tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post6463991665111145737..comments2023-12-04T14:35:49.198-05:00Comments on Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial: Brother Against Brother at Port RoyalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520357948612296575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-58141137012743846322011-11-04T21:51:19.859-04:002011-11-04T21:51:19.859-04:00Rob,
From some preliminary research, it seems that...Rob,<br />From some preliminary research, it seems that William Heyward was the name of one of Percival's half-brothers. However, I believe that William Heyward was in the North practicing law at the time of the war (or was somewhere along the path to becoming a lawyer) and so it is very unlikely he would have been at Port Royal. My best guess is that perhaps William Heyward is a relative of his step-mother's and the namesake of his half-brother.Sarah A. Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373421791707965278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360721195242669735.post-24647121406880548052011-11-04T19:28:48.759-04:002011-11-04T19:28:48.759-04:00Great Post, Sarah. I was intrigued by his comment...Great Post, Sarah. I was intrigued by his comment ". . . pitching here right into such a nest of my relations . . ." The reference to "Tatnall" is obviously to J. Tattnall as his brother naval officer, but who was "Wm. Heyward"?? Just curious.Seaman Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977034215765205890noreply@blogger.com