Civil War

Today I found out that Christopher Columbus McKeown (Rich's great-grandfather) had two brothers who fought in the Civil War.  They were in company K in the Second Mississippi Infantry Regiment.  Christopher's brother Isaac (listed as a carpenter) joined in 1861 when he was 24 years old.  He was wounded and captured at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863.  He was taken to a Confederate hospital on July 5, 1863.  He then was taken to Point Lookout, MD and was paroled on August 16, 1863 and exchanged on March 3, 1864 and then returned to duty.  He was mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness and died on the way to the hospital on May 8, 1864. After the Wilderness, he was chosen by his peers to be recognized on the Confederate Roll of Honor (for bravery and courage on the battlefield).

Another brother of Christopher's was James (listed as a farmer), who joined in 1862 when he was 20 years old.  He was mortally wounded at Gaines Mill on June 27, 1862 and died of his wounds at Richmond, VA on July 5, 1862.

Christopher was born in 1848, and the Civil War was over by 1865, so he was probably too young to be involved in the fighting of the war.

More information:
http://www.2ndmississippi.org
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/the-wilderness.html
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gaines-mill.html