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This project is created to honor lives lost in the American Civil War as well as those who fought and led to establishing the America we have today. Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. (www.civilwar.org/education/civil-war-casualties.html)www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/ Civil War Trust The war began when the Confederates bombarde...
This project is for both units and profiles for The Army of the James during the American Civil War 1861-1865. Army of the James From Wikipedia Wikipedia The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia. The Union Departments o...
work in progress==This master project will be the portal listing the various Union POW camps and prisons, and those who were prisoners and guards.==List of Prisoner-of-War camps== Camp Butler - Springfield, Illinois - 3,000 (the largest of the Union's eight prison camps established for Confederate non-commissioned officers and privates).* Camp Chase – Columbus, Ohio - 10,000 (the largest of the...
There were a lot of Norwegians who participating in the American Civil War. Many people have wanted a project covering this part of Norwegian - American history. "Telelaget" "Vesterheim" "15th Regiment Infantry, Field and Staff" "15th Wisconsin Infantry & their Flag" "15th Wisconsin (Scandinavian) Regiment" "15th Wisconsin Regiment at Wisconsin Historical Society" "Wisconsi...
Wikipedia =Kean University is a coeducational, public university located in Union and Hillside, New Jersey, United States. Kean University serves its students in the liberal arts, the sciences, and the professions and is best known for its programs in the humanities and social sciences and in education, graduating the most teachers in the state of New Jersey annually. Kean is also noted for the...
Chaplains who died in war time: This project is for any Chaplain who died for the USA during a time for war. This project is open to all FAITHS. American Rev (1776-1781): War of 1812: American Civil War(1861-1865): Union: Confederate: Spanish-American War: World War I: World War II: 1 LT/ Reverend /Doctor George Lansing Fox(1900-1943). KIA/ Atlantic Ocean /SS Dorchester. Methodist LT/...
UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS 86th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized April 4, 1864, from 14th Corps de Afrique Infantry. Attached to District of West Florida, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, United States Colored Troops, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, District of West Florida, to January, 1865. 3rd Brigade, District o...
The Union of Horodło or Pact of Horodło was a set of three acts signed in the town of Horodło, on the river Bug, on 2 October 1413, during a solemn convention of the monarchs of Poland and Lithuania - Jogaila (Władysław II Jagiełło) and Vytautas (Witold). The first act was signed by Jogaila (Władysław II Jagiełło), King of Poland, and Vytautas (Witold), Grand Duke of Lithuania. The second and...
The 1st Regiment, California Cavalry was a Union Army cavalry regiment during the American Civil War. Organization The regiment was formed as the 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment California Cavalry in August and October 1861 at Camp Merchant near Oakland. The battalion was made up of five companies. Seven more companies were added in 1863, bringing the regiment to a total of twelve companies. ...
This project is used to relate all units from Iowa who served in the Union Army.
This cemetery is located on 2 Race Road, Union (Township), Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Find a Grave
On September 27,1864 in Centrailia Audrain, County, Missouri. Confederate Leader William "Bloody Bill" Anderson led his unit which included the James and Cole brothers on a raid. Some of his unit were dressed in captured Union uniforms and were about to destroy railroads. A train with both civilian and Union soldiers was stopped. The soldier were separated from the civilians and killed. Later t...
This project is for those that were born, lived or died in Union, Hardin County, Iowa. Union was laid out in 1868 and was incorporated as a town in 1874. Cemeteries Cemeteries of Iowa
The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It suffered more casualties in an ill-fated charge during the Siege of Petersburg than any Union regiment lost in a single day of combat throughout the war. It was also the Union regiment with the highest number of officers killed (23).The regiment was mustered in Bangor, Maine, in 1862 as the...
This project is for those buried in Lake View Cemetery, Union, Knox County, Maine. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 1720 Whitmire Highway, Union, Union County, South Carolina. Find a Grave
History Former Georgia slaves played a critical but little-known role in the historic struggle that pried open the door to black enlistment in the U.S. military during the Civil War.The courage and bravery of the men who served in experimental all-black regiments helped convince President Lincoln to "rewrite" his historic Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln's revision was the catalyst for the en...
This project is for those who fought at the Battle of Marianna, Jackson County, Florida on September 27,1864. The Battle of Marianna was a small but significant engagement on September 27, 1864, in the panhandle of Florida during the American Civil War. The Union destruction against Confederates and militia defending the town of Marianna was the culmination of a substantial Federal cavalry ra...
This project is for those buried in Union Cemetery, also known as Oddfellows Cemetery , Union, Franklin County, Missouri. Find a Grave
6th New York Volunteer Infantry AKA Wilson's Zouaves: Wilson (Zouave): Note: This unit was thrown out of Fort Pickens for gambling and cheating at gambling. Also, once the Confederate forces came into the camp and the 6th went to the Fort. The Confederates raided the Union camp until the 6th returned with more forces and chased the Confederates of the island.
Rock Island Prisoner of War Camp=The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (383 ha), located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It lies within the state of Illinois. It is home of First Army headquarters. The island was originally established as a government site in 1816, with the build...
This project is for those that served in the 2nd Regiment,Florida Cavalry (Union) in the American Civil War.
Records for the Dallas County Home Guards typically only show men in Captain Thomas Franklin's Co. A, Captain Jason Lemons' Co. C, Captain Matthew Pare's Co. F, and Captain Joseph Eldrige's Co. G, most of them serving from June 24, 1861, to September 24, 1861. However, the Osage Regt., Missouri Home Guards, organized by Col. Joseph McClurg at Linn Creek, Camden County, in the spring and summer ...