William Branch Giles

Noted lawyer and statesman William Branch Giles was born 12 Aug. 1762 in Amelia County and educated at Hampden-Sydney College, Princeton, and the College of William and Mary. Giles served Virginia in the United States House of Representatives (1790-1798 and ...

Confederate Burial Trench #2

To the Confederate Dead

in the Trenches

Erected by Tenn. Division

U.D.C. 1935

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Sherman Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Extension Road, on the right when traveling south.

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Gibbes Green

Named for Maj. Wade Hampton Gibbes (1837-1903) prominent Columbian who owned much of the land to the east, Gibbes Green consisted of an area of land bounded by Pendleton, Bull, Pickens, and Greene Streets. Acquired by S. C. College by ...

The Battle of Groton Heights

Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold

On the morning of September 6, 1781, a British fleet under the command of former American general Benedict Arnold appeared at the mouth of the Thames River. Arnold’s mission was to destroy American privateers in ...

Camp Bouse

General George Patton established Camp Bouse in 1943 in the Butler Valley as, the site for training over 5,500 carefully screened and qualified volunteers. These soldiers were trained to use a highly secret weapon called the Canal Defense Light. Dubbed ...

Lincoln's Home Becomes a Shrine

Lincoln understood the importance of making his image available for the presidential campaign. Springfield photographer Preston Butler captured several likenesses of Lincoln during the 1860 election.Lower Left

Ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln, 1860 by Preston Butler

The portrait painter who commissioned this ...

To Herbert Hoover

President of the United States

Native son of Iowa

Citizen of the world

Statesman

Humanitarian

Engineer

Administrator

Who has worn the world's greatest honors with humility

The State of Iowa

grants the

Iowa Award

Marker is on North Downey Street.

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738th Medium Tank Battalion, Special

World War II

Dedicated to the men who gave time in their lives to serve honorably and courageously for our country. We take this moment in time to recognize their achievements which were done with pride and dignity.

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Campaigns

Ardennes - ...

Marsh's Brigade

McClernand's Division

U.S.

45th Ill., 48th Ill., 20th Ill., 11th Ill.,

Marsh's (2d) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

At 12 P.M., April 6, 1862 this brigade, with its regiments in order as above, charged the enemy and recovered its camp. Its right ...

Roxbury

Charles City County, Virginia

Roxbury was named for a nearby plantation in New Kent County and reached by Longbridge over the Chickahominy. This community was the site of a colonial era tavern and the only railroad station in Charles City County ...