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Category Archives: Wars
Sesquicentennial
As our nation begins the commemoration of the sesquicentennial (i.e., 150th anniversary) of the Civil War, I have been spending a lot of time researching one particular ancestor of mine who was involved in the war. My great-great grandfather Lewis … Continue reading
Posted in Clay County Kentucky, Harris family, Jarvis family, Wars
Tagged 36th Indiana Infantry, 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, 69th Indiana Infantry, 8th Indiana Infantry, 8th Kentucky Infantry, captain, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War sesquicentennial, Clay County Kentucky, Lewis Kinsey Harris, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, National Archives, pension, Perryville, private, re-enlistment, research, Stone's River, William H. Jarvis
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These Men Were Heroes Once
When Oran Perry, former commander of the 69th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, spoke at the seventh reunion held at Winchester, Indiana on August 27, 1891, he reminded everyone “These men were heroes once.” “It is a long way back to the … Continue reading
Posted in Harris family, Wars, Wayne County Indiana
Tagged 69th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Allen Coggeshall, Allen Grave, Alonzo Marshall, Civil War sesquicentennial, Fort Blakely, George Irwin, hospital, Iliff Brothers, Invalid Corps, J. Stewart Bolander, Joseph Iliff, L.K. Harris, Lafayette Larsh, Mobile Alabama, muster out, old photo, Oran Perry, Oyster Parlour, photo, reunion, Richmond Indiana, Rufus Newman, St. Louis, Union Army, Veteran Reserve Corp, William Hollopeter, Winchester Indiana
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The Civil War of 1812
The War of 1812 is one of the least-remembered, least-documented wars in American history. In preparation for celebrating its bicentennial less than one year from now, I plan to read Alan Taylor’s The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British … Continue reading
Posted in Harris family, Hill family, Kinsey family, Shaw family, Wars
Tagged Abraham Kinsey, Dayton, Fort Greenville, Fort Wayne, Indian Agent, Jacob Wolf, John Shaw, Jonas Harris, Montgomery County, Northwest Territory, Revolution, Robert Hill, supplies, teamster, Tecumseh, War of 1812, William Eustis, William Henry Harrison
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Pawn Stars
My wife and I love to watch the TV show Pawn Stars. Oddly enough, it’s on the History Channel. I’m not sure what we like most–the sarcasm, the cussing (tastefully bleeped most of the time) or the familial interactions between … Continue reading
Fighting for Freedom
Fighting for freedom can take many forms. My great uncle, Elmore Cottongim, fought the Germans in Sicily, then Italy, then France and Germany. He was in an anti-tank company in the 3rd Infantry Division, from 1943 to 1945. I can … Continue reading
Posted in Harris family, Newspaper history, Wars, Wayne County Indiana
Tagged 3rd Infantry Division, American Revolution, battles, Civil War, Edward H. Harris, Edward H. Harris Sr., Elmore Cottongim, FDR, France, freedom, freedom of the press, Germans, Germany, grandfather, Hitler, Italy, Jacob Troup, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Lewis K. Harris, Mobile, New Deal, newspapers, Palladium-Item, propaganda, publishing, radio, Rich Mountain, Sicily, twentieth century, WWII
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