Archive for the ‘1865 to 1918’ Category

My Great-Grandpa Clarence Weygant, a World War I veteran shown here (center) with his chef whites on. He was a cook but I know he saw combat as well. I am still gathering information on him. I have learned from my Uncle that Clarence was kicked out of school before he was 18 for being what ... Full story

In honor of President William Henry Harrison and the anniversary of his death. Who at the time was the oldest man (68) ever elected to the office and who unfortunately only lasted a month before succumbing to pneumonia. Here's a humorous video presentation (via "Drunk History") on the circumstances surrounding the death of William Henry Harrison.... Full story

This is being offered up as a "possible" Civil War soldier on ebay!? It is a tintype, and though they were superseded by gelatin emulsion dry plates in the 1880s, I want to say this is from the 1890s as my grandmother had a table exactly like the one in this photo, and it was from the 1890s... anyone an expert? But anyway, why ... Full story

I have a bunch of books that I need to mention and hope to review several of them.  I'm starting to get books I did not ask for and cannot promise a review for those! First up, author Nate Levin sent me a copy of his Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Leadership. Catt was a woman's rights and suffrage advocate in the late 1890s ... Full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. They mixed samples of the 1918 influenza strain with modern seasonal flu viruses to find the three genes and said their study might help in the development of ... Full story

A Short History of the United States By Robert V. Remini $19.95; On Sale: 10/7/2008; Formats: E-Book | Audio | Hardcover; Available E-Book Formats: Adobe eBook Reader | Gemstar eBook | Microsoft Reader | MobiPocket | Palm Reader | Sony This is a wonderful book that I was surprised to receive from the review pool of ... Full story

Very happy to be on this list!! 100 Awesome Blogs for History Junkies By Jessica Merritt If you’re a history junkie, you surely know by now that the Internet is a great tool for finding information. But did you know that blogs are some of the most useful resources out there? Here you’ll find blogs about periods in history, genealogy, war, and lots more. Periods Read about specific periods, like ... Full story

The current mortgage crisis and congressional buyout schemes point to the larger issue of fiscal irresponsibility on the part of big banking. I think the result is probably our own "Panic of 2008?" How many economic "panics" have been a direct result of bad practices by big banking? Let's see: the Panic of 1873 and the ... Full story

Came across this letter on ebay and was attempting to list it on SoldierStudies.org, but have not been able to as to the lack of a regiment assignment for this soldier. This is what I know: his name is probably Edward (Bigelow?) and was a member of the Union Civil War Regular Army (13th Army Corps, 4th Division, 2nd Brigade). He wrote this letter ... Full story