north, wound up in, of all
places galena, illinois.
and he had served in the mexican
war, and he became a gunsmith in
galena.
later, he becomes one of the
nine galena generals who served
the union during the civil war.
so it's quite a remarkable
family.
their relationship was very,
very close, even with the war
and the divisions and the fact
that we have one brother,
jasper faithfully serving as
far as the initially a colonel
in the 45th illinois regiment
and then having the two brothers
down here in texas firmly
committed to the southern cause
secession and then, of course,
the civil war.
jasper edelman maltby was a true
hero.
we have letters from generals
grant, logan and other union