Research Arsenal Spotlight 76: Martin Culver 16th Connecticut Infantry
Martin Culver was born in 1833 to Martin Culver and Lucy P. (Bailey) Culver of Portland, Connecticut. He enlisted in company A of the 16th Connecticut Infantry in 1862. The…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 75: Joseph Philp 161st New York Infantry
Joseph Philp was born in Crediton, England in 1843 to Joseph Philp and Ellen Ann (Hutchinson) Philp. The family immigrated to the United States sometime in the mid 1840s. He…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 74: Alfred McClay 114th Pennsylvania Infantry
Alfred McClay was just 16 years old when he enlisted in Company E, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was born in 1846 to Aaron and Margaret McClay. Both his parents died young…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 73: Edwin Perry 11th Rhode Island Infantry
Edwin Perry was born in August, 1843, to Daniel Bliss Perry and Lydia Ann (Carpenter) Perry of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Despite living in Massachusetts, Edwin Perry enlisted…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 72: Charles Walbridge 100th New York Infantry
Charles Walbridge was born in 1841 in Buffalo, New York. He wrote these letters to his brother, George Walbridge, who was named after their father. Before the war, Charles…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 71: Abraham Crumbecker 32nd Ohio Infantry
Abraham Crumbecker was born in 1829 to Isaac and Hannah Crumbecker of Carroll County, Ohio. He was first married to Mary C. Eakin and, after her death, married Hannah…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 70: Henry Murray 8th New York Light Artillery
Henry Murray was born in 1836 to John Murray and Jennet (Scott) Murray of Bovina, New York. Before the war he worked as a tinsmith. He enlisted in the 8th New York Light…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 69: John Madison 96th Pennsylvania Infantry
John Madison was born in 1864 to Anthony and Harriet (Dick) Madison of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Before enlisting in the army, he worked as a blacksmith’s apprentice. He e…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 68: Robert Browne 100th Pennsylvania Infantry
Robert Browne was born in 1821 in Steubenville, Ohio, but grew up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the Theological Seminary at Alleghany, Pennsylvania and was ordained…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 67: Charles Johnson 16th Massachusetts Infantry
Charles Johnson was born in 1836 and was living in Boston when he was commissioned as a captain in the 16th Massachusetts Infantry. He was married to Ellen “Nellie” Shepard Al…
