The Approach to San Jacinto and the Encampment

On April 20, a detachment of Texas cavalry reconnoitering the route to Lynch's Ferry captured a flatboat full of provisions, staged for use by Santa Anna's men near the ferry landing. The Texas Army arrived near this spot about 11:00 ...

Battle for the Mississippi: The Vicksburg Campaign

The fall of New Orleans in April1862,

capped the beginning of an 18-month drive

to control Vicksburg and the Mississippi River.

The fight for this strategic location was arduous.

Vicksburg, sitting high atop bluffs, was protected

by artillery and a maze ...

Camp Ford - Establishment of the Camp

In March 1862, the movement of the Confederate army in Northern Arkansas to the Mississippi River left the northern frontier of the Trans-Mississippi virtually defenseless. Immediate efforts in Texas were made to raise new regiments for service in Arkansas. ...

Campaign in the Snow

Jackson Captures Bath and Romney

The summer of 1861 had been disastrous for Confederate arms in western Virginia (present day West Virginia) and by the New Year the Virginia counties west of the Alleghenies were on the road to statehood. On ...

Camp Site of the Forty-Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry

This tablet marks the camp site

of the

Forty-Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Colonel William G. Dows

Commanding

1898-1899

War with Spain

Marker is on Main Street N (State Route 5) (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

The Site of Camp S-60

Barnum Pond - Town of Brighton

The Site of Camp S-60

Barnum Pond - Town of Brighton

1933-1942

U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps

Company 220

Paul Smiths, N.Y.

Honored for these accomp[lishments:

Fought fires, helped build Meacham Lake and Fish Creek ...

The 1858 Senate Campaign

Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on June 16, 1858. To open his campaign, Lincoln delivered the famous House Divided speech from Springfield that evening. Upon hearing the speech, Senator Stephen A. Douglas, the incumbent knew ...

The Kings Mountain Campaign of 1780

The Kings Mountain campaign is one of the turning points of the American Revolution. The British commander in the Southern Colonies, Lord Charles Cornwallis, anticipated strong Loyalist support in the Carolinas. Major Patrick Ferguson, an experienced and charismatic officer, ...

Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway

Built in 1899 as headquarters for the Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway No. 1. The Brotherhood was established February 26, 1899 for the purpose of fraternal enjoyment and mutual aid. Over 30 camps were established throughout Alaska and the Yukon and ...

Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825

Camping near this location Sept. 10, 1825, the survey team remained through September 21 waiting for a courier with information from the U.S. Government as to how to proceed further. West of the 100th meridian which surveyor Joseph Brown mistakingly ...