Roy Wulf visits the Grave of His Great Great Grandfather, a Civil War Sergeant with the OVI

On June 4, 2023, Roy Wulf located and visited the grave of his great great grandfather, Andrew J Jewell, who served as a private with the 171st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) and as a sergeant with the 177th OVI during the Civil War. Roy wore a replica of what Sgt Jewell's uniform might have looked like. At this time, Roy is also about the right height and nearly the right age to represent his own Civil War ancestor.
UPDATE: According to new information we received on June 20, 2023, the date on Andrew Jewell's gravestone indeed seems incorrect, as we suspected. Although Mary Reel may have been born in 1851, other records indicate that Andrew was born in 1844, in October, November, or December of that year. This would indeed make him 19 when discharged from the 171st OVI, as his papers shown in the video indicate. The family's impression that he had lied about his age perhaps arose due to the incorrect dating of his birth, as we see on the gravestone. That said, there is still a bit of doubt on the truth of the matter!

[@celtichero9]

WOW WELL DONE! As a retired Infantry Officer from the United States Marine Corps and and a retired History Professor all I can say is Excellent! Please consider going into Education as a Career you would be a fantastic Teacher! I retired from teaching in 2005 in Western Pennsylvania and many years Civil War Reinactors would come every year I taught American History and set up a camp for 3 days and taught my students the Civil War and they loved it! Please keep doing what you are doing I Love Your Videos!! Semper Fi!

[@mr.roywulf]

First of all, thank you for your service in the Marine Corps, and thank you for your career in teaching! So glad that you enjoyed the video. Yes, I will be making more as I am able.

[@celtichero9]

@@mr.roywulfIt was my Great #HONOR to serve Our Great Nation as an Officer Of Marines I Loved every Minute! Well Maybe Not Boot Camp so Much! LOL Please know if I can help in any way please feel free to ask and I will do all I can! Again Well Done! #ORRAHH

[@mr.roywulf]

@@celtichero9 When you get the chance, please take a look at our video about the Civil War navy and you will see some Marines from that era, especially at the flag raising ceremony. By the way, we also share your interest in Celtic culture, especially Scottish and Irish fiddling and bagpiping. We will probably be posting videos incorporating some of that also in the future (whenever we get the time). Erin go Bragh! 🙂

[@celtichero9]

@@mr.roywulf I watched it already! Yes the Marine Corps didn't really play a large role in the civil war! As naval infantry there was very little ship to ship fighting also the Corps was very small at that time as well! They ran brigs and guard duty mostly! I love how you fold yourself into those old pictures and have awesome editing skills! By the way my full name is: Richard Michael Kevin Patrick O'Bryan my family is from county Donegal in Ireland and the custom is the 1st. son is a junior and the 2nd son has both grandfather's names! I guess you figured I am the 2nd son!! LOL

[@mr.roywulf]

@@celtichero9 So pleased to meet you! We may have a few more Civil War marines in an upcoming video (once we get it finished). Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@jimodell405]

Well done Lad Well Done

[@mr.roywulf]

Thanks for watching. I will post more videos in the future as I have time to do so!

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Well done sir. You did your ancestor proud. Several of my Civil War ancestors are buried local and I put flags on their graves every year for memorial day.

[@mr.roywulf]

Thank you for remembering your ancestors. It's a good thing not to forget the struggles that they faced and the lives that they led.

[@ThatunrealAutisticFemboyFurry]

Respect to your GGG Grandfather man I have a GGG Grandfather who Fought in the civil war he fought in the battle of Vicksburg This was a great Honorable video for your GGG grandfather🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mr.roywulf]

Thank you so much for your comments. Thank you also to your ancestor who fought at Vicksburg! It's important to remember those who faced such struggles at that time in American history.

[@ThatunrealAutisticFemboyFurry]

@douglaswulf thank your for your ancestors chose to fight for this country and helped turn it in to the wonderful country it is today I hope your grandfather Rest in peace 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@loungepuppy799]

Wonderful

[@mr.roywulf]

Glad you enjoyed this! We will be posting more whenever we get around to getting more video finished! 😀By the way, thanks for the great mix of history videos and really mod lounge music videos that you have gathered in playlists on your channel!

