The Rear Guard of General Herkimers Army

40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.

The rear guard ...

The James J. Hill Reference Library

James J. Hill · (1838-1916)

The Hill Reference Library opened in 1921 as a living gift to the people of Saint Paul from railroad pioneer James J. Hill. By building the Great Northern Railway's transcontinental line to Seattle in 1893, Hill ...

Camp Florence

This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served our county in war and peace and to a significant era of rich local history.

Camp Florence, an army training facility, once occupied the grounds now known as "Four Parks". ...

Huffman House

1919

Dr. George Huffman built this large, two-story Bungalow-style adobe house to accommodate his family and his medical practice. Surgical rooms were located on the first floor with rooms for patients upstairs. Square pillars support full-width porches. Deep overhanging eaves, and ...

University of Notre Dame Band

A Landmark of American Music

University of Notre Dame Band

Oldest University Band in continuous existence in the United States (1846)

Presented by the National Music Council, Indiana Music Educators Association and Exxon

Courtesy hmdb.org

Twenty-Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Events on Detroit's Campus Martius spurred the patriotic citizenry to raise a special regiment from this area and so the 24th Michigan Infantry mustered into U.S. service on August 15, 1862, numbering 1,030 men. The "24th" was also known as, ...

Griffin A. Stedman

Griffin A. Stedman

Typical Volunteer Soldier

Of the Civil War

Captain

Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Brigadier General

Born at Hartford Conn., January 6, 1838

Killed at Petersburg, Va. August 5, 1864

[ south side ]

This Monument

marks the field extending

from this point sixty rods east

and one-hundred rods south

on which seven regiments

of ...

Bombproofs

The arched chambers on either side of the sally port are identical bomb shelters for the fort's soldiers. They were built immediately after the bombardment of 1814, when it became obvious that such places were needed. Fortunately, Fort McHenry was ...

Jefferson Davis Memorial

Jefferson Davis

[Confederate States of America Seal]

President

Confederate States of America

1861

(West face)

Presented to Preserve the

Memory of the sacrifices of

the people of the South

as exemplified by our President

(Emblem)

Sons of Confederate Veterans

Camp #918

Local Confederate Units

Appling Grays, Company I, 27th Georgia Infantry ...

"... It was enough to frighten us to death!"

On the afternoon of June 26, 1863, Confederate cavalry dashed up Chambersburg Street and into the square. Shocked and frightened citizens fled the streets. Sara Broadhead recorded in her diary: "They came with such horrid yells that it was enough ...