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Category Archives: Veterans
floral tributes
From the May 31, 1870 issue of The New-York Times. Except the day on which is celebrated the independence of these United States, there is no day that calls out the patriotic feelings of our people more than “Memorial Day.” … Continue reading
Old Pap gone
I first knew of him as “The Rock of Chickamauga.” In September 1863 Union General George H. Thomas and his men held off the Confederate Army of Tennessee while about a third of the Union Army of the Cumberland was … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago, 150 Years Ago This Month, Aftermath, Veterans
Tagged Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Nashville, David E. Twiggs, Felix Zollicoffer, George Henry Thomas, James Harrison Wilson, John Bell Hood, Philip St. George Cooke, Stewart Lyndon Woodford, William Croswell Doane, William Rosecrans
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so much service everywhere
John Ellis Wool, 85, died at his home in Troy, New York on November 10, 1869. Major-General Wool was a veteran of three major North American wars. After volunteering for the War of 1812 he made the U.S. Army his … Continue reading
survivors still
After the Civil War the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was founded in 1866 as a fraternal organization for Union veterans. According to a web page at the University of Mississippi the Fifty-third National (GAR) Encampment took place September … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Years Ago, Veterans
Tagged 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (“First California Regiment”), Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Little Bighorn, Cold Harbor, Edward Dickinson Baker, George Armstrong Custer, Grand Army of the Republic, Isaac "Ike" E. Tibben, Philadelphia (California) Brigade
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stars and stripes and kisses
After the jubilation of Armistice Day and the haggling over the peace treaty, domestic contention seems to have gained more prominence during the summer of 1919. Although New York City celebrated the return of several military units from Europe, there … Continue reading
death of a wagon master
Right from the get-go there were issues with President Ulysses S. Grant’s cabinet. Six months later there was another problem – Grant’s trusted aide, confidant, and Secretary of War, John A. Rawlins died after a long bout with tuberculosis. From … Continue reading
divergent decoration
150 years ago today a large procession traveled from Manhattan to Brooklyn to honor the memory and decorate the graves of thousands of soldiers who died during the American Civil War. From the June 19, 1869 issue of Harper’s Weekly: … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Aftermath, Veterans
Tagged 75th New York Infantry Regiment, Alexander Shaler, Battle of Fort Bisland, Cypress Hills Cemetery, Daniel Sickles, Edward B. Lansing, Grand Army of the Republic, Memorial (Decoration) Day, orphans, Sabbatarianism, Union Home at Carmansville, Union Square (New York City), war widows and orphans
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nationalist reunion
From the January 9, 1869 issue of Harper’s Weekly: THE ARMY REUNION AT CHICAGO THE immense congregation of officers and soldiers assembled at Chicago on the 15th and 16th of December were representatives of our volunteer armies. Many were present … Continue reading
