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)

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)

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)

Illustration: L. Prang & Co. print (1887) of the painting “Hancock at Gettysburg” by Thure de Thulstrup, showing Pickett’s Charge. Restoration by Adam Cuerden. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

What Happened in the Battle of Gettysburg? A Comprehensive Guide

By GenealogyBank on January 19, 2023

Exploring your family history throughout the Civil War? Learn what happened in the Battle of Gettysburg & how to determine if your ancestors fought there!.. (Read More)

Photo: grave of Captain Samuel Fletcher, Pine Hill Cemetery, Cemetary Lane, Sherborn, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Susan Tyler, Sherborn Cemetery Commission, Sherborn, Massachusetts.

Memorial Day: Honoring a Civil War Soldier, Part II

By Melissa Berry on May 31, 2022

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about the life and service of Civil War veteran Captain Samuel Judson Fletcher... (Read More)

Memorial Day: Honoring a Civil War Soldier

By Melissa Berry on May 27, 2022

In this article – for Memorial Day – Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the life and service of Civil War veteran Captain Samuel Judson Fletcher... (Read More)

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