Seven Days Battles

Mechanicsville

Mechanicsville was held by Union outposts when, in the early afternoon of June 26, 1862, A. P. Hill reached it coming from the north. The Unionists were quickly driven back to their position on Beaver Dam Creek. Then D. H. ...

Artillery Battalion, A.P. Hill's Division

C.S.A.

Artillery Battalion, A.P. Hill's Division,

Major R.L. Walker, Commanding,

(September 17, 1862.)

Four batteries of this battalion were engaged. McIntosh's (South Carolina) Battery came on the field about 2:30 p.m. and went into position south of the Blackford House about 950 yards southwest ...

The Battle of Malvern Hill

Couch Defends the Union Right

Although the best known fighting on July 1, 1862, occurred across the road to the west, half of the battlefield is situated here, in front of the West House. Union infantrymen of General Darius Couch’s division ...

Battery A, 5th U.S. Artillery

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Battery A, 5th U.S. Artillery.

Lieut. Chas. P. Muhlenburg, U.S.A. Commanding.

(September 17, 1862.)

On the morning of the 17th, Battery A was in position on the crest of the hill east of the Rohrbach Lane, east of and overlooking the Stone Bridge ...

Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery

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Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery

Lieut. Marcus P. Miller, U.S.A. Commanding

(September 17, 1862.)

Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery, belonged to the Artillery Reserve, which was attached to the Fifth Army Corps. On the morning of the 17th, the battery was in the ...

Rural Electrification

In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. During the next five years, with Federal support, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, serving seven counties from headquarters at Huntingdon, was incorporated ...

Wisconsin State Rock

This monument is an intrusive igneous red granite rock — the official rock of the State of Wisconsin. It was quarried near Wausau, Wisconsin, and specifically known as "Wisconsin Ruby Red." It was crystallized from magma about 1750 million years ...

Battleship Wisconsin: BB-9 and BB-64

in the Homeport of Naval History

Battleships bearing the name Wisconsin have graced the waters off Norfolk and Hampton Roads since the beginning of the twentieth century. Ornately designed to show-off the “Stars and Stripes” of the United States, the first ...

Pulaski Arkansas Battery

Wilson's Creek

In the opening moments of the battle, Union infantry swept back Southern cavalry, over-running two camps and topping the crest of Bloody Hill. Nothing stood in the Federals' way. At the bottom of Bloody Hill lay the main Southern ...

A Year to Remember in Watsonville

1868

The year 1868 saw many important beginnings in downtown Watsonville. It was the year Watsonville was incorporated, the first nursery was established by James Waters and Jacob Blackburn, All Saints Episcopal Church was founded, the first wharf was built at ...