AOL: I spent 53 hours on the longest train ride in the US. Here are 10 ways I made the 2-night Amtrak trip more bearable. Consider this your overnight Amtrak survival guide.
After spending 75 hours on sleeper trains around the US, I decided to spend 53 more on the California Zephyr — the longest ride in the country (and ... I spent 53 hours on the longest train ride in the US. Here are 10 ways I made the 2-night Amtrak trip more bearable. 3rd Sergeant Laurister L.
53rd hours, Marshall, Company E, 53rd North Carolina. His grave, near Mrs. Elizabeth F. Schultz's place, was still marked in 1866, and his remains were also reinterred at Oakwood Cemetery in 1871. Since I'm related to T.C.Land, I'm beginning this thread on the Ancestry Forum, in hopes, there will be others with ancestors in the 1st NC Infantry (6 months), 1st NC Infantry (3 years) or 53rd NC Infantry Regiments who will also add their info to the thread.
53rd hours, These two Tar-Heel Rebels came from vastly different backgrounds. 1st & 53rd NC Regiments In The Words Of Veterans Lewis Leon & T.C. Land The official casualty report of the 53rd Georgia, endorsed by Colonel James P Simms commanding the regiment; submitted by Lawrence Baker of Co E and Acting Adjutant; and published in the Southern Confederacy. (Atlanta, Ga.), , page 1 confirms that Marion Floyd Dees was indeed killed at Chancellorsville. The 53rd Alabama Cavalry Regiment, Partisan Rangers, was organized by increasing the 1st Cavalry Battalion to regimental size at Montgomery on 5 November 1862. Recruits were from Autauga, Coffee, Coosa, Dale, Dallas, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa and Wilcox counties.
