The Burnt District Monument

(Left Side Plaque)

The Burnt District / Jennison's Tombstones

When the Civil War began, Cass County was home to over 1,700 families. The population of 8,900 free whites and 1,000 slaves reflected widely diverse origins. Many had migrated from Kentucky, Tennessee,and Virginia, ...

Invasion of the Union Camps

As the sun rose, Union soldiers camped here and at nearby sites looked forward to a peaceful and leisurely Sunday. A flood of Rebel infantry, however, was about to engulf them from the southwest.

Whitelaw Reid, a Northern reporter, described the ...

The First Maryland Brigade

Morristown National Historical Park

The Marylanders were ordered south in April 1780 to reinforce the garrison at Charleston, South Carolina. The New Jersey Brigade, just back from guard posts near the British lines, moved into the Maryland huts for the next ...

The Mine Run Campaign

The Battle of Payne’s Farm

“The brave officers and men of this division, attacked by a greatly superior force from an admirable position, turned upon him and drove him from the field, which he left strewn with arms, artillery and infantry ...

The Mine Run Campaign

Meade vs. Lee

“The promptness with which this unexpected attack was met and repulsed reflects great credit upon General Johnson and the officers and men of his division.” — Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA

“The delay in the movements of the Third ...

The Museum in the Streets

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Welcome to Ridgefield's History Trail!

Ridgefield, Connecticut – 1708

The Fundamental Orders adopted by Connecticut in 1639 directed would-be settlers, able to support a minister, to establish a settlement, build a Congregational Church and farm the land. This is exactly what ...

The Casement: Key to a Fort's Design

Like most other masonry forts built in the United States during the middle 1800s, Fort Popham is made up of a series of casements. These are large enclosed spaces with high, arched ceilings and places for cannons to fire through ...

The Georgia Medical Society

(West face)

The Georgia Medical Society

1804-2004

Dr. Noble Wimberly Jones

Physician and resident of Savannah Georgia

American Revolutionary War veteran and patriot

Georgia Delegate to Continental Congress

First Georgia Medical Society 1804

"The Morning Star of the Revolution"

The Georgia Medical Society of Savannah

Georgia is the oldest Local ...

Camp Rucker and the Indian Scouts

Camp Supply served as the base for two companies of Indian Scouts: Company C commanded by 2nd Lieutenant John A. Rucker, and Company D led by 1st Lieutenant Austin Henely. Each Company included between 32 and 40 Scouts who enlisted ...

The Honorable William Lawrence

(1819 - 1899)

Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, William Lawrence moved to Bellefontaine shortly after graduating from Cincinnati Law School in 1840. Lawrence was prosecuting attorney for Logan County (1845); a member of the Ohio Legislature (1846, 1847, 1849-51, 1854); Judge ...