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…
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,…
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…
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 …
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…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 29: Albert Jenkins Barnard 116th New York Infantry
Albert Jenkins Barnard was born in 1841 to Albert Barnard and Elizabeth Atwater (Jenkins) Barnard of Buffalo, New York. His father died in 1849, and he had one brother,…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 28: Jacob Claar 138th Pennsylvania Infantry
Jacob Claar was born June 19, 1865 to Simon Walter Claar and Rachel Alice (Croyle) Claar. His father, Simon, died in 1849 leaving Rachel with 8 children to care for. In 1859,…
