Research Arsenal Spotlight 61: Otis Whitney 27th Iowa Infantry
Otis Whitney was born in 1821 in Seneca, New York to Otis Whitney and Betsy (Hawley) Whitney. He married Harriett Newell Barnes in 1854 and the pair moved out west to Iowa….
Research Arsenal Spotlight 60: Constantine Hege 48th North Carolina Infantry
Constantine Hege was born in 1843 to Solomon Hege and Catharine (Guenther) Hege of Davidson County, North Carolina. The Hege family were Moravians, an early Protestant…
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From Decoration Day to Memorial Day: The Origins of America’s Day of Remembrance
From Decoration Day to Memorial Day: The Origins of America’s Day of Remembrance Today, Memorial Day is recognized as the nation’s annual day to honor military personnel who d…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 59: Gustavus Williams 51st Massachusetts Infantry
Gustavus Williams was born on October 28, 1834 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He married Nancy Bernette Hill in 1859 and had two children with her (a daughter, Myrtle, and son,…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 58: Benjamin Blatchford 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Benjamin Blatchford was born in 1835 to William Blatchford and Mary (Gott) Blatchford of Massachusetts. He enlisted first in the 50th Massachusetts Infantry, a nine month’s r…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 57: Elbert Corbin 1st New York Light Artillery
Elbert Corbin was born in 1835 to Justus Corbin and Amanda (Hibbard) Corbin of Liverpool, New York. He married Emily Marie Noyes in 1857 and they had two sons, Justus “Jutty” …
RG 94 Spotlight: The 32nd Indiana Infantry
The Research Arsenal is proud to be digitizing and adding historical records of Civil War regiments held at the National Archives to our online database so that researchers…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 56: Albert Brown 16th Maine Infantry
Albert Brown was born in 1843 to John Hanson Brown and Sarah Copeland (Haywood) Brown of Smyrne, Maine. On August 15, 1863 he was conscripted into Company C of the 16th Maine…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 55: John Clarkson Jay 71st New York National Guard
John Clarkson Jay came from a family steeped in American history. His great-grandfather, John Jay, was one of the founding fathers of America, served as a delegate to the…
RG 94 Spotlight: The 29th Ohio Infantry
The Research Arsenal is proud to be digitizing and adding historical records of Civil War regiments held at the National Archives to our online database so that researchers…
