where can i find out this Civil War general's first name so i can find out if he's a relative?

Question

i recently went to Gettysburg with my 7th grade class. while doing a cemetery activity, i found a marker with:

CW Strong
Commander General Regt. 137
(really it said: Co. G. Regt 137)

is there like a civil war website where you can search for generals? cause if i had the guy's frst name, finding out who he was will be alot easier...thanks!


PS: Gettysburg is/was AMAZING!!! it went by too fast ='[

Answer 1

Yes, there is such a site to research Civil War soldiers, Historical Data Systems, but it is a subscription site. I looked up your potential ancestor's name, and the only match I could find was a Private G. W. Strong, Company G, 137th Regiment New York Infantry, who was wounded at Gettysburg on 7/2/1863, and died in Gettysburg field hospital of his wounds on 7/8/1863. He is buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gravesite B-87, NY Plot.

Answer 2

i found four Strongs that were in the 137th.
If the marker said Co. G. Regt 137th then he wasnt a General he was an enlisted soldier. Co. G. mean company G. companies are signified by letters.

So he could be one of these guys. info includes dateof enlistment, age they enlisted at, and where they enlisted. Hope this helps.

Ambrose Strong 18 August 1862 Musician 28 Caroline, NY
Beri Strong 18 August 1862 Priv 18 Sanford, NY
George Strong 18 August 1862 Priv 23 Caroline, NY
Joseph Strong 9 Dec. 1863 Priv 18 Candor, NY

Additional info
There were two Union Generals with the last name of Strong both from Brooklyn N.Y. It doesnt state whether either of these two were at the Battle of Gettysburg but neither of them died there.
STRONG, GEORGE CROCKETT 57 10/16/1832 7/30/1863 GREEN WOOD BROOKLYN NY
STRONG, WILLIAM KERLEY 4/30/1805 3/16/1867 GREEN WOOD BROOKLYN NY

Answer 3

There were a lot of regiments in the Civil War, so it would help if you knew what infantrystate he was a part of. Also, you may be able to get in touch with the national archives, or some office in Gettysburg to find some of this information since a lot of the Civil War was documented by the government. I'm also related to a few Civil War soldiers and my family owned Culp's Hill at one point before we turned it over to the government for preservation, so I know how cool it is to find out you are a part of history. Good luck in finding the information you need.

Answer 4

Company G, 137th Regiment...probably wasn't a general. Was it Union or Confederate marker?

Here's listing of Union and Confederate generals.

Answer 5

I'm sure there must be. I just wanted to say that I suspect that Co. G. means "Company G".

You might look for "Strong" in geneology sites. It'll take a little time, but it'll be an interesting search.

Good luck.

Answer 6

What you read there is not his rank, but rather that he was with Company "G" of the 137th regiment of his army.

Are you sure it wasn't "GW"?

I found a reference here to G W Strong, with the 137th regiment.

http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/newyork.htm

Answer 7

You can try Wikipedia.com