Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Hasbrouck Davis: Grimes Davis's Partner in Escaping Harpers Ferry, September 14, 1862

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Hasbrouck Davis was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, April 23, 1827 the third son of  "Honorable" John Davis, a US Senator and Go...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis: Some Family Secrets Revealed

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It has been common knowledge for years that renowned 1st U. S. Cavalry Captain and Colonel of the 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, B...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Steel-Cold General John Gibbon: An Artillerist at Heart

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John Gibbon was born in  Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles from the center of Philadelphia, on April 20, 1827.   John was the third s...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

From Harvard to Cedar Creek: The Storied Life of Charles Russell Lowell

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Charles Russell Lowell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 2, 1835 the son of Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., and his wife Anna Cabot J...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Colonel Roger Preston Chew: Commander of Stuart's Horse Artillery

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Roger Preston Chew was born in Loudoun County,Virginia to Roger Chew and Sarah West Aldridge Chew April 9, 1843.  The family moved to Jeffer...
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

"Old Simon" The Private Soldiers Monument, Antietam National Cemetery

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A colossal granite figure rising 44' 7" high, and weighing 250 tons stands guard over the graves in Antietam National Cemetery.  Th...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Gone But Not Forgotten: Remembering Union Cavalry at Mt. Zion Church Cemetery

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Mt. Zion Church and the adjacent rock walled cemetery lie south of the John S. Mosby Highway (Route 50) a mile or so east of Gilbert's C...
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