The Epitaph: Tombstones, Mausoleums, Monuments and Memorials to Civil War Soldiers

Photographs of tombstones, mausoleums, monuments and memorials to Civil War soldiers with information, if it is available, and/or short jottings about soldier and other items of interest. Postings will be periodic as time and resource permit.

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Benjamin Franklin Davis: Service in the 1st U S Dragoons

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Benjamin Franklin Davis graduated from West Point June 16, 1854 and was commissioned a brevet 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th U S Infantry. Upon ...

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

An Officer, A Gentleman And An Ornament to His Country: The Life of Benjamin Franklin Davis, Part V

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Thirty one year old Colonel Benjamin F. Davis and the 8th New York Cavalry moved from Hagerstown, Maryland to Pleasant Valley On October 25,...

Thursday, May 23, 2019

A Long Standing Tradition: Sharpsburg Elementary Decorating Graves at Antietam National Cemetery for Memorial Day

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Although "Decoration Day" had been a tradition for a number of years, throughout the country, after the Civil War "Memorial ...

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Dateline Brandy Station, Virginia June 9, 1863: A Fateful Encounter at Dawn

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As dawn approached about a mile from Beverly Ford on the north side of the Rappahannock River the morning of June 9, 1863 Brigadier General ...

Sunday, February 17, 2019

One Family's Sacrifice Exemplifies The True Cost of the Civil War

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When studying or discussing the American Civil War we often focus on statistics and those statistics usually include a numerical listing of ...

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Sharon Murray: I am a native Idahoan who moved east in 2010 to travel & study history. I have multiple degrees in mining engineering and history from the University of Idaho. Worked in both underground and surface precious metal mines and in state government managing the State of Idaho's mineral leasing and mined land reclamation programs. I have published a number of articles on Idaho mining history and won awards for photographs from the International California Mining Journal and the Civil War Trust. I have contributed articles for the Brigades of Antietam, The Commanders of Antietam and the Antietam Journal, publications of the Antietam Institute. In December 2023 I published "An Ornament to His Country" the Life and Military Career of Benjamin Franklin Davis. I have been volunteering at Antietam National Battlefield since 2010 and have been a NPS certified guide there since 2014.

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