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HelpRe: Civil War names
in reply to a message by Telfalathiel
Thank you for posting this! I am a history major and I've been learning a lot about early America lately. It's interesting to see how the culture of the time affected the naming of children. Lots of biblical names, of course, and it was interesting to see some people who appear to be named after the heroes of the times, like LaFayette and George, which I know is a common name but I'm sure a lot were named after George Washington, and there are even two Washingtons which I'd bet money were named for the president. There are quite a few eccentric (to me) names on this list. I wonder if those names were considered eccentric to the people of that time...
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Most of the Georges were George W., I'm assuming for George Washington. Other common ones...
William H. H. - I'm assuming William Henry Harrison.
Francis M. - I'm assuming Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox". My great great grandfather was the Francis Marion listed in this index and I know that's who he was named for.
Samuel E. W. - There were a couple of these, but I've no idea why.
William H. H. - I'm assuming William Henry Harrison.
Francis M. - I'm assuming Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox". My great great grandfather was the Francis Marion listed in this index and I know that's who he was named for.
Samuel E. W. - There were a couple of these, but I've no idea why.
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