Four of us who are William Ferdinand Bowdish's great-great-grandchildren are planning to visit some of the places where Ferd went during the Civil War almost 150 years ago. 

Ferd was born in New York State

 on 2 Oct 1828, and he died on 5 June 1867 in Michigan and was buried near Stockbridge.  Ferd had four brothers who also enlisted in the Civil War.  Sadly, one died from a battle wound, and another lost an arm.   

Ferd wrote letters home and kept a diary.  One day Ferd had his diary in a pocket, and a bullet hit the diary, knocking Ferd down, but he was not seriously injured.  See the pictures of Ferd, his diary, and his tombstone.