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Cleburne's Division
Breckinridge's Corps.
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Joseph Francis Bauman
1822 - 1876
Born in Germany, Joseph Francis Bauman c...
Catawba Sanatorium
This institution, one mile northeast, stands on the site o...
John W. Galbreath
1897 - 1988
The far-reaching enterprises of John W. ...
The Original Chimney of the Bennett House
The original Bennett House, which burned on October...
HRM Queen Elizabeth II
1926 -
The English Royal family has been instrumenta...
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
1912 - 1999
Son of a sporting coachman, who went dow...
Geoffrey Beene
Fashion Walk of Fame
A designer’s designer, ...
Bill Blass
Fashion Walk of Fame
Having brought the comfort an...
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion Walk of Fame
Diane von Furstenberg made fa...
Results for B
Cleburne's Division
Breckinridge's Corps.
[Text from the first tablet]:
Cleburne's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.
Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne.
Nov. 25, 1863.
Govan's Brigade, - Col. Daniel C. Govan.
Smith's Brigade, - Brig. Gen. James A. Smith.
Polk's Brigade, - Brig. Gen. Lucius E. Polk.
Lowrey's Brigade, - Brig. Gen. ...
Joseph Francis Bauman
1822 - 1876
Born in Germany, Joseph Francis Bauman came to Omaha in the early 1860s. Like many others, he may have been escaping the wars that plagued Central Europe at that time. In 1863, with his partner John Green, he ...
Catawba Sanatorium
This institution, one mile northeast, stands on the site of the old Roanoke Red Sulpher Springs, which by 1859 was a noted summer resort. The Sanatorium was established by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1908 for the treatment of ...
John W. Galbreath
1897 - 1988
The far-reaching enterprises of John W. Galbreath were sometimes reflected in the names of his horses. Epsom Derby winner Roberto was named for the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, whose team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, was then owned by ...
The Original Chimney of the Bennett House
The original Bennett House, which burned on October 12, 1921, faced east on the old Hillsboro Road; the road ran in 1865 as now, south of the building. The structure consisted of one room downstairs and a small room over ...
HRM Queen Elizabeth II
1926 -
The English Royal family has been instrumental in Thoroughbred racing through many successions, and no monarch has been more knowledgeable about the sport that Queen Elizabeth II. There was a Royal Stud farm in the time of Henry VIII, ...
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
1912 - 1999
Son of a sporting coachman, who went down on the Lusitania, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt took over his family's Sagamore Farm in Maryland after his 21st birthday in 1933. He soon purchased Discovery, which campaigned across the country for ...
Geoffrey Beene
Fashion Walk of Fame
A designer’s designer, Geoffrey Beene is one of the most artistic and individual of fashion’s creators. He is known for his surgically clean cutting and his fluid use of materials. His designs display a sensuous appreciation ...
Bill Blass
Fashion Walk of Fame
Having brought the comfort and simplicity of sportswear into the realm of formal dressing, Blass can rightly be credited as one of the creators of a true “American style.” His blending of classic fabrics, like cashmere ...
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion Walk of Fame
Diane von Furstenberg made fashion history in 1972 when she developed her iconic wrap dress and encouraged her customers to “Feel like a woman. Wear a dress.” By 1976, she has sold 5 million dressed and ...