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Jackson’s 2nd Corps Established

Stonewall Dons a New Uniform

Having remained with his command

in the vicinity of Winchester since the

Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam, by

November 22, 1862, Gen. Thomas J.

“Stonewall” Jackson was again on

the march. With more than 32,000

soldiers, Jackson’s force made its

way up the snow-covered Shenan

doah ...

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Branchville, NJ

Incorporated 1898

On or about the year 1690 William H. Beemer settled here on 1,000 acres of land and built the first mill. James Haggerty purchased this land in 1793 and built additional successful mills lending the area the name known ...

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Jail

Replacing two earlier log jails, this limestone rock jail was built in 1854 by Joseph Peelman for $3,000.

Marker is on West Pike Street west of Liberty Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Major General Winfield Scott Hancock

(Front):Major General

Winfield Scott Hancock

wounded

July 3, 1863.

(Back):Erected by

Comrades and Friends

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Jacksonville

Calhoun County, Alabama

Postoffice established July 20, 1833 as Drayton, Benton County, Alabama. Name changed to Jacksonville Aug. 6, 1834 and county changed to Calhoun Jan. 29, 1858. Office maintained by Confederate Government 1861-1865.

Postmasters and dates of appointment are:

James Lawson July ...

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Jefferson Bridge

Jefferson Bridge

Over Mill (Wepawaug) River

First Bridge 1802

Built During

Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

As a Part Of

Milford – New Haven Turnpike

Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter

N S D A R

Milford, Conn. July 4, 1976

Marker is on River Street 0.1 miles north of ...

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Job Hoisington Buffalo's 1812 War Hero

A hero was born when "Gallant" Job Hoisington sacrificed his life at this location on Dec. 30, 1813. During a battle between Capt. Hull's US Army Militia and British forces with their Native allies, the 51-year old Hoisington single-handedly held ...

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Hascall's Div. Joins Cox's Line of March

July 17, 1864. Gen. J. D. Cox’s 23d A.C. [US], enroute from Isom's Ferry via Mt. Vernon Rd., turned S.E. at Sandy Springs & followed a rural trail (now Johnson’s Ferry and Chamblee roads) to & beyond Nancy’s Creek in ...

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Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville

The Chief Ladiga Trail was named for a Creek Indian leader who signed the Cusseta Treaty in 1832. Under the terms of that agreement, the Creeks gave up claim to their remaining lands in northeast Alabama. Because he had signed ...

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Thomas Pinckney / St. James, Santee

Thomas Pinckney

1750-1828

Distinguished planter-diplomat Thomas Pinckney owned nearby Fairfield and Eldorado Plantations. A national figure, he was Governor of South Carolina, Minister to England, Envoy Extraordinary to Spain where he negotiated the "Pinckney Treaty," and major general in the ...

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