VAN
LEER DESCENDANTS IN CIVIL WAR
|
Participant/Subject |
Lineage |
Description of Event |
| Cumberland Furnace, TN - Civil War Era | Samuel/Anthony Van Leer | Describes industrial slavery, war activities in TN, and post-war period. |
| North Texas, Civil War Era | Samuel/Isaac/Wayne Van Leer | Refuge for Missouri guerrillas during war; desperados and gunslingers after war. |
| Missouri 1864 | Samuel/Isaac/Wayne/Anthony Wayne Van Leer | Photo show of Missouri guerrillas and campaign sites of 1864. |
| Anthony Wayne Van Leer of TX | Samuel/Isaac/Wayne Van Leer | Confederate: Quantrill's Raiders, Missouri guerrilla unit. |
| Antoinette Van Leer Polk of TN | Samuel/Anthony/Rebecca Polk | Confederate spy. |
| Felix Lanier II of TN | Samuel/Bernard/Hettie Lanier | Died in Confederate Home. |
| Isaac Wayne Van Leer of PA | Samuel/William/Isaac W. Van Leer | Union: Died of wounds received at Seven Pines, VA battle. |
| John Pugh Van Leer of PA | Isaac/William Van Leer | Union: Killed at battle of Williamsburg. |
| Joseph Heslip Van Leer of TN | Samuel/Bernard/Samuel Van Leer | Confederate: 1st Lieutenant, Fields TN Infantry, Company B1. |
| Rush Van Leer of TN | Samuel/Bernard/Samuel Van Leer | Confederate. Captured at Cumberland Gap. Died in Union prison 1863. |
| Thomas Van Leer of
PA |
Isaac/Bernard | Union: Killed in Civil War. |
| Van Leer Kirkman of TN | Samuel/Anthony/Elenora Kirkman | Confederate: Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Escort. Joined at age 14. |
| H.M.M. Richards of PA | Isaac/Branson/Ella Van Leer | Union: Captain. |
| Robert B. Stone of TN | Samuel/Isaac/Margaret Stone | Confederate: Forrest's Cavalry |