COMMENTS FROM GREAT-GRANDSON

Jefferson Moses was an ordinary soldier in an extraordinary regiment. What is very unusual is that we have his documents, images, memoirs and diary. I hope this information will be of interest to civil war historians, particularly to those having an interest in the common soldier. If Jefferson Moses is looking down from above, I am sure he is astounded that he has his own web site.

The 93rd was a remarkable regiment, being involved in a number of major engagements in the West. It is believed that it had a higher percentage of casualties than any other Illinois regiment. Of the 998 men mustered in October,1862, only 250 remained during the March to the Sea and the March through the Carolinas at the end of the war.

I am interested in any comments or suggestions about this site. My e-mail address is gaardt@aol.com

I would like to give special credit and thanks to the site designer and editor, Ann Cowan. Her e-mail address is ann_c@bellsouth.net

I also appreciate my wife, Charlene Gaard, for her help including data input, proofreading and generally supporting my interest in civil war history.

Tom Gaard, Clive, Iowa

June,1998