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Tag: American Civil War

Photo: Grand Army of the Republic members at the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886.This photograph, originally taken in September 1886, was published in the "Dedham Transcript," 21 May 1921. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

For Veterans Day: Anecdotes of Civil War Vets (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on November 7, 2023

In this article, in honor of Veterans Day, Melissa Davenport Berry shares some fun and even startling stories about Civil War veterans... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War cannon at Gettysburg. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Civil War Pension (part 3)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on May 15, 2023

In this article – the third and final in a three-part series – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your ancestor’s Civil War pension... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War cannon firing (reenactment). Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Civil War Pension (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on May 8, 2023

In this article – the second in a three-part series – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your ancestor’s Civil War pension... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War reenactment. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Civil War Pension (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on May 3, 2023

In this article – the first in a three-part series – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your ancestor’s Civil War pension... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens, NW, Washington, D.C. Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around the city during the American Civil War. Credit: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 19 (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on March 7, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more on Civil War diarist Elizabeth Lindsay Lomax... (Read More)

Photo: Union Cavalry General Philip Sheridan (1831-1888). From "The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Four, The Cavalry," The Review of Reviews Co., New York, 1911, p. 268. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Union Soldier’s Civil War Diary (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 28, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story of a Civil War veteran returning to Maryland battlefields in 1924 with his wartime diary... (Read More)

Illustration: "Destruction of the R.R. bridge, over the Monocacy River near Frederick, Md." Scene depicts damage caused by Confederate raid, 9 July 1864. Credit: Alfred R. Waud, 1828-1891, artist; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Union Soldier’s Civil War Diary (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 24, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a Civil War veteran who returned to Maryland battlefields in 1924 to reminisce and reflect... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens, NW, Washington, D.C. Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around the city during the American Civil War. Credit: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 19 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 21, 2023

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing more on Civil War diarist Elizabeth Virginia Lindsay Lomax... (Read More)

Photo: Civil War-era cannons, Fort Stevens, NW, Washington, D.C. Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around the city during the American Civil War. Credit: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 19 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 10, 2023

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing on Civil War diarist Elizabeth Virginia Lindsay Lomax... (Read More)

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