Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle,
2013
Gettysburg College
Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle, Brian D. Johnson
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
African-Americans have always been a part of Gettysburg’s community fabric. Slaves belonging to Samuel Gettys, the area’s first settler, arrived as early as 1762 to build one of the first local taverns. Samuel’s son James, who founded Gettysburg in 1786, also owned slaves, including Sydney O’Brien. After her owner’s death, O’Brien obtained her freedom, and in purchasing a small lot along South Washington Street helped establish the borough’s African-American neighborhood. The free black community continued to grow over the first decades of the nineteenth century as Pennsylvania’s policy of gradual emancipation effectively ended slavery in the state by the 1840s. …
Her Bright Blazon Forever Unstained,
2013
Gettysburg College
Her Bright Blazon Forever Unstained, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Just a few lyrics today, nothing more, nothing less. Lyrics of joy. Lyrics of home. Lyrics of who we are as a nation. Might we never forget who we are again. [excerpt]
Recollections Of The Sc 1474,
2013
Bridgewater State University
Recollections Of The Sc 1474, Donald J. Smith
Veterans History Project Personal Narratives
Recollections of the subchaser 1474 of Donald J. Smith, OM 1/C USNR. Twelve-page recollections typed from his personal account by his wife Muriel L. Smith.
Richard D. Dunphy And The Prices And Prizes Of War,
2013
Gettysburg College
Richard D. Dunphy And The Prices And Prizes Of War, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Like many immigrants during the mid-nineteenth century, Irishman Richard D. Dunphy served his new country in the Civil War, albeit not entirely willingly. The wounds he sustained during the war were grave, including the loss of both arms. He received some reward for his sacrifice from his country: a monthly pension, a Medal of Honor, and a notability lacked by other faceless coal heavers. As with other great conflicts, the war played a pivotal role in the lives of its participants, especially in the case of Richard Dunphy. [excerpt]
Richard D. Dunphy: A Veteran’S Struggle Echoing Into The Present,
2013
Gettysburg College
Richard D. Dunphy: A Veteran’S Struggle Echoing Into The Present, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
When I first received the bundle of Richard Dunphy’s pension documents, I was prepared to begin research on an obscure figure lost to time. To my great surprise, the very first search I performed resulted in a handful of genealogy websites, several citations of his merit, and even a Wikipedia page. As I began research, it became clear that this coal heaver was not one of the faceless many who fought in the American Civil War, but rather a man of the age whose life told a timeless story of hardship and resolve. [excerpt]
Headrick, Victor Delano, 1921-2010 (Sc 1122),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Headrick, Victor Delano, 1921-2010 (Sc 1122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1122. Letter, 26 May 1945, from Headrick, a Monroe County, Kentucky native, to his sister Eva Ream, relating his World War II experiences as a transportation specialist in Europe. Includes genealogical data sheet.
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1123),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1123. Postcard about a Bowling Green High School 1934 class meeting, 1937; newsletters (3), from the 87th Depot Repair Squadron, 1945; army ration card, 1945; miscellaneous papers related to Stamps’ release from the army, 1945; and a letter from a Moroccan friend, 1948.
A Life Cast Asunder: The Fate Of Sanford Pettibone,
2013
Gettysburg College
A Life Cast Asunder: The Fate Of Sanford Pettibone, Bryan G. Caswell
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
As the American Civil War entered its fourth summer in 1864, both Union and Confederacy delved ever deeper into their remaining reserves of manpower. Legions of men continued to enter the armed forces of their nations, reinforcing drastically undermanned units as well as forming regiments of their own. One such regiment was the 133rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Organized at Camp Butler, Illinois in May of 1864 and mustered in for only one hundred days, the 133rd Illinois was stationed at the Rock Island Arsenal, where its men guarded Confederate prisoners of war. Here the 133rd would remain until its men’s …
“Wrecked Cars And Suffering Humanity”: The Fortunes Of The 33rd Illinois,
2013
Gettysburg College
“Wrecked Cars And Suffering Humanity”: The Fortunes Of The 33rd Illinois, Bryan G. Caswell
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
The men of the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry were out of their minds with boredom in the closing months of 1864. Those veterans who remained from the campaigns of the year before could recall the proud service of their regiment. Mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois in September of 1861, the 33rd has spent the first year of its war fighting minor skirmishes in the trans-Mississippi theater. Then, in the late fall of 1862, the 33rd Illinois was transferred to the First Brigade, First Division, XIII Corps of the Army of the Tennessee. [excerpt]
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1119),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1119. Telegrams (7), 1971, to Susan E. Powell, Martin, Tennessee, informing her of her husband's war injuries and his well-being; telegram from husband Lt. William E. Powell, Jr., to Susan; and clipping expressing the couple's thanks to their friends for kindnesses shown them.
