You're welcome, brother!

I couldn't help noticing your background

Born and raised in foothills of the Appalachians a son of American Revolution and of Union Veterans of Civil war and member First families of Ohio.

and how similar it is to mine.

I'm the descendant of two men, one English-born the other a first-generation American of a Scottish-born father, who served together in the Virginia Militia in the "French & Indian War" and Washington's army in the Revolution. They became, after that war, the first two European families in what is now southwestern West Virginia. Their descendants have been intermarrying down to the present day.

In the Civil War the male descendants were all Union Soldiers. My branch is from one of five brothers who served in Company I, 7th West Virginia Cavalry. That company had over 20 soldiers with my last name.