Thursday, August 9, 2018

An Officer, A Gentleman and an Ornament to His Country: The Life of Benjamin Franklin Davis, Part IV

›
On August 31, 1862 Colonel Davis would get instructions from Henry M. Binney, Aide-de-Camp to Colonel Dixon S. Miles, commanding the garriso...
Monday, August 6, 2018

An Officer, A Gentleman and an Ornament to His Country: The Life of Benjamin Franklin Davis, Part III

›
Captain Benjamin F. Davis would arrive at Camp Sprague near Washington, D.C. and join Company K, 1st U. S. Cavalry on January 18, 1862.  Eig...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

An Officer, a Gentleman and an Ornament to his Country: The Life of Benjamin Franklin Davis, Part II

›
 Fort Tejon was established near Tejon Pass at the head of the San Joaquin Valley in California in August 1854.   In December 1856 the fort ...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

An Officer, a Gentleman and an Ornament to his Country: The Life of Benjamin Franklin Davis

›
When Brigadier General John Buford wrote his official report on the Battle of Brandy Station near Warrenton Junction, Virginia on June 13, 1...
Friday, May 11, 2018

Were Jefferson F. Davis and Benjamin F. Davis Related: Examining the Question in Light of the Evidence

›
It has been stated by a number of historians when writing about Captain 1st U. S. Cavalry and Colonel 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry Benjami...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

The Wounded at Antietam: Battery B 4th U. S. Artillery Part 7

›
As noted in a prior post 25 privates with Battery B 4th U. S. Artillery were wounded during the fighting in the fields adjacent to D. R. Mil...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The Wounded at Antietam: Battery B 4th U. S. Artillery Part 6

›
Private John H. Cook was born in Albany, New York in 1842.  He was the son of tinsmith Jeduthan and Margaret (Brewer) Cook.  In 1850 the fam...