Born 7 Nov 1835 in Montgomery, AL to future Supreme Court Justice John Archibald and Anne (Goldthwaite). Studied engineering in Austria. Appointed Lieutenant, Engineer Corps, CSA at the outbreak of the Civil War. Paroled on 28 April 1865. Removed to New Orleans following the war to practice law in partnership with his father. Died 13…
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Pfc. Samuel A. Tubman, IV
Born December 7, 1924 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel A. and Champe (Barry) Tubman, III. Graduate of Boys’ Latin School of Maryland and The University of Virginia. Enlisted 30 Jun 1943 in the US Army. Landed on Utah Beach, Normandy on “D Day” with Company A, 1st Battalion, 359th…
Pvt. John Fuss
Dr. Michael Diffenderffer (Surgeons Mate)
Col. William Henry Norris
Judge Advocate General’s Corps., CSA. Born 27 Oct 1810 in Baltimore County, MD. Died, 31 Jan 1890 in Baltimore City. Yale graduate and Baltimore Lawyer.
Pvt. Greenbury Wilson
Capt. Charles Chalmer’s Co., Col. Henry Amey’s 51st MD Regiment.
Would you have joined the army to fight in the Civil War?
GMALL Lectures – The Civil War: Its Causes and Their Legacy Source: GNAT TV While slavery was clearly a part of why the Civil War was fought, the vast majority of Confederate soldiers were not slave owners. They fought and were willing to die for other reasons. Many of those reasons have not gone away…
Chasing the Chesapeake
Aired 03/01/2025, Expires 04/01/2027- PBS.org It is a race without equal. Eleven racing yachts, helmed entirely by amateur sailors compete in an adventure-packed 40,000 mile global circumnavigation. CHASING THE CHESAPEAKE follows Team Washington, DC as they navigate the globe before racing to their home port. Helmed by the youngest and only all female team in…