Research Arsenal Spotlight 39: Samuel Huntingdon 100th New York Infantry
Samuel Huntingdon was born in 1829 and lived in Carrollton, New York. He was married to Elizabeth “Libby” Desire (Fuller) Huntingdon and the couple had three children: Adele, …
The Great West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826
The Great West Point Eggnog Riot of 1826 The night of December 24–25, 1826, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, was anything but silent. What began …
Research Arsenal Spotlight 38: Amasa Hammond 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
Amasa Hammond was born in Rhode Island in 1846. At the age of 16, he enlisted in the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery as private in Company K. Because of his youth, Amasa…
The First Ship Sunk by a Naval Mine: The USS Cairo
The First Ship Sunk by a Naval Mine: The USS Cairo This week marks the 163rd anniversary of the sinking of the gunboat USS Cairo. Remarkably, a sinking with no loss of life….
Research Arsenal Spotlight 37: Richard Weld 44th Massachusetts Infantry
Richard Weld was born in 1835 to Aaron Davis Weld and Abbie (Harding) Weld of West Roxbury, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1856. After a short…
How to Store Historical Documents
How to Store Historical Documents This week while scanning some Civil War letters I ran across damage that I’ve seen all too often with old documents that have been folded. T…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 36: David McGowan 47th Illinois Infantry
David McGowan was born in 1838 to James and Eliza (Conn) McGowan in Pennsylvania. His family later moved to Baltimore, Maryland, but David himself was living in Bennington,…
Thanksgiving: A Civil War Call For Unity
Thanksgiving: A Civil War Call For Unity As Americans prepare each year for a festive Thanksgiving dinner, it’s worth remembering how deeply the holiday’s modern identity was …
Research Arsenal Spotlight 35: Aaron Wheeler 50th Illinois Infantry
Aaron Wheeler was born in 1830 and resided in Avon, Illinois when he enlisted in Company G of the 50th Illinois Infantry on September 24, 1861. He was married to Fannie…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 34: Farner Shaw 4th Minnesota Infantry
Farner Shaw was born in Dane County, Wisconsin, in 1844 to Henry W. Shaw and Susan J. (Sunderman) Shaw. The family moved to Freeman, Minnesota sometime before 1860. He…
