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Can you guys find the find a grave entries for these vets? It may be more practical and expeditious if you contacted the Sons of Union Veterans who have officers designated for grave site registrations Many states are working through an update right now, a process that takes several years as a rule Many old rural cemeteries have been lost, re-located and those that survive often have poor or inaccurate records Plus, there are always cases where the
The Confederate Dead at Oakwood Cemetery: An Analysis (Part 2) Private Harwood - who was born in 1834 - enlisted with Company K of the 5th Virginia Cavalry on April 7th, 1862 in Petersburg, Virginia However, he would die on July 17th, 1862 - likely from wounds received during the Seven Days Battles - and was buried in what would become Section C of the Confederate section
Stonewall - Jim Lewis Stonewall Jacksons servant. | Famous People of . . . In an editorial written by local newspaper editor Doug Harwood, it was reported that, " when Stonewall Jackson's statue was being erected in 1891, an Englishman offered to pay for a monument to mark the grave of one of his slaves [sic Jim Lewis] The town ignored his offer "
Ironclad - American Civil War Forums As he saw it, the job's administrative responsibilities didn't leave enough time for experimentation Instead, the Navy Department made Captain Andrew A Harwood ordnance chief Harwood handled the administration and deferred to Dahlgren's expertise in R D " That brings us up to March 8th-9th of 1862 and the Battle of Hampton Roads
Proposals for Chemical Weapons during the American Civil War Harwood represented a firm that manufac-tured sulfuric acid, “but it is the furthest from my intention,” he said, “to make this a means of disposing of our acid ” John Dobyns54 from Kentucky urged the U S Secretary of War to employ fire engines to spray the enemy with sulfuric acid
Confederate Uniforms - The Crenshaw Woolen Works From the Richmond Enquirer, 10 17 1861 THE CRENSHAW WOOLEN COMPANY - Second in importance as an auxiliary to Southern independence, scarcely to the Tredegar Iron Works, and the Virginia Armory, is the Crenshaw Woolen Company, the factory of which immediately adjoins the Tredegar works
Images of Black CSA POWs at Point Lookout? Hey all, I know there were about 14 black confederate POWs at Point lookout here in MD I am doing a research project for school about them, consequently I want to "hit it out of the park" Does anyone know if there are images of the Black Confederate POWs at the time, either in prison or
Casualties at Antietam | Antietam Sharpsburg | Page 3 Dr David Hacker has proposed and provided some convincing data that the old figure of 620,000 deaths in the ACW is far too low an estimate and a closer figure would be between 700,000 to 800,000 If that in fact is correct how does effect the number of casualties at Antietam, Shiloh and the
Russian Fleet Shows Support. . . . | Naval War - At Sea Along Inland . . . It looks like Geo-politics was alive and well back in the 1860's Russia sends a fleet of ships to our waters to show support for the Northern war effort and to send a signal to England and France about the support for the Southern Rebels The following I found on the web about this Russian