that period and evidently had held he was captured at
evidently had held he was captured at
evidently had held he was captured at that battle and sent to Libby Prison in
that battle and sent to Libby Prison in
that battle and sent to Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia
he was held in captivity for about a
he was held in captivity for about a year year and a half and the thing that
year year and a half and the thing that
year year and a half and the thing that saved his life I believe was and at that
saved his life I believe was and at that
saved his life I believe was and at that point in the war there was prison
point in the war there was prison
point in the war there was prison exchange which a year or two later was
exchange which a year or two later was
exchange which a year or two later was totally out and if he would have been
totally out and if he would have been
totally out and if he would have been kept in the service with the casualties
kept in the service with the casualties
kept in the service with the casualties 15 years 60,000 per battle he would have
15 years 60,000 per battle he would have
15 years 60,000 per battle he would have never made it to the end my dad was
never made it to the end my dad was
never made it to the end my dad was married before – Martha wrote they had
married before – Martha wrote they had
married before – Martha wrote they had seven children that she died and my
seven children that she died and my
seven children that she died and my mother had been married before and she
mother had been married before and she
mother had been married before and she had three boys and three girls so she
had three boys and three girls so she
had three boys and three girls so she had been a widow for quite a while and
had been a widow for quite a while and
had been a widow for quite a while and then my dad’s youngest daughter Sally
then my dad’s youngest daughter Sally
then my dad’s youngest daughter Sally Tyson introduced them they got married
Tyson introduced them they got married
Tyson introduced them they got married in nineteen and nineteen and when he was
in nineteen and nineteen and when he was
in nineteen and nineteen and when he was at the age of 82 I was born my mother
at the age of 82 I was born my mother
at the age of 82 I was born my mother was 41 I said I was their last mistake
was 41 I said I was their last mistake
was 41 I said I was their last mistake but he said he enjoyed me more than he
but he said he enjoyed me more than he
but he said he enjoyed me more than he did his others because when the others
did his others because when the others
did his others because when the others came along he was so busy making a
came along he was so busy making a
came along he was so busy making a living to support them he didn’t have
living to support them he didn’t have
living to support them he didn’t have the time
the time
the time [Music]
my father met President Lincoln on the
my father met President Lincoln on the invitation of Senator Doolittle from
invitation of Senator Doolittle from
invitation of Senator Doolittle from Racine Wisconsin and Lincoln had known
Racine Wisconsin and Lincoln had known
Racine Wisconsin and Lincoln had known partial a history of my father and had
partial a history of my father and had
partial a history of my father and had known in some detail is imprisonment so
known in some detail is imprisonment so
known in some detail is imprisonment so during the discussion which evidently
during the discussion which evidently
during the discussion which evidently was very close and very polite Lincoln
was very close and very polite Lincoln
was very close and very polite Lincoln it asked him if you would like to see
it asked him if you would like to see
it asked him if you would like to see some field reports sent in by some field
some field reports sent in by some field
some field reports sent in by some field commanders on the battlefield and my
commanders on the battlefield and my
commanders on the battlefield and my father said yes so Lincoln had given him
father said yes so Lincoln had given him
father said yes so Lincoln had given him the reports to read on the oh thing
the reports to read on the oh thing
the reports to read on the oh thing Lincoln had known my father had been
Lincoln had known my father had been
Lincoln had known my father had been severely wounded so he’d asked him to
severely wounded so he’d asked him to
severely wounded so he’d asked him to take off his tunic so he could examine
take off his tunic so he could examine
take off his tunic so he could examine the wounds in person and my father said
the wounds in person and my father said
the wounds in person and my father said yes and he’d taken off his tunic in
yes and he’d taken off his tunic in
yes and he’d taken off his tunic in uniform and Lincoln had examined the
uniform and Lincoln had examined the
uniform and Lincoln had examined the moons in the shoulder and neck in detail
moons in the shoulder and neck in detail
moons in the shoulder and neck in detail and said they were very terrible Lincoln
and said they were very terrible Lincoln
and said they were very terrible Lincoln was very concerned of the presents were
was very concerned of the presents were
was very concerned of the presents were being treated in Libby and my father
being treated in Libby and my father
being treated in Libby and my father Evan had told them they had been quite
Evan had told them they had been quite
Evan had told them they had been quite fair treatment no torture no of physical
fair treatment no torture no of physical
fair treatment no torture no of physical abuse in this type of thing I think the
abuse in this type of thing I think the
abuse in this type of thing I think the war experience changed my dad but he
war experience changed my dad but he
war experience changed my dad but he never held any animosity after the war
never held any animosity after the war
never held any animosity after the war towards the Confederates of the southern
towards the Confederates of the southern
towards the Confederates of the southern people
my father passed away when I was 9 years
my father passed away when I was 9 years old he had been in bed for 18 months but
old he had been in bed for 18 months but
old he had been in bed for 18 months but the morning he died they won’t be up
the morning he died they won’t be up
the morning he died they won’t be up about 6 o’clock and I went in and I get
about 6 o’clock and I went in and I get
about 6 o’clock and I went in and I get emotional and he says iris be a good
emotional and he says iris be a good
emotional and he says iris be a good girl and he died if he were here today
girl and he died if he were here today
girl and he died if he were here today he would say that the men in the north
he would say that the men in the north
he would say that the men in the north were just like he was if they were away
were just like he was if they were away
were just like he was if they were away from home and families and fighting a
from home and families and fighting a
from home and families and fighting a war and there was no animosity on his
war and there was no animosity on his
war and there was no animosity on his part at all because that’s what he said
part at all because that’s what he said
part at all because that’s what he said then he said you know we were all away
then he said you know we were all away
then he said you know we were all away from home
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