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Appomattox Revisited in the Washington Territory
ECW welcomes back guest author Richard Heisler The day after General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia; a second meeting was held to finalize the details of the surrender. Known as the Commissioner’s meeting, … Continue reading
The Lost 1890 Census and the Surviving “Special Schedule”
ECW welcomes back guest author Richard Heisler Federal and state censuses are critical sources of data and useful information for historians and researchers working on topics related to Civil War veterans or their families. Census records, although imperfect, are among … Continue reading
A Young Woman in Washington State Upholds the Legacy of Union Army Veterans in 1914
ECW welcomes back guest author Richard Heisler Ester Boyer was a schoolgirl just 15 years of age living in Washington State in 1914. Miss Boyer lived a bit northwest of Seattle in the small town of Coupeville, on Whidbey Island. She … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Newspapers
Tagged Flags, Memorial Day, Richard Heisler, Seattle, Union veterans, Washington State
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A Headstone for Captain John M. Hoyt at Last
ECW welcomes back guest author Richard Heisler Researching history always has a way of taking you down paths you were not anticipating. Acquiring headstones for unmarked Civil War graves was not something I had set out to do when I … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Memory
Tagged 7th Wisconsin, Grand Army of the Republic, Seattle
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Far Beyond the Sounds of Battle – Seattle, 1864
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Richard Heisler… In 1863, a person living in the fledgling northwest village of Seattle, Washington Territory, was about as removed from the ongoing Civil War as one could be as an American. Just 12 … Continue reading
