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Born December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, Clara Barton was the fifth child of Stephen and Sarah Barton. After an early career in…
How quickly the flower fades. With the rising generation, the former one slips into the mist. It rests upon our shoulders to remember and hono…
May 2023
Research & Stories Compiled by Linda Isaacs King
The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic
Stories from Timelines Magazine
Letcher County has an unsung hero who received this country’s highest award, the Medal of Honor! He also was the recipient of the Bronze Star and the Silver Star. Yet what do we know of him? This fielder asks has his image faded so quickly. Are we truly a grateful nation for his sacrifice? L…
The idea of the GAR Memorial Highway goes back to about 1934. At the National Encampment in 1936, it was proposed that US 6, which runs from Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Bishop, California, be designated as the Memorial Highway.
As legal heir to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), preservation of GAR memorials is one of the most important purposes of the SUVCW. The purpose of this program is to physically search out, inspect, and catalog each and every GAR memorial that can be found.
There is something special about the spirit of the mountain people. To say they are mountain tough is an understatement. Yet they are the most loving, generous, and neighborly once you get to know their ways. I should know for I am one of them.
It seems strange that it took 100 years for the nation to recognize those who fought and died in World War I with a memorial in Washington D.C.
(Taken from A Warrior’s Heart; Chaltas, David.; 2022)
Stories from Civil War Courier
Wednesday morning the Commander-in- Chief and Lt. Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans visited the Longstreet Museum in Russ…
A massive new campaign to save 343 additional acres spanning five battlefields in four states across the Western Theater.
5th Kentucky Infantry/10th KY Mounted Rifles, Co. F
Editor’s Note: We at the Civil War Courier would like to share our sincere gratitude to Trevor for his 25 years of medical article contributio…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday, April 24th, for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts hav…
Stories from Camp Chase Gazette
What is it about an event that makes it a success? Is it the location or is it the area in which it is held? Or could it be the historical sig…
Research & Stories Compiled by Linda Isaacs King
Born December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, Clara Barton was the fifth child of Stephen and Sarah Barton. After an early career in…
How quickly the flower fades. With the rising generation, the former one slips into the mist. It rests upon our shoulders to remember and hono…
Editor’s Note: We at the Civil War Courier would like to share our sincere gratitude to Trevor for his 25 years of medical article contributio…
A Hey’s saw is a double-bladed instrument that, thanks to its unique design, allows for variously angled cuts. It is named after William Hey, …