[@loungepuppy799]

@@mr.roywulf Thanks, I am an actual real professional historian and writer. And I am eclectic too; that's why I have a mix of different videos on my channel. My ancestor fought under Colonel Elijah Clarke in the Revolutionary War and drove Banastre Tarleton and his greenjackets across the Tyger River at the Battle of Blackstock's Plantation. Do you do reenactments often? I don't but one day maybe. I think it important that we all remember the ancestors.

[@mr.roywulf]

@@loungepuppy799 Thank you for your efforts to remember history and preserve it. Our private joke about Tarleton is always to refer to him as "Tavington" as was done in the film "The Patriot." 😄Yes, we regularly do Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactments and living history as well as fife & drum and other historical musical performances. We were marching around in wool yesterday at Mt Vernon. 🙂

[@loungepuppy799]

@@mr.roywulf oh goodness wearing wool in this heat is terrible...and Tarleton was a houseburner...I just returned from the battlefield park at Vicksburg...most beautiful park I have ever been to...have been countless times. The river is low just now.

[@mr.roywulf]

@@loungepuppy799 We hope to visit Vicksburg one of these days! It's on our Civil War bucket list.

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

excellent tribute to your GG Grandfather.

[@mr.roywulf]

Thank you so much. It was great to do some research to learn more about my ancestor. The videos on your channel are outstanding! Thanks for posting them!

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

What a great and honorable thing you did for your GGGrandfather! Thanks So Much for sharing this! My GGGrandfather Amos Rineer volunteered for three terms in the Pa. Calvary. His tomb stone says Co. G 21st Reg. PA Cav. He was 87 when he passed in 1912. Since he volunteered 3 terms I haven’t been able to discover all his engagements but I do know he fought at Antietam. My Grandfather was to receive his metals, papers and sword upon his death but never did, as someone grabbed these items before my Grandfather could get them. How I would have loved to see these things. Thanks Again and Many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@mr.roywulf]

Thank you for the information on your outstanding GGGrandfather. From the FindAGrave website, I see that he is buried in Quarryville Cemetery. I have not visited that cemetery, but I have sounded Taps at the grave of General John F. Reynolds and played a rope tension drum at the grave of a particular Union drummer boy in nearby Lancaster Cemetery. Part of the challenge of visiting graves is finding out exactly where in the cemetery a particular grave is located. On the map for Quarryville Cemetery on the FindAGrave website, there is no GPS marker for the exact location of your GGGrandfather's grave, but there is a GPS location for John Galen Rineer (1923-2018), and I suspect others in the Rineer family would be buried nearby. I sometimes visit Lancaster, so perhaps I will have the opportunity to sound Taps (and perhaps also the cavalry charge!) at your GGGrandfather's grave. :)

[@mister-v-3086]

Mr. Wulf: If the date of your Grandfather's enlistment seems a bit too off, I'd suggest you look up the history of JOHN CLEM, aka "Johnny Shiloh." It might help your perspective.

[@mr.roywulf]

The family always said that Andrew Jewell had lied about his age getting into the war. Other records show that he would have been 18 years old, but perhaps those records are based on what he told the army when he enlisted. So, it is uncertain if the year on the gravestone is correct or wrong. He may have been like John Clem and was really young. The gravestone is also one put up sometime in the mid 20th century, perhaps because the original gravestone was becoming unreadable. In any case, the matter of Andrew Jewell's exact age in the war is still unclear.

[@joshualegarretta7952]

I’m so impressed by Roy! Keep making videos dude!!

[@mr.roywulf]

Yes, he will make more videos and post them! Thanks!

[@roycolglazier1061]

A moving & proper tribute, WELL DONE young man!!! Deserving of a wider viewership. willl link & sharre!!

[@mr.roywulf]

That's good to hear from a fellow Roy! :) Well, Andrew Jewell was just one soldier, but he's also one example of the thousands and thousands who fought in that gigantic conflict.

[@davidfrench12]

Great video! My 2x great grandfather was from Trumbull County, OH too. He served as a 1st Sgt. in the 125th O.V.I. After the war, he went to KS.

[@mr.roywulf]

So glad you enjoyed the video. It has been fascinating finding out more about the OVI in the Civil War. Thanks to your ancestor for his service to our nation!

[@swhod2190]

Enjoyed the video!

[@mr.roywulf]

Thank you for watching. So glad you enjoyed it!