Walton, Charles Potter, 1876-1971 (Sc 1120),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Walton, Charles Potter, 1876-1971 (Sc 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1120. Sermon notes and Spanish-American War discharge certificate of Simpson County, Kentucky native, Charles Potter Walton, who served as a Methodist minister in the south central Kentucky area. Several items related to the Spanish-American War can be viewed in full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Keirns, Harry Austin, 1917-2000 - Collector (Sc 1199),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Keirns, Harry Austin, 1917-2000 - Collector (Sc 1199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1199. Stories collected by Harry A. Keirns from American prisoners of war in Germany, describing the downing of their planes in German occupied areas during World War II.
Caley, Charles C., 1839-1901 (Sc 1181),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Caley, Charles C., 1839-1901 (Sc 1181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1181. Letter, 18 December [1862], written by Union soldier Charles Caley, stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to his wife in Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. He discusses his illness, his arrival in Bowling Green Green from Louisville with six hundred troops, and their encampment in an old sawmill.
2013 Annual Dinner Program,
2013
College of the Holy Cross
2013 Annual Dinner Program, The O'Callahan Society, College Of The Holy Cross
O'Callahan Society Annual Dinner Program
Thirteenth in a series of speaker events sponsored by the O'Callahan Society at its annual dinner. The keynote speaker is Vice Admiral Barry Costello USN (Ret.) '73.
Haynes, James Pleasant, 1843-1919 (Mss 477),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Haynes, James Pleasant, 1843-1919 (Mss 477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 477. Civil war diaries (1864-1865), service and pension records of James Pleasant Haynes of Warren County, Kentucky, who served with the 26th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.
Tales From A Boston Customs House: Lewis Augustine Horton,
2013
Gettysburg College
Tales From A Boston Customs House: Lewis Augustine Horton, S. Marianne Johnson
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
One morning as he was preparing the morning paper, Boston-based Washington dispatch examiner Joseph O’Hare’s eye caught a dispatch noting the Congressional Medal of Honor was being awarded to a Lewis Horton for courageous acts while rescuing crew members of the U.S.S. Monitor off the coast of Cape Hatteras in 1862. O’Hare was particularly struck by the name of the man, since a double arm amputee veteran named Lewis Augustine Horton worked at the local customs house. O’Hare related the dispatch to Horton, noting the similar name, to which Horton reportedly responded in genuine surprise, “By Jove! It may be …
164th Infantry News: October 2013,
2013
University of North Dakota
164th Infantry News: October 2013, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry Regiment Publications
October 2013 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 56 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
Kington, Donald Mason, B. 1928 (Mss 475),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Kington, Donald Mason, B. 1928 (Mss 475), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 475. Typewritten draft, with corrections, of Donald M. Kington’s book Forgotten Summers: The Story of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps, 1921-1940. The book chronicles the one-month-long camps run every summer by the U.S. Army to give young volunteers the experience of soldiering. The book was published in 1995.
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Oct. 2013),
2013
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Oct. 2013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter
No abstract provided.
What They Left Behind: Reclaiming The Unknown History Of World War Ii,
2013
Roger Williams University
What They Left Behind: Reclaiming The Unknown History Of World War Ii, Melissa Patricio
World War II – Related Research Projects
From 2011 to 2013 RWU student Thanasi Metropoulos interviewed fifteen WW II veterans living in the East Bay. Melissa Patricio's article in RWU Magazine provides more information about Thanasi's project and some of the veterans he interviewed.
