RootsWeb: Melungeon-L Re: [Melungeon] Union or Confederate?

RootsWeb: Melungeon-L Re: [Melungeon] Union or Confederate?: "It has always bothered me that there is a site about Melungeons which shows Vardy Collins in Confederate uniform and standing by a Confederate flag, when Jean Patterson Bible says that after the Civil War the word Melungeon was used as an insult for those in Tennessee who had supported the Union. So I put in Collins for last name, V for first and Tennessee for state. There was only one hit, see below. I do believe this is our beloved Vardy Collins and that it shows he served in the Union army.

Mike Nassau


No.Soldier NameSideFunctionRegiment Name
1

Collins, Varderman

Union

Infantry

2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry


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Varderman Collins (First_Last)

Regiment Name 2 Tennessee Infantry Side Union Company E

Soldier's Rank_In Soldier's Rank_Out Private

Alternate Name Vandamin/Collins, Vandy/Collins

Notes Film Number M392 roll 3"