Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Part 3 Alabama in Mexico War – personal letter about capture of Vera Cruz and more...

 
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Part 3 Alabama in Mexico War – personal letter about capture of Vera Cruz and more

  ALABAMA IN MEXICO WAR Letter to DR. W. S. WYMAN From S. F. NUNNELEE (Written June 14, 1906) Mexico War Correspondence, Military Records Division Department Archives and History) Part 3 About the Middle of March Gen. Scott’s army began to assemble in transports near Vera Cruz, and about the first of April we boarded ship, […]

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PATRON+ Missionaries Fought For Native American Rights

(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Prior to 1830, it was the general consensus in the United States Congress that the Native-Americans should not be forced to voluntarily move from their homeland. But with pressure mounting from white settlers to acquire Indian Land, Congress began to change their mind and […]

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PATRON – Randolph County, Alabama – (G) – Civil War soldiers with links to gravesites

All the names of the Civil War Soldiers buried in Randolph County can be found in Alabama Genealogy Notes Volume XI CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA (Surname starting with G – some with links to grave sites) Gamble, William died between 1915-1919, member of the 9th Mississippi Company I, filed for pension in […]

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PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: These are some pretty sad epitaphs on tombstones, especially the last

Here lies one Box within another; The one of wood Was very good; We cannot say so much for t’other.   Here lies the body of Mary Ann Ford We trust her sould is with the Lord, But if she’s missed of eternal life, It’s better than being John Ford’s wife   Susan Tomkins, here […]

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