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…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 33: William Clemmons 7th Tennessee Infantry
William Clemmons was born in 1843 to Edwin and Patience (Harris) Clemmons of Lebanon, Tennessee. He enlisted on May 20, 1861 in “The Blues,” company K of the 7th Tennessee Inf…
Angry Archivist: Newspaper Bookmarks
Angry Archivist: Newspaper Bookmarks This week, we were scanning new material to add to our Research Arsenal database. This is always fun because you never know what historic…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 32: Henry Markham 2nd Illinois Cavalry
Henry Markham was born in 1840 to Lane Markham and Margaret (Griffin) Markham of Laporte County, Indiana. Both of Henry Markham’s parents died when he was quite young and he w…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 31: Charles Miller 140th New York Infantry
Charles Miller was born in 1843 to Ransom Randolph Miller and Francis “Fanny” Maria (Warner) Miller of Gates, New York. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company D of the 140th …
The 1st Minnesota Infantry: Courage Beyond Measure
The 1st Minnesota Infantry: Courage Beyond Measure The following is a short summary of the regimental history of the 1st Minnesota Infantry as published as History of the…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 30: Cornelius Van Houten 1st New Jersey Light Artillery
Cornelius Van Houten was born in 1841 to Ruliff “Ralph” Van Houten and Catherine (Van Wagoner) Van Houten of Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Before the war he had campaigned for A…
The 2nd Delaware Infantry Through Robert G. Smith’s Eyes
The 2nd Delaware Infantry Through Robert G. Smith’s Eyes Whenever I am looking for information on a regiment, I especially seek out any period written histories or…
