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Forefathers Day Salute, Plymouth | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. December 22, 2014. Forefathers Day Salute, Plymouth. 8220;The Landing of the Pilgrims” by Howard Pyle from “Harpers Weekly” 1882. Pyle, contrary to the other more fanciful depictions of his time, compellingly depicts what must have been a desperate landing. Then I made the connection. The Landing of the Pilgrims. Forefathers Day. I knew the date, but had no idea at the time that it was observed in this fashion in Plymouth. The Old Colony ...
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Patrick Browne | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. Author Archives: Patrick Browne. I am a PhD candidate in History, former historical society and museum director of roughly 20 years, an author, sometimes Civil War reenactor. I specialize in early American History, particularly the Civil War era. July 3, 2016. 3rd Massachusetts Battery at Gettysburg. Lt Aaron F. Walcott (1836-1907). Their first indication that the situation had turned bad came when General Charles Griffin of the V Corps r...
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. June 28, 2016. 13th Massachusetts Infantry at Gettysburg. The monument of the 13th Massachusetts was dedicated in 1885 and is located on the eastern slope of Oak Ridge on Robinson Avenue. It is the only Massachusetts monument to feature a likeness of a member of the unit, Color Sergeant Roland G. Morris, who fell at this spot on July 1. Colonel Samuel H. Leonard (1825-1902). The 13th Massachusetts lost 7 killed, 77 wounded, and 101 missin...
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Julia P. Kendall, Plymouth Civil War Nurse | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. June 1, 2015. Julia P. Kendall, Plymouth Civil War Nurse. The Union Hotel Hospital in Georgetown where Julia Kendall was employed (Library of Congress photo). Julia P. Kendall (1825-1874) was one of a very few women from Plymouth, Massachusetts who served as a nurse during the Civil War. She was part of a prominent family. Her father, Rev. James Kendall, had been the long-time pastor of Plymouth’s First Parish Church. The two did, in fact...
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American Civil War | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. Category Archives: American Civil War. July 3, 2016. 3rd Massachusetts Battery at Gettysburg. The 3rd Massachusetts Battery monument is located at the base of Little Round Top by Plum Run at the corner of the Wheatfield Road and Crawford Ave. It was dedicated in 1885. Lt Aaron F. Walcott (1836-1907). You can’t live in that place five minutes! 1] James L. Bowen,. Massachusetts in the War, 1861-1865, (. 2] “ Aaron Francis Walcott. Chapel Hi...
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Camp Stanton Boxford | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. Tag Archives: Camp Stanton Boxford. August 9, 2015. Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, Part Two. The parade ground of Fort Warren in Boston Harbor from “Harper’s Weekly,” December 1861. 6 Fort Warren, Boston Harbor. Four regiments of infantry for service in the field (and many other smaller units for coastal garrison service). These were the 11th, 12th, 14th and 32nd regiments of infantry. 7 Camp Stanton, Boxford. Like Camp Stanto...
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Generals Joshua L. Chamberlain and John B. Gordon at Appomattox | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. April 9, 2015. Generals Joshua L. Chamberlain and John B. Gordon at Appomattox. Gen Joshua L. Chamberlain. On this, the 150th anniversary of the surrender at Appomattox, it seems appropriate to present the reminiscences of two officers, one Union, one Confederate, regarding the days leading up to and immediately following the surrender. Gen John B. Gordon. 8221; It takes a moment to gather one’s speech. Chamberlain: I was summoned to head...
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Curse of the Tree of Knowledge, Duxbury | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. July 10, 2015. Curse of the Tree of Knowledge, Duxbury. If one were superstitious, this fallen marker in Duxbury would be cause for alarm. There’s a spot in the seaside town of Duxbury, Massachusetts where two roads diverge. The corner has been marked and remembered for centuries due to superstition. According to long-standing legend, if the marker should ever come down, the whole of the town will be cursed. History of the Town of Duxbury.
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Thomas B. Drew and a “Castle Tower” for Governor Bradford | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. August 6, 2015. Thomas B. Drew and a “Castle Tower” for Governor Bradford. The marker on the Bradford Homestead in Kingston, MA. Photo courtesy of Lamont Healy. Written by the long-time governor of Plymouth Colony between 1630 and 1650, Bradford’s manuscript is a priceless piece of American history, offering the most comprehensive account of the travails of the Pilgrims and their settlement in the New World. Bradford’s history disap...
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Camp Joe Hooker | Historical Digression
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Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. Tag Archives: Camp Joe Hooker. August 9, 2015. Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, Part Two. The parade ground of Fort Warren in Boston Harbor from “Harper’s Weekly,” December 1861. 6 Fort Warren, Boston Harbor. Four regiments of infantry for service in the field (and many other smaller units for coastal garrison service). These were the 11th, 12th, 14th and 32nd regiments of infantry. 7 Camp Stanton, Boxford. 8 Camp Lander, Wenham.
