West Hartford

West Hartford

In 1672-1677 Hartford created the West Division by sub-dividing a tract bounded by Quaker Lane, Mountain Road, and the towns of Bloomfield and Newington. Later this was enlarged by lands from Hartford and Farmington. Our first settler, Stephen Hosmer, ...

Battery F, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade - Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery F Fourth U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. Sylvanus T. Rugg commanding

July 1 Approached Gettysburg on the Baltimore Pike to Two Taverns and took position to counteract any movements of the Confederates ...

Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars.

My stone is red for the blood they shed.

The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care.

If I could be seen ...

Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery

Second Brigade - Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps

Second Brigade Horse Artillery

Battery C Third U.S. Artillery

Six 3 inch Rifles

Lieut. William D. Fuller Commanding

July 1 Proceeded under orders to Manchester Md. and picketed and held all roads until ...

Victorian Tea Party

This photograph (circa 1890) has captured an occasion very popular with Victorians. Three friends sitting in bentwood chairs enjoy a tea party on the lawn of the Hermitage. Victorians loved the outdoors, and a lady always wore her hat and ...

Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery

First Brigade - Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps

First Brigade Horse Artillery

Batteries B & L Second U.S. Artillery

Six 3 inch Rifles

Lieut. Edward Heaton Commanding

July 2 Arrived at 5.30 A.M. In ...

Stuart's "Very Narrow Escape"

At dawn on 18 Aug. 1862, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was awakened by the clatter of approaching cavalry. Expecting Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to join him in scouting Maj. Gen. John Pope's Union army, Stuart was surprised by Federal troopers ...

St. Martin’s Church

In 1853, a group of German Catholics from Silesia, Prussia, emigrated to the Charlestown area. By 1866, the congregation had built a log church where they could assemble for services. They erected the current church in 1875, using limestone from ...

Heart of the Nation

In the middle, but never on the fence. That’s Kansas City. Located near the true geographic and population centers of the country, Kansas City truly sits at the heart of the nation. And, throughout history, that position on the ...

Spartanburg Methodist College

While minister of Duncan Memorial Methodist Church, the Rev. David E. Camak established the Textile Industrial Institute in the dwelling across the street to educate cotton mill workers. The institute opened Sept. 5, 1911, and its operation was soon assumed ...