Anna Graham Hughes and her husband, Bernard Hughes, and their oldest son, James, emigrated from County Armagh, Ireland, in the early 1840s. The family lived in the Irish Hills, near Hudson, Mich.
She and Bernard raised seven children: James (1841), John (1843), Charles (1845), Mary (1846), Bernard Jr. (1849), William (1852), Joseph (1854), and George (1856).
Their three oldest sons fought in the Civil War, and two of them died. The sons mustered in with the 15th Michigan Infantry two weeks before they fought at Shiloh, Tenn. in April 1862. John, 19, and Charles, 17, died of disease within two months of the battle. James, 21, returned home on disability for a year, before re-enlisting as a sargeant in the 11th Michigan Cavalry, where he served until the war ended.
She and Bernard raised seven children: James (1841), John (1843), Charles (1845), Mary (1846), Bernard Jr. (1849), William (1852), Joseph (1854), and George (1856).
Their three oldest sons fought in the Civil War, and two of them died. The sons mustered in with the 15th Michigan Infantry two weeks before they fought at Shiloh, Tenn. in April 1862. John, 19, and Charles, 17, died of disease within two months of the battle. James, 21, returned home on disability for a year, before re-enlisting as a sargeant in the 11th Michigan Cavalry, where he served until the war ended.
Anna Graham Hughes and her husband, Bernard Hughes, and their oldest son, James, emigrated from County Armagh, Ireland, in the early 1840s. The family lived in the Irish Hills, near Hudson, Mich.
She and Bernard raised seven children: James (1841), John (1843), Charles (1845), Mary (1846), Bernard Jr. (1849), William (1852), Joseph (1854), and George (1856).
Their three oldest sons fought in the Civil War, and two of them died. The sons mustered in with the 15th Michigan Infantry two weeks before they fought at Shiloh, Tenn. in April 1862. John, 19, and Charles, 17, died of disease within two months of the battle. James, 21, returned home on disability for a year, before re-enlisting as a sargeant in the 11th Michigan Cavalry, where he served until the war ended.
She and Bernard raised seven children: James (1841), John (1843), Charles (1845), Mary (1846), Bernard Jr. (1849), William (1852), Joseph (1854), and George (1856).
Their three oldest sons fought in the Civil War, and two of them died. The sons mustered in with the 15th Michigan Infantry two weeks before they fought at Shiloh, Tenn. in April 1862. John, 19, and Charles, 17, died of disease within two months of the battle. James, 21, returned home on disability for a year, before re-enlisting as a sargeant in the 11th Michigan Cavalry, where he served until the war ended.
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