Each month, Irene Triplett collects $73.13 from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a pension payment for her father’s military service—in the Civil War. Read Entire Article
Daily Archives: May 12, 2014
29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry raising funds to preserve battle flag
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The 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Living History Association is attempting to raise $14,600 to preserve the original Civil War battle flag of the 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Read Entire Article
Raid on Mountain Home leads to Civil War showdown
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A tender ear and wanting eye always was turned toward the Military Road. It was Oct. 16, 1862, and many Marion County villages and families anticipated the arrival of their husbands and sons Read Entire Article
Sibling rivalry taken to the next level: How the skinniest house in Boston was built out of SPITE
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Family feuds can drive people to take drastic action – however most don’t go to the extreme lengths of building a house just to spite a sibling. Read Entire Article
Exhibit at Ga. museum features Civil War letters
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A new exhibit at a museum in Kennesaw showcases a collection of a Civil War soldier’s letters and other artifacts from the war. Read Entire Article
Today’s Bio - Henry Warner Birge
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Birge was born 25 August 1825 in Hartford Connecticut. At the beginning of the Civil War Birge, who had worked as a merchant, was on the staff of Connecticut governor William A. Buckingham.
This Day in the War - May 12
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Sunday May 12 1861 MISSOURI MELEE MOSTLY MELLOWED Gen. William Selby Harney was commander of the Union military forces in St. Louis, Mo. He had, in an unfortunate act of poor timing, been on a trip out of town for